Stephen Smith
`Partner
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`stephen.smith@cooley.com
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`+1 703 456 8035
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`Washington, DC
`Reston
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`Intellectual Property Litigation
`ITC Section 337 Litigation
`Life Sciences IP Litigation
`Intellectual Property
`Issues and Appeals
`Commercial Litigation
`Trials
`Life Sciences
`Medtech
`Semiconductor
`Software
`Technology
`Agricultural Sciences and Technology
`Patent Office Litigation
`Trade Secret Litigation and Dispute Counseling
`Artificial Intelligence
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`Steve is chair of Cooley’s nationally recognized intellectual property litigation practice, which was named a
`finalist for The American Lawyer’s IP Litigation Department of the Year in 2023. He is a top-tier first-chair trial
`lawyer who has tried complex technology cases for some of the US biggest companies in federal courts
`nationwide, as well as before the US International Trade Commission (USITC) and Patent Trial and Appeal
`Board (PTAB). Steve has deep understanding of patents, trade secrets and technology-related issues, and
`he has been described as “one of the most knowledgeable and experienced patent litigators on the market.”
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`Steve’s trial and litigation experience centers on technology disputes in district courts and before the USITC.
`His broad district court experience includes successful jury trials for major smartphone manufacturers,
`semiconductor chipmakers and designers, iconic game companies, top software development companies,
`medical devices, manufacturers, government contractors, and consumer credit companies throughout the
`US. Steve has argued and tried cases in US district courts that include the Northern District of California, the
`Eastern, Northern and Western Districts of Texas, the Northern District of Illinois, and the Eastern District of
`Virginia, among others. He also has successfully tried cases at the ITC impacting billions of dollars in
`potential revenue and has made winning arguments at the US Court of Federal Claims.
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`Steve has litigated and tried dozens of complex patent and trade secret cases at the ITC as a government
`lawyer and in private practice. He’s a longtime adjunct professor at the George Mason University Antonin
`Scalia Law School, where he teaches a patent litigation class with particular emphasis on the ITC, as
`Cooley’s ITC Section 337 investigation practice is one of the most sought out in the US.
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`Managing Intellectual Property has named Steve an IP Star for eight consecutive years and shortlisted him
`for 2023’s Litigator of the Year – DC Metro award. In 2022, Intellectual Asset Management included Steve on
`its Patent 1000 list, which recognizes the top patent professionals in the world. In addition, The Legal 500 US
`has praised his ITC Section 337 litigation experience. Steve was elected to the Fellows of the American Bar
`Foundation in 2021.
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`Upon graduating from law school, Steve clerked with Justice Florence K. Murray in the Rhode Island
`Supreme Court, followed by a clerkship with Judge Robert W. Lovegreen in the US District Court for the
`District of Rhode Island.
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`Education
`George Washington University Law School
`JD, 1994
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`Villanova University
`BA, 1991
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`Admissions & Credentials
`District of Columbia
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`Massachusetts
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`Rhode Island
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`Virginia
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`Court Admissions
`US District Court for the District of Columbia
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`US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
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`US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
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`US District Court for the District of Maryland
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`US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
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`US District Court for the District of Massachusetts
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`US District Court for the District of Rhode Island
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`Rankings & Accolades
`BTI Consulting Group: Client Service All-Star
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`IAM Patent 1000: Top Patent Lawyer
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`Legal 500: Patent Litigation; Trade Secrets (Litigation & Non-Contentious Matters)
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`Managing Intellectual Property: DC Metro Litigator of the Year Finalist
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`Managing Intellectual Property: IP Star
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`Memberships & Affiliations
`International Trade Commission Trial Lawyers Association
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