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Judith Szepesi | Partner
Office: Silicon Valley
Phone: 408-720-8300
Fax: 408-720-9397
judith@bstz.com
Judith Szepesi is a member of the Patent Practice Group. Judith is registered patent attorney whose practice focuses on intellectual property protection in the software, hardware, security, and telecommunications industries. She provides a broad range of patent related services including preparation and prosecution of patent applications, design of patent programs, review and evaluation of patent portfolios, writing and negotiating licenses, due diligence evaluations, and writing opinions regarding patent validity and infringement.
Judith has assisted numerous clients in establishing patent policies, reviewing and pruning existing IP portfolios, and designing a cost effective patent prosecution program. Her clients range from industry leaders such as VeriSign, Inc. and Trimble, to established companies like FullPower, Inc. and DigitalPersona, Inc., as well as start-ups and solo inventors. She has worked with numerous companies that were acquired in part based on their patent portfolios, including LightSurf, Inc. and Pivia, Inc.
Judith’s focus is on assisting her client in getting the best value for their money, and in establishing a valuable and cohesive portfolio in-line with the business’ goals.
Expertise
IP Related Business TransactionsLitigation SupportPatent
Industry
Applied PhysicsCommunicationsComputer/Related TechnologiesElectronicsGreen TechnologiesInternet TechnologiesMechanicalSemiconductor
Affiliations
American Intellectual Property Law Association
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Santa Clara University High Tech Advisory Board
Representative Patents
Patent #: 5,872,401
Deposition Of An Inter Layer Dielectric Formed On Semiconductor Wafer By Sub Atmospheric CVD
Patent #: 5,992,851
Towers Of Hanoi Game
Patent #: 6,029,171
Method And Apparatus For Group Action Processing Between Users Of A Collaboration System
Patent #: 6,035,398
Cryptographic Key Generation Using Biometric Data
Patent #: 6,088,264
Flash Memory Partitioning For Read-While-Write Operation
Bar Admissions
CA, Bar # 187197
Court Admissions
California Supreme Court (1996)
U.S. District Court For Northern California (1996)
Law School
Santa Clara University School of Law
Law School Distinctions:
Dean's List 1994-1996
Undergraduate/Graduate Education
Santa Clara University
B.S., Electrical Engineering
PTO Reg. #: 39,393
Assistant Contact Information
Joan Abriam
Phone: 408-720-8300
joan_abriam@bstz.com
