Kenneth L. Stein has broad experience litigating patent, trade secret and copyright cases, including cases involving computer operating systems, hybrid motors, digital devices, video games, PC cards, e-commerce systems, and telephony devices.
Mr. Stein’s practice includes patent validity and infringement opinions, patent prosecution, intellectual property aspects of due diligence, intellectual property licensing and various contract matters. He has handled numerous matters involving complex technologies, including database systems, optical switching and communications systems, cellular communications systems, smart cards, fault tolerant computer systems, local area networks, digital cameras, personal digital assistants, digital watches, e-commerce systems, semiconductor devices, and many other software systems and electronic devices.
Prior to becoming a lawyer, Mr. Stein worked eight years at AT&T Bell Laboratories as a software engineer, where he developed operating systems, compilers, and programming tools. He also did research for a year at Stevens Institute of Technology, investigating programming techniques for maximizing the performance of highly parallel supercomputers. Mr. Stein has been listed in New York Super Lawyers since 2011 in the area of intellectual property litigation.
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New York; New Jersey
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York; U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
J.D., cum laude, New York University School of Law, 1993
M.S., Stevens Institute of Technology, 1987; Computer Science
B.A., Wesleyan University, 1982; Physics
Kenneth L. Stein has broad experience litigating patent, trade secret and copyright cases, including cases involving computer operating systems, hybrid motors, digital devices, video games, PC cards, e-commerce systems, and telephony devices.
Mr. Stein’s practice includes patent validity and infringement opinions, patent prosecution, intellectual property aspects of due diligence, intellectual property licensing and various contract matters. He has handled numerous matters involving complex technologies, including database systems, optical switching and communications systems, cellular communications systems, smart cards, fault tolerant computer systems, local area networks, digital cameras, personal digital assistants, digital watches, e-commerce systems, semiconductor devices, and many other software systems and electronic devices.
Prior to becoming a lawyer, Mr. Stein worked eight years at AT&T Bell Laboratories as a software engineer, where he developed operating systems, compilers, and programming tools. He also did research for a year at Stevens Institute of Technology, investigating programming techniques for maximizing the performance of highly parallel supercomputers. Mr. Stein has been listed in New York Super Lawyers since 2011 in the area of intellectual property litigation.
Legal Publications
Technical Publications
New York; New Jersey
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York; U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
J.D., cum laude, New York University School of Law, 1993
M.S., Stevens Institute of Technology, 1987; Computer Science
B.A., Wesleyan University, 1982; Physics
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