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Stuart S. Levy has joined the firm’s Electrical/Mechanical Practice Group as Of Counsel. He brings over 35 years experience in ex parte proceedings relative to his tenure in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) as a former Primary Examiner, Supervisory Patent Examiner (SPE), and Administrative Patent Judge with the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences. After being appointed as an Administrative Patent Judge in 2000, he spent the past seven years deciding appeals involving Electrical, Computer, Business Method, and Mechanical technologies.
Prior to his appointment to the BPAI, Mr. Levy was involved in a number of high-profile projects for the PTO, and served as vice-chair of the Supervisory Patent Examiners Classifiers Organization. Most notable among his projects were his roles as Project Leader for the creation of the Patent Assistance Center, and as Chair of the MPEP Revision Committee, in which eighteen teams and several special topic committees provided a four-year, comprehensive revision of the MPEP.
During his service with the PTO, Mr. Levy was the recipient of numerous awards, including the Vice-President’s Hammer Award, two Department of Commerce (DOC) Silver Medals, two DOC Bronze Medals, and the Norman P. Morgenstern Award.
Mr. Levy received his Law degree from the George Mason University School of Law, and his Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the City College of New York. He also received a Certificate in Advanced Public Management from the Maxwell School of Syracuse University, as part of the PTO’s Maxwell Program.
Mr. Levy is admitted to the Virginia State Bar and is a member of its Intellectual Property Section. | 