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Stephen L. Keefe

Stephen L. Keefe

Dedicated to Developing High Quality Patents and IP that Protect Innovation
  • Intellectual Property, Patents, Trademarks
  • District of Columbia, New Jersey, United States Patent & Trademark Office, Virginia
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Biography

Steve Keefe is a patent attorney having significant experience in patent prosecution and intellectual property counseling matters. He has worked extensively on both U.S. and international IP matters. Steve is also a licensed Professional Engineer and U.S. military veteran.

He entered the intellectual property law field in 2006 as a Patent Examiner with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Steve then joined a large, leading IP law firm as a patent agent and then as an attorney. He has well over a decade of combined law firm and in-house IP counsel experience.

Based on his experience, Steve learned what typical law firms do right and also how those typical firms, hamstrung by their conventional organizations, fall short of providing high quality IP at low cost to clients. He organized Keefe IP using the lessons learned from his wide breadth of experience. Stephen L. Keefe LLC maintains a singular focus on providing the highest quality IP work to each client at fees significantly below what conventionally-organized law firms typically charge.

Please feel free to contact Keefe IP at any time regarding your intellectual property needs.

Practice Areas
    Intellectual Property
    Patents
    Patent Appeals, Patent Litigation, Patent Prosecution
    Trademarks
    Trademark Litigation, Trademark Registration
Fees
  • Free Consultation
  • Credit Cards Accepted
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
District of Columbia
District of Columbia Bar
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New Jersey
New Jersey Courts
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United States Patent & Trademark Office
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Virginia
Virginia State Bar
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Languages
  • English: Spoken, Written
  • German: Written
Professional Experience
Attorney
Keefe IP Law, PLLC
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Drafting and prosecution of U.S. and international patent and trademark applications; client counseling regarding patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret matters; global IP acquisition
Attorney
Sigma Law Group
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Drafting and prosecution of U.S. and international patent applications; client counseling regarding patent matters and global IP acquisition
Patent Counsel
Getinge
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Management and responsibility for all IP matters of a major medical device business unit
Attorney
Rabin & Berdo
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Drafting and prosecution of U.S. and international patent applications; client counseling regarding patent portfolio management and IP transactional matters
Attorney
Finnegan
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Drafting, prosecution, and enforcement of U.S. and international patent applications; client counseling regarding patent portfolio management and IP contractual matters
Examiner
United States Patent and Trademark Office
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Examination of U.S. and foreign patents involving structural engineering technologies and business methods
Project Engineer
Dewberry
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Supervision of an engineering team developing designs based on engineering mechanics principles and structural analysis
Professional Engineer
Lichtenstein Consulting Engineers
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Engineer
J. Muller International
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Captain
U.S. Army
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Leadership experience as a military officer stationed in Germany and the United States with deployments to Egypt and Israel
Education
The George Washington University Law School
J.D. (2009) | Law
ABA Award for Excellence in the Study of Intellectual Property Law; awarded highest overall GPA in the study of Intellectual Property each year
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Columbia University
M.S. (2004) | Civil Engineering & Engineering Mechanics
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United States Military Academy, West Point
B.S. (1995) | Civil Engineering
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Awards
5.0/5.0 Client Reviewed
Avvo
Excellence in the Study of Intellectual Property Law
American Bar Association
Received ABA Award for Excellence in the Study of Intellectual Property Law at the George Washington University Law School.
Professional Associations
Virginia State Bar
Member
Current
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State Bar of New Jersey  # 193822018
Member
Current
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New Jersey Intellectual Property Law Association
Member
Current
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Publications
Articles & Publications
Actions on Intellectual Property That Innovators Should Consider Taking
HG.org
Deciding Where to File Patents Internationally in the 2020s
Keefe IP
Patent Filing Decision-Making for Innovators
HG.org
Patent Filing Pitfalls That Innovators Should Avoid
HG.org
Are There Ways to Speed up Getting a Patent?
Keefe IP
Can Patents Infringe Patents?
Keefe IP
How Much Should Virginia Businesses Pay for Preparation and Filing of a High Quality Utility Patent Application?
Keefe IP
Is Software Patentable?
Keefe IP
Should I Patent Outside of the U.S.?
Keefe IP
Intellectual Property (Part 1)
Zweig Group
Intellectual Property (Part 2)
Zweig Group
Know your IP
Civil + Structural Engineer Magazine
Vetrepreneurs: Know Your IP Assets, G.I. Jobs
Globes.com
Cutting through the Complexity
Civil + Structural Engineer Magazine
Deciding Where To File Patents Internationally 2016
Law360
Rival Global Views on Patent Disclosures
Law360
A Framework for Drafting Global Patent Applications
Law360
Patent Clauses in State DOT Contracts: Paper Tigers?
Civil + Structural Engineer Magazine
Tips On Disclosing Embodiments In Patent Apps Overseas
Law360
Global Patented Innovation in Structural Engineering
STRUCTURE
Patenting Civil Engineering Innovation
Civil & Structural Engineer Magazine
Evolving Patent Laws
Civil + Structural Engineer Magazine
Patent Eligibility: An Open Field for Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering Magazine
Speaking Engagements
IP Considerations for Resilience Engineering, Symposium on Resilience Engineering, University of Delaware
American Society of Civil Engineers
Patenting Civil Engineering Innovation Globally, ASCE 143rd Annual Civil Engineering Conference, Charlotte, N.C.
American Society of Civil Engineers
Certifications
Professional Engineer
State of Virginia
Patent Attorney
United States Patent & Trademark Office
Websites & Blogs
Website
Stephen L. Keefe LLC Website
Blog
Patent & IP Law in Virginia Blog
Legal Answers
1 Questions Answered
Q. Hi, I'm interested in case 3:2019cv18686 and was wondering if there it's possible to request the lawsuit?
A: Hi,

Documents involved in a federal court case are generally available through PACER at https://www.pacer.gov/ . It's free to create a PACER account, which you can use to access documents about a case such as this one. (There may be a small charge for requesting documents exceeding certain page number thresholds.) Hope this helps!
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Contact & Map
Keefe IP Law, PLLC
7400 Beaufont Springs Drive
Suite 300
Richmond, VA 23225
Telephone: (804) 277-9362
Monday: 9 AM - 6 PM (Today)
Tuesday: 9 AM - 6 PM
Wednesday: 9 AM - 6 PM
Thursday: 9 AM - 6 PM
Friday: 9 AM - 6 PM
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed