Practice Areas
Intellectual property strategy, licensing and contracts, patents,
trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets


Admitted to the Bar
California, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Education
University of Maryland, B.S.E.E., 1986
Boston University, J.D., 1991

Steven C. Sereboff
ssereboff@socalip.com

Tel: (805) 230-1350 Ext. 220
310 N. Westlake Blvd., Suite 120
Westlake Village, CA 91362-3788

Resident in Westlake Village and Irvine Offices


Highlights
Steve Sereboff is recognized as a premiere intellectual property
strategist. Clients rely on Steve not only for great patents, they
also depend on his economic and business acumen to guide
their decisions on what to patent and where. Steve's clients
rely on him for pragmatc advice on managing corporate risks
arising from IP. He regularly advises clients on how to
leverage their IP rights, and how to avoid claims of infringing
others' IP rights.

Steve Sereboff has specialized in intellectual property law since
1991. His practice includes licensing and contracts, patents,
trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets. He holds a B.S.
degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland,
and had seven years of experience in the computer software
business before earning his law degree from Boston University.
While at Boston University, Mr. Sereboff founded Boston University's
Technology, Science and Law Association, and was employed
by MIT to negotiate and manage software licenses. His technical
expertise includes many aspects of computers (both software and
hardware) and myriad electronic and electrical devices, their
operation and manufacture. Steve Sereboff is the President
of the Conejo Valley Bar Association.


Articles
A New Bright Line Rule for Electronics Patents - A "Circuit" is more than a "Means" (published in Japanese)

Sinking Submarines from the Depths of the PTO Sea, IP Today (November, 2002)

Recordation of Security Interests in IP Rights, Intellectual Property Today (May, 2000)

New Requirements in Patent Marking and Notice, Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society (October, 1994)

The Law of Marking and Notice Further Developed by the Federal Circuit: The Amsted Case, The Law Works (August, 1994)

Intellectual Property Issues Facing Japanese Companies Acquiring American Businesses, International Legal Strategy, (September 15, 1993) (published in Japanese)

Case Note: Matsushita v. Justsystem, Intellectual Property Today, (June, 2006)





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