Steve Schlather

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Tel: (713) 364-2371
Fax: (832) 415-2535
Email: sschlather@cepiplaw.com
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Steve Schlather is a patent lawyer and litigator. His clients range from small, start-up companies and individual inventors to large, multinational corporations. For more than 10 years, Steve has represented both plaintiffs and defendants under a variety of fee arrangements, including on an hourly, fixed-fee and contingent fee basis.

Recently, the majority of his cases are contingent-fee cases. Steve has a successful nationwide practice, including substantial experience in the federal courts in the Eastern District of Texas, District of Delaware and the Northern District of California. Steve represents clients in a wide range of intellectual property cases involving a diversity of technologies, including:

Microprocessors and integrated circuits,
Internet-based software & systems, both client-side and server-side,
Oilfield equipment and chemicals;
EDI software and systems;
Medical implants, including cardiac stents;
Embedded systems;
Building materials;
Wireless routers;
RFID technology;
Cable modems;
Microsoft Windows operating systems, and
Global-positioning systems.

Prior to joining Collins, Edmonds & Pogorzelski, Steve was a patent litigator at Susman Godfrey LLP in Houston.

For the past three years (2008-2010), Steve has been chosen as one of Houston's Top Lawyers by H Texas Magazine in the area of intellectual property law.

Representative Cases

Within six months of filing a patent infringement lawsuit related to RFID technology, Steve obtained a seven-figure settlement for his client.
In a case relating to GPS technology, Steve was part of a team that obtained a favorable settlement on the second day of trial. The terms of the settlement are confidential.
Steve was a key member of a team that obtained a jury verdict of infringement and validity and secured a permanent injunction against the defendants. The case later settled and the terms are confidential. Steve continues to represent the client in additional litigation on the same patent.
Days before trial, Steve helped to favorably settle a computer software-related patent infringement and trade secret case against a major US software developer. The defendant agreed to license his clients patents and technology. The terms remain confidential.

Education

J.D. - South Texas College of Law, 1998
B.S. - Chemistry, Southwestern University (Georgetown, Tx), 1992

Memberships and Recognitions

State Bar of Texas
Texas Bar Foundation - Fellow
Houston Bar Association
Houston Intellectual Property Law Society
Houston's Best Lawyers - H Texas Magazine, 2008-2010
Registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office
Admitted to practice before the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, and all Federal District Courts in the State of Texas (including the Eastern District of Texas)