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Stephen T. Schreiner

Partner

Carmichael IP

Stephen T. Schreiner is a partner in Carmichael IP. He focuses on all aspects of intellectual property law, including: patent litigation, Inter Partes Reviews and other post-grant proceedings, patent portfolio development, counseling and IP due diligence.  Steve has experience in patents in the technology space, including: networks, network security, cryptography, software, digital television, signal processing, interactive media, the Internet and other areas. Steve also has experience in the FinTech space for the delivery of financial services and products.

Before joining Carmichael IP, Steve was a partner in an AmLaw 50 firm for many years.

Before becoming a lawyer, Steve spent eight years working as an engineer for the Department of Navy developing and testing digital signal processing algorithms processing underwater sound signals to detect enemy submarines. He has been recognized as one of the world’s leading IP and patent practitioners by Intellectual Asset Management and The Legal 500. Steve is a frequently published author on developments in patent law including patent eligibility and other topics.

Recent Articles by Stephen T. Schreiner

Patent Applications Published After the Priority Date of a Challenged Patent Are Not ‘Printed Publications’ for IPRs

Section 311(b) of the America Invents Act (AIA) provides that a patent can be challenged in an inter partes review (IPR) “only on the basis of prior art consisting of patents or printed publications.” A published U.S. patent application that never issued as a patent can be used as the basis for an IPR challenge because it’s printed and it’s a publication, right? Not so fast.

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