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Stephen Smith

Partner

For more than two decades, my trial practice has focused on high-stakes, fast-paced commercial disputes involving technologies central to many of the world's most popular consumer products.

stephen.smith@cooley.com

Steve is chair of Cooley’s nationally recognized intellectual property litigation practice, which has been described by Chambers USA and The American Lawyer as a talented group of next-generation lawyers with “powerful trial and USPTO” experience. He brings more than 25 years of first chair trial knowledge as a private practice and government litigator. 

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Experience

  • Cooley Obtains Summary Judgment for Qualcomm in Patent Infringement Lawsuit 

  • Andreessen Horowitz, General Catalyst + IVP Lead Hopin’s $400 Million Series C 

  • Neptune Technologies and Bioressources’ patent is protected from attack 

Education

  • George Washington University Law School
    JD, cum laude, 1994

  • Villanova University
    BA, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1991


Admissions & Credentials

District of Columbia

Massachusetts

Rhode Island

Virginia

Memberships

  • International Trade Commission Trial Lawyers Association

Rankings & Accolades

    BTI Consulting Group: Client Service All-Star

    IAM Patent 1000: Top Patent Lawyer

    Managing Intellectual Property: IP Star

    Legal 500: Patent Litigation; Trade Secrets (Litigation & Non-Contentious Matters)

Litigation Department of the Year: IP Finalist

The American Lawyer

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