Stuart Smolen

Experience

1. Partner

   Belcher, Smolen & Van Loo Llp

   Mar 2018 — Present · Silicon Valley, CA, US

   Summary: Stuart Smolen’s practice focuses on all aspects of intellectual property and technology, including counseling, structuring and negotiating complex deals, product support, patent procurement and strategy, litigation, privacy, and open source software, in industries as diverse as networking, data centers, medical devices, eCommerce, cloud computing, Internet and others. His strategic counseling experience includes helping companies of all sizes develop processes for inbound and outbound licensing, patent programs, and open-source software.• Executive Engagement: Mr. Smolen regularly counsels senior executives regarding legal issues, including intellectually property, technology transactions, commercial transactions, open-source software, privacy, business risk and analysis, contract formation and interpretation, and dispute resolution. • Intellectual Property: Drafts and prosecutes patent applications, develops patent and IP strategy for companies of all sizes and stages of maturity, counsels and educates executives, develops cost-effective in-house patent processes, registered to practice before the patent and trademark office. • Technology Transactions: Domestic and international transactions involving inbound and outbound licensing; technology development, procurement and distribution agreements (software and hardware); joint development, strategic alliances and collaboration agreements; patent licenses and sales; big data analytics; software and SaaS transactions; cloud computing; eCommerce; data security and privacy counseling; strategic counseling and dispute resolution; open source counseling.• Named a Corporate IP Star of 2017, Stuart is able to leverage his more than 20 years of experience in both corporate legal departments and private practice to provide strategic counseling to his clients in all aspects of IP related business issues.

Education

• Yale University

  M.S., M.Phil., Physics

  1988 — 1992

• Stony Brook University

  B.S., Physics

  1985 — 1988

• Columbia Law School

  Doctor of Law (J.D.), Law

  1992 — 1995

Skills

• Copyright Law
• Due Diligence
• Patentability
• Trademark Infringement
• Securities Regulation
• Venture Capital
• Corporate Governance
• Patent Prosecution
• Privacy Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Trademarks
• Corporate Law
• Lifesciences
• Medical Devices
• Competition Law
• Intellectual Property
• Mergers
• Contract Negotiation
• Start-Ups
• Trade Secrets
• Joint Ventures
• Patent Law
• Private Equity
• Licensing
• Commercialization
• Patent Litigation
• Ip
• Employment Law
• Patents
• Legal Writing
• Litigation
• Mediation