Derek C. Stettner

Experience

Derek Stettner brings more than 20 years of experience to his work in patent prosecution, portfolio management, intellectual property due diligence, and technology transfer and licensing matters.

Derek's strong track record of successful outcomes, combined with his technical background as an electrical engineer, provides him with a unique perspective on the challenges faced by in-house legal departments and technological innovators across a broad range of industries.

Clients turn to Derek for tactical guidance in:

• Protecting software, computer, and electrical technologies by securing patent, copyright, and other IP property protection

• Growing and managing large patent portfolios

• Obtaining strategic patent coverage

• Negotiating intellectual property licenses and non-disclosure agreements

• Due diligence, product clearance, and litigation avoidance and support

Representative technologies include:

• Virtual and augmented reality

• Artificial intelligence applied to virtual assistants and autonomous and semi-autonomous vehicle systems

• Wireless communications systems and devices, including LTE and LMR technologies

• Productivity software

• 3D computed tomography, surface scanning, and medical imaging systems and software

• Vehicle electronics, vehicle control systems and software, vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communications

• Medical devices and systems including ophthalmic surgical devices

• MEMS technologies

• Magnetic and ultrasonic sensing technologies

• Cryptography

• Building security and monitoring systems

• Electric power technologies such as generators, switchgear, and solar electric systems