Stephen Scott Wentsler

Steve Wentsler was a patent examiner at the United States Patent and Trademark Office for over three years prior to entering the practice of law. For over 15 years, Steve has gained extensive experience preparing and prosecuting patents in the mechanical, electro-mechanical, glass manufacturing and ceramic arts industries.

Steve’s domestic patent practice includes preparing original patent applications for filing in the United States Patent and Trademark Office. He has particular experience drafting applications that will also be subsequently filed in various foreign countries such as Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan and countries of Europe.

In addition, Steve’s domestic patent practice includes prosecuting patent applications by responding to office actions from the United States Patent and Trademark Office. He has extensive experience prosecuting patents that he originally prepared as well as prosecuting national phase applications and convention applications at the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

He has prepared numerous opinions regarding patent infringement and patent validity for his corporate clients. He frequently suggests design changes to avoid patent infringement concerns. His practice also includes conducting market clearance and due diligence investigations.

Steve’s foreign patent practice includes significant experience responding to office actions from the Japan Patent Office, the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the State Intellectual Property Office of the People’s Republic of China, the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office, and the European Patent Office.

Steve frequently speaks, both domestically and internationally, on topics of U.S. patent practice and procedure. He has spoken at events hosted by FICPI (Fédération Internationale des Conseils en Propriété Industrielle), AIPLA (American Intellectual Property Law Association), and CIPLA (Cleveland Intellectual Property Law Association).

Steve is a member of FICPI and currently serves as a Council Member of the U.S. Section. He is also a member of AIPLA (IP Practice in Japan Committee, IP Practice in the Far East Committee), and CIPLA.