Stephen K.

About Stephen K.

Mr. Kunin is a Partner at Maier & Maier PLLC, where he specializes in all areas of patent…

Experience

1. Partner

   Maier & Maier, Pllc

   Jul 2018 — Present

   Mr. Kunin is a Partner at Maier & Maier PLLC, where he specializes in all areas of patent practice. His expertise includes post-issuance proceedings at the United States Patent Office, opinions of counsel, advising attorneys and our clients on complex patent prosecution matters, patent litigation strategy, and United States Patent Office patent policy, practice and procedure, for which he is highly sought after for expert testimony. He has vast experience in providing lectures on recent US patent law developments across the USA, Europe and the Far East. He has more than 52 years of experience in the patent profession.After graduating from Washington University (MO) with a Bachelor’s in Science in Electrical Engineering with honors in 1970, Mr. Kunin embarked on his lengthy career over nearly 35 years at the United States Patent Office. He received his JD in law degree with honors in 1975 from The National Law Center at George Washington University. He held many significant positions with the USPTO, which culminated with ten years of service as the Deputy Commissioner for Patent Examination Policy from 19••••04. He is a registered patent attorney with the USPTO, and admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Virginia, before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and before the United States Supreme Court. From 2005 through 2017, Mr. Kunin served as the Intellectual Property Program Director at the Antonin Scalia School of Law at George Mason University, while teaching patent and intellectual property law classes as an adjunct professor of law.

Education

• The George Washington University Law School

  JD, Intellectual Property Law

  1971 — 1975

• Washington University in St. Louis

  BSEE, Electrical Engineering

  1966 — 1970