Steve Keefe is a patent attorney having significant experience in patent prosecution and intellectual property counseling matters. He has worked extensively on both U.S. and international IP matters, including preparing and prosecuting several hundred patent applications to patent issue in the U.S. as well as extensive experience in worldwide patent prosecution. Steve is also a licensed Professional Engineer and U.S. military veteran.
He entered the intellectual property law field in 2006 as a Patent Examiner with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Steve then joined a large, leading IP law firm as a patent agent and then as an attorney. He has over 17 years of combined experience working as a Patent Examiner with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, at law firms practicing patent law, and as in-house corporate patent counsel.
Steve organized Keefe IP using the lessons learned from his wide breadth of experience. Using this experience, Keefe IP Law, PLLC maintains a singular focus on providing high quality patent and patent-related IP work to each client at a reasonable cost.
Please feel free to contact Keefe IP at any time regarding your intellectual property needs.
Education
The George Washington University Law School, Washington, D.C. Juris Doctor (Received ABA Award for Excellence in the Study of Intellectual Property Law at this Top Tier Law School: awarded each year to the student with the highest overall GPA in the study of Intellectual Property)
Columbia University, New York, New York Master of Science
U.S. Military Academy at West Point, West Point, New York Bachelor of Science
Admissions and Licenses
Virginia (Bar and Court Admission)
District of Columbia (Bar and Court Admission)
United States Patent and Trademark Office (Patent Attorney)
Professional Engineer, Licensed in Virginia
