Stephen P. Scuderi was a professional design engineer for more than 20 years before entering private practice as a patent attorney and is an inventor on several issued patents. As a patent attorney, he has had substantial experience in both corporate and law firm settings.

At HRFM, Stephen focuses on patent prosecution and client counseling across electrical, mechanical and semiconductor technologies.

His practice involves all phases of intellectual property (IP) law, including the drafting of hundreds of patents in the electrical and mechanical arts. His diverse technical focus areas include the following:

• Internal combustion engine design
• Power generators
• Refrigerant recovery machines
• Safety mechanisms for firearms
• Inkjet printers
• Computer memory arrays
• Semiconductor wafer boat design
• Tunneling field-effect transistors in semiconductor applications
• Formation of isolation regions in semiconductor structures
• Amorphous metal applications in semiconductor processes

Stephen has advised national and international clients on issues including patent and trademark prosecution strategies, reexamination filings, infringement and patentability opinions, licensing and litigation.

He also has substantial experience in negotiating, drafting and administering agreements related to corporate and IP matters.

Stephen is a longtime Boston Red Sox fan. His favorite quote comes courtesy of Albert Einstein: "If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?”