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Stephen R. Buckingham
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Roseland
Tel: 973.597.2326 | Fax: 973.597.2327


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Stephen R. Buckingham is a registered patent attorney with more than a dozen years of experience litigating matters involving intellectual property and technology at the trial and appellate levels in federal and state courts, and in counseling and representing clients regarding intellectual property rights, patent prosecution, licensing and technology transfers.  Steve is a member of the firm’s Patent and Tech groups, and is an Adjunct Professor at Rutgers University Law School where he teaches patent drafting and prosecution.

Mr. Buckingham has a broad range of experience in handling:

  • Patent, trademark and copyright infringement claims
  • Infringement analyses/opinions
  • Disputes arising from or involving technology
  • Patent Prosecution
  • Patent and technology licensing
  • Technology transfers
  • Public/private research and development collaborations
  • Evaluating intellectual property in connection with mergers, acquisitions and other business transactions
  • Disputes involving trade secrets and restrictive covenants
  • Antitrust and unfair competition claims
  • Appeals





  • Grokster’s Impact on Patent Law: Does It Resolve a Federal Circuit Split?
    Intellectual Property & Technology Law Journal formerly Journal of Proprietary Rights, February 2006
    Stephen Buckingham, Matthew Savare

  • Turn Off That "Auto Delete" Switch: Sanctions for Failure to Preserve Electronic Evidence
    Litigation Alert, January 2005
    Stephen Buckingham, Gina Sarracino

  • Deciding Between Patent and Trade Secret Protection
    The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, February 2004
    Stephen Buckingham, Justin D. Petruzzelli, Esq.

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  • David W. Field and Stephen R. Buckingham featured for defending, pro bono, 52 laid-off factory workers who had a $2.26 million default judgment entered against them unknowingly by their employer in an effort to avoid workers compensation claims., The Star Ledger, April 12, 2007

  • Stephen R. Buckingham quoted in an article about the importance of protecting intellectual property to prevent the production and sale of knock-off products., Business Week SmallBiz, March 21, 2005




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    Corporate
    Intellectual Property & Patents
    Intellectual Property Litigation
    Litigation
    Tech Transfer
    The Tech Group


    Education

    Rutgers University School of Law - Newark (J.D., 1989), with honors, Order of the Coif, Senior Articles Editor, Rutgers Law Review
    Lafayette College (B.A., 1982)


    Clerk Experience

    U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, Judge Alfred Wolin 
    New Jersey Supreme Court, Honorable Stewart G. Pollock 




    New Jersey
    New York
    United States Patent and Trademark Office




    U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
    U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
    U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
    U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
    U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
    U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York
    U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit




    • New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on Model Civil Jury Charges (1998-2002)
    • Member, Rutgers Venture Advisory Council (RVAC)



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