Stuart—an electrical engineer turned patent lawyer—uses his technical background to provide strategic intellectual property counseling to clients, ranging from small startups to multinational public companies, throughout the lifecycle of their businesses. He also represents other prominent organizations in the technology space, such as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, for which he served as counsel in litigation involving the so-called RSA encryption patent, considered to be fundamental to data privacy.
Stuart co-chairs Fenwick’s post-grant proceedings practice and is consistently recognized by Chambers USA as a top IP advocate. He handles a wide range of IP-related matters, including:
- Performing strategic IP planning and audits
- Securing patent, copyright and other IP rights
- Helping clients establish trade secrets and other IP policies
- Managing patent reexaminations and other post-grant matters
- Representing companies in technology-based litigation
Stuart manages the firm’s innovative, client-forward Vermont operations facility.
Stuart also maintains an active pro bono practice, focusing on increasing diversity in the IP field. He represented Fenwick as a founding member of the group that created the California Inventors Assistance Program (CIAP), a pro bono program in cooperation with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and California Lawyers for the Arts. He currently serves on the organization’s advisory board.
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Education & Admissions
J.D., Yale Law School
Director of Yale Law and Technology Association
M.S., Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (field of study: information sciences and systems)
Princeton University
B.S., with full honors, Electrical Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University
Admitted to practice in California, Vermont and the District of Columbia
Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Groups and Associations
California Inventors Assistance Program (founding member and board member)
International Technology Law Association, formerly the Computer Law Association (past president)
American Intellectual Property Law Association
Intellectual Property Owners Association
The Association for Computing Machinery
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
American Bar Association Section of Intellectual Property Law
The State Bar of California Intellectual Property Law Section