Steve Auvil leads our Intellectual Property & Technology Practice Group’s litigation practice in the US, and his practice is focused on litigation of intellectual property (IP) disputes. As an engineer and patent lawyer, he has been exposed to a wide variety of technologies, including control systems, power electronics, communication systems, medical devices, steel production, complex mechanical systems and software systems. Steve has been listed in Chambers USA Leading Lawyers since 2007 and The Best Lawyers in America since 2006.
In more than 20 years of practicing law, Steve has served as lead trial counsel and successfully represented clients in numerous patent, trade secret, copyright and trademark/trade dress cases in federal district courts throughout the US. He has also argued several patent-related appeals before the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. In addition, he has handled a significant number of disputes before US administrative agencies, including 337 actions before the US International Trade Commission and proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeals Board. Finally, Steve has represented clients in IP-related disputes before arbitration tribunals.
While Steve’s practice focus is in litigation, he has considerable non-litigation experience, including counseling clients on IP matters, preparing and prosecuting patent applications, and negotiating agreements that involve IP.
Steve is an active member in a number of professional organizations, including the American Bar Association, American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA), Cleveland Intellectual Property Law Association (CIPLA) and Federal Circuit Bar Association. He served as president of CIPLA during 2009-2010 and has held a number of leadership positions in AIPLA.
Steve is a frequent speaker on IP law topics and has spoken to clients, industry groups and IP organizations throughout the US and abroad on topics ranging from US Supreme Court jurisprudence to patent law to the Defend Trade Secrets Act.
More Legal and Business Bylines From Steven M. Auvil
- Trial & Error: Violation of MIL Order Not a Per Se Justification for New Trial - (Posted On Wednesday, May 26, 2021)
- Evidence Relating to Third Party Chips Better Be Good When It’s TV Time at the Federal Circuit: The admissibility of third-party source code as a business record under FRE 803(6 - (Posted On Tuesday, May 11, 2021)
- Move Over Marshall, There’s a New Sheriff in Town—The Rise of Waco and the Western District of Texas - (Posted On Sunday, March 28, 2021)
- New ITC 337 Investigation Powered by Battery Design Patents - (Posted On Friday, February 05, 2021)
- In Assessing Design Patent Infringement, The Devil Is In The Details - (Posted On Friday, July 17, 2020)
- Effectively and Efficiently Managing Remote Depositions Requires Careful Thought - (Posted On Saturday, May 23, 2020)
- No Excuses: Remote Depositions Required in the Age of COVID-19 - (Posted On Thursday, May 14, 2020)
- Patent Litigation Filings on the Increase with the COVID-19 Pandemic - (Posted On Monday, May 04, 2020)
- The Cold Hard Fact of Arctic Cat: Actual Notice is Necessary to Protect a Damages Claim from the Cold After Unmarked Patented Goods are Sold - (Posted On Monday, April 13, 2020)
- Federal Circuit Says Logos Must Be Taken Seriously in Evaluating Infringement of Design Patents - (Posted On Friday, April 10, 2020)