Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

Steven S. Rubin

Steven S. Rubin has over 10 years experience in counseling clients on patent related matters. Mr. Rubin advises clients throughout all phases of a patent's life from conception by an inventor to enforcement.  He drafts and prosecutes patent applications and has managed large patent portfolios, identified potential patent infringement assertions and potential cross-licensing opportunities and provides infringement opinions as needed.  He represents clients in patent enforcement and litigation matters domestically and internationally and reviews patent portfolios and pending patent litigations in relation to corporate mergers, acquisitions and investments.

Mr. Rubin focuses his practice on technology relating to electronics and computer science and has worked in diverse fields such as software, RF-ID, electrical components, medical devices, military, microlithography, cryptography, search engines, network configuration and architecture, optical communication, electrical signal encoding, networks, semiconductor technologies, antennas, electric and electronic circuits, computer architecture, mechanical technologies, and methods of doing business.

Mr. Rubin has taught patent law to students and faculty at Brooklyn Law School, Fordham Law School, Stony Brook University and Farmingdale State College.  Mr. Rubin is frequently called upon by the media to comment on recent events in patent law.  Recently, he has been quoted by IP Law & Business, Forbes, Information Week, macnewsworld.com, ecommercetimes.com, TechNewsWorld, Linuxinsider, EE Times, IPLaw360.com and Information Display magazine.

 
Education:
J.D., Hofstra University, 1997
B.S., Electrical Engineering, New York Institute of Technology, 1994

Bar and Court Admissions:
Registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office
New York State Supreme Court
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
State and Federal Courts of New Jersey

Articles and Speeches:
Recent articles:
Authors a regular column on intellectual property law for the Long Island Chapter of the IEEE.
"Here's an Idea, Why not Patent It? A Brief Summary of the Issues and Complexities of Bilski v. Doll," IEEE-USA Today's Engineer Online (Sept. 2009).
"Can I Patent That? Obtaining and Maintaining Patent Protection on Circuits and Systems in 2008,"
IEEE Circuits and Systems Magazine (2008).
"Understanding the Implications of the Patent Reform Act of 2007," Systems, Applications and Technology Conference 2008, IEEE Long Island, Pages 1-5 (May 2008).
"Supreme Makeover: Software Patent Edition," Software Development Times (November 1, 2007).
"Defending the Patent Troll: Why these Allegedly Nefarious Companies are Actually Beneficial to Innovation," The Journal of Private Equity (Fall 2007).
"KSR vs. Teleflex: The Patent Case That Will Obviously Affect Your Business," Computerworld.com
(April 30, 2007).
"Hooray for the Patent Troll!" IEEE Spectrum Online (March 2007).
"How to Groom Patents: When Changes are Needed, Reissue, Re-Examination and Certificate of Correction Come to the Rescue," New York Law Journal (February 20, 2007).
"eBay v. MercExchange: Did the Supreme Court Concurrence Crush Claimants Who Chose not to Commercialize?" IPLaw360.com (June 20, 2006).
"Microsoft-Eolas Dispute Highlights Patent reexamination," IP Litigation Quarterly (December 2003).

Recent speeches:
February 2009, a presentation on "Securing and Protecting your Intellectual Property.  What can small companies learn from their larger rivals?" to LIFT-IT (Long Island Forum for Technology) Security committee.
September 2008, a presentation on "Acquiring Patent/Intellectual Property Protection for Electronic Circuits and Systems" to the IEEE New York Section at an event co-sponsored by the Consultants Network ad the Professional Activities Committee for Engineers (PACE).
June 2008, a lecture on "General Patent Protection of Intellectual Property as Applied to Circuit and Systems" to the Circuits and Systems Society of the Long Island Section of IEEE.
May 2008, spoke at the IEEE Long Island Systems, Applications, and Technology Conference on "Understanding the Implications of the Patent Reform Act of 2007."
July and October 2007, spoke at seminars titled "Supreme Changes in Patent Law."
September 2006, participated as a panelist in a teleseminar titled "Patent Litigation After eBay," sponsored by IPLaw360.com.

Professional Organizations:
Chairman of the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Long Island Section
Power & Energy and Industrial Applications Joint Societies Chapter.
Legal Affairs Section Officer for the Long Island IEEE Chapter.
IEEE, senior member grade, and corresponding member of IEEE-USA
Intellectual Property Law Committee.
Eta Kappa Nu (the electrical and computer science honor society) and was a featured professional
in the Autumn 2007 issue of The Bridge.
LIFT-IT Security Committee.
Nassau County Bar Association.
 
Contact Information:
(516) 224-1626
srubin@dilworthbarrese.com