Steven Hansen focuses his practice on patent litigation, foreign and domestic patent prosecution, and counseling.  Steve has experience in a wide variety of technologies, including lubricant chemistries, polyalkylene glycols, alkylene oxide production processes, oil refining, exhaust after treatment, nucleic acid isolation and purification, molecular diagnostic testing, protein chemistry, biosensors, nanotechnology, transdermal drug delivery, rapid prototyping, immunoassays, bicycle components, vehicle lifts, polymers, pressure sensitive adhesives, medical devices, scanning electron microscopy, vehicle safety systems, remote controls, and business methods. He has also prepared and prosecuted numerous utility and design patent applications, requests for reexamination, and reissue applications. Steve has extensive experience in litigating patent cases and was previously a partner at Quinn Emmanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges LLP. Prior to attending law school, Steve was a process engineer and process control engineer for Amoco Oil Company.

Representative Matters

• Elan Pharmaceuticals v. Alcon (NanoCrystal Drug Dispersions
• Represent Envisiontec. Veltek v. STERIS (process of sterilizing alcohol compositions for use in operating rooms). Represented STERIS.
• United Technologies Corporation v. Eaton Corporation (jet engine brush seals). Represented Eaton.
• The Patent Holding Company v. Delphi Automotive Systems (airbag covers). Represented Delphi.
• Takata v. Delphi Automotive Systems (airbag covers). Represented Delphi.
• David Scharf v. Applied Materials, Inc. (scanning electron microscopy). Represented Applied Materials.
• Universal Electronics, Inc. v. Universal Remote Control (remote controls). Represented Universal Remote Control.
• Mentor v. MDA (ultrasonically assisted liposuction). Represented Mentor.
• Patent Prosecution/Counseling Technologies:
  • Breast Biopsy Devices
  • Neurosurgical Devices
  • Non-invasive Glucose Detection
  • Bioweapon Detection
  • Chalcogenide-based memory devices
  • Physical Vapor Deposition
  • Plastics formulation and processing
  • Selective Growth and Detection of Microorganisms
  • Rapid Prototyping
  • Exhaust Aftertreatment
  • Piston Ring Coatings
  • Nanodiamond Lubricants
  • Polyalkylene glycol compositions as lubricants
  • Polyurethane chemistry
  • Anticholesterol drugs
  • Insecticides
  • Ethylene Oxide Processes
  • Vehicle Noise and Vibration Baffles and Related Chemistries
  • Transdermal Drug Delivery
  • Protein Chemistry Nucleic Acid Isolation and Purification
  • Spinal Implants
  • Metallurgy
  • Metal forming Bicycle Components (e.g., gear shifts, hydraulic brake systems, derailleurs)
  • Nutraceuticals