Stephen Lesavich
Member
Email: lesavich@lesavich.net
Practice Areas: Software Patents; Trademarks; Copyright Law; Patent Licensing; Litigation; Internet Law; Internet Patents; Computer Patents.
Admitted: 1996, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin; 1997, Oregon; 1999, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Law School: University of Wisconsin at Madison, J.D., 1995
College: University of Wisconsin at Madison, B.S., with distinction, 1981; University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee, M.S., Computer Science, 1986; Illinois Institute of Technology, Ph.D., Computer Science, 1991
Member: Chicago, Kenosha, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin; Oregon State Bar; Association for Computing Machinery (Member, 1984-); Institute of Electronic and Electrical Engineers (Member, 1984-2000; Senior Member, 2000-; Member, IEEE Committee on Multimedia Computing, 1997-).
Biography: Founder, Lesavich High-Tech Law Group, P.C., Chicago, Illinois 2002-. Partner, 2000-2002 and Associate, 1997-1999, McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff, Chicago, Illinois. Associate, 1996-1997 and Technical Consultant for Computer-Related Intellectual Property Issues, 1995, Klarquist Sparkman Campbell Leigh & Winston LLP, Portland, Oregon. Senior Engineer, U.S. Robotics, Skokie, Illinois, 1992-1993. Member, Technical Staff, AT&T Bell Laboratories, Naperville, Illinois, 1986-1992. Accredited Corporate Speaker (CS), International Association of Corporate Speakers (IACS), 2008. Author: "It May Now Take Robotic Vision to Determine When a Software Invention is Actually Ready for Patenting," IP & Technology Law Journal, November 2001, at 1; "Protecting Digital Content in a Peer-to-Peer World," IP & Technology Law Journal, November 2000, at 12; "Keystroke Spies: Conflicting Privacy Rights," Nat. L.J., May 22, 2000, at A23; "Case Adds Uncertainty to Web Copyright Laws," Nat. L.J., January 31, 2000, at C9; "The New Japan-U.S. Patent Agreements: Will They Really Protect U.S. Patent Interests in Japan?" 14 Wis. Int'l L.J. 155, 1995. Listed: "Who's Who in American Law," 1998-; "Who's Who: American Law Students," 1994 and 1995. Member, Wisconsin International Law Journal. Alpha Zeta; Gamma Sigma Delta. Recipient: American Jurisprudence Award in Telecommunications Law, 1995; AT&T Network Architecture Award, 1992; AT&T Bell Labs Software Quality Awards, 1990 and 1991. Adjunct Instructor, Computer Science, University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, Wisconsin, 1985-1986. Adjunct Professor: Portland State University, Portland, Oregon, 1996-1999; Oregon Center for Advanced Technology Education, Beaverton, Oregon, 1996-1997. Legal Advisor, Board of Directors, Assisi Software Corporation, Troutdale, Oregon, 1997-1998. Founder, Coconut Avenue, Inc., 2008.
Reported Cases: Rosenthal Collins Group, LLC v. Trading Technologies, Inc. (N.D.IL); Face Trading, Inc. v. Frank Famiano, et al. (M.D.FL).
Born: Kenosha, Wisconsin, April 17, 1959
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