Charles Steenburg

Charlie Steenburg assists the firm in litigation in the areas of trademark, trade dress, patent, copyright, domain name disputes, and internet cases.

Representative Matters

Part of trial team in case that resulted in judgments totaling $14.7 million against companies infringing medical method patent.
Secured dismissals of patent and trademark declaratory judgment claims brought against several clients.
Lead associate in appeal that resulted in Federal Circuit vacating Patent Office’s obviousness rejection of claims covering pharmaceutical compositions.

Previous Experience

Charlie previously served as a legal intern in the Connecticut Attorney General’s office, where he assisted with litigation arising from a quasi-public state agency’s loss of $220 million in Enron’s collapse. He also worked as a summer associate at Pfizer Global Research and Development, where he carried out organic chemistry synthesis projects as part of Pfizer’s efforts to develop cheaper and more efficient ways to produce drugs under development.

While attending Harvard College, Charlie carried out a series of research projects concerning atmospheric and computational chemistry.

Honors and Awards

Phi Beta Kappa

While in law school, Charlie served as an editor of the Harvard Journal of Law and Technology as well as the Harvard Environmental Law Review.