With over two decades of experience in intellectual propertylaw, Steven War is a highly skilledattorney specializing in obtaining trademarks, patents and copyrights,enforcing trademarks, patents and copyrights against others, and defendingthose accused of infringing trademark, patent, and copyrights. Mr. War's expertise spans a diverse range oftechnologies, including medical devices, mechanical devices, internetapplications, and satellite systems. Before starting War IP Law PLLC, Steven was the practicechair for intellectual property litigation at McNeely, Hare & War LLP. Prior to that, Steven honed his skills at severalnational and international law firms, including Dickstein Shapiro LLP,Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, Fish & Richardson P.C., and Howrey &Simon. His extensive background encompasses trademark prosecution, trademarklitigation, patent litigation, patent prosecution, and providing opinions onfreedom to operate, validity, and infringement. Steven has successfullyprosecuted trademarks and patents across various technologies, such as medicaldevices, computer memory architecture, internet authentication systems, digitalcameras, digital circuits, communications, and printers.Prior to embarking on his legal career, Mr. War spentfourteen years as a systems engineer for prominent organizations such as IBM'sFederal Sector Division, Computer Technology Associates (CTA), and OrbitalSciences Corporation (OSC). During this tenure, he collaborated with governmententities including NASA, the Federal Aviation Administration, the Department ofthe Army, and the United States Coast Guard. His responsibilities included identifyinguser requirements, systems design, testing and evaluation, field support,acceptance testing, and active participation in various user groups. Hisengineering expertise spanned satellite systems, helicopter design, the FAA'sVoice Activation and Control System, and artificial intelligence systems.Before entering the field of systems engineering, Mr. War served seven years inthe United States Navy, including time as an electronics technician.Steven War is admitted to practice before the United StatesPatent and Trademark Office, the Commonwealth of Virginia, the District ofColumbia, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and theUnited States Supreme Court. He is a member of the American Bar Association(ABA) and the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA). Mr. Warhas also shared his knowledge by lecturing on various occasions, covering thebasics of preparation and prosecution of U.S. trademark applications.A graduate of the University of Virginia with a Bachelor ofScience in aerospace engineering, Mr. War furthered his education, earning aMasters of Science in electrical engineering from Syracuse University in 1990.He completed his J.D. at Georgetown University Law Center in 2000.