Engineer in Residence: Steve Lawrenz
Steve Lawrenz
Steve is a partner at Perkins Coie LLP in Seattle, WA. He is a frequent speaker on the topic of software patents and has authored many papers on the subject of the patentability of software inventions and the enforcement of software patents. He has been selected for "Rising Stars of Washington Law," Washington Law & Politics (2003, 2005, and 2006)
His areas of emphasis are computer software patent matters and patent procurement.
Representative Transactions/Cases:
- Strategic planning for patent portfolios
- Patent preparation and prosecution in many technology areas including: Internet business models, applications, advertising, and behavioral analysis; searching and search result processing, including multimedia search; electronic merchant infrastructures; operating systems, including real-time operating systems, file systems, visual user interface features, security measures, and library and device driver architectures; relational and multidimensional database systems; network infrastructure and security; ambiguous text input; object-oriented programming; natural language processing and understanding; computer vision; voice input; electronic election systems; software patching and updating functionality; software application features, including those of CRM applications; server load-testing; industrial process control; techniques for adding functionality to rendered documents
- Evaluation of third-party patent portfolios
- Client counseling on avoiding patent infringement
Steve is a member of the Washington State Bar Association, the Washington State Patent Law Association, and the Association for Computing Machinery.
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