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Troy, Mich.—August 29, 2024—Intellectual property law firm Fishman Stewart PLLC is pleased to announce founding partner Michael B. Stewart and partner Cecily O’Regan have again been included in the IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Professionals – 2024. The annual guide, now in its 13th year, is considered a definitive resource of world-class, private practice patent professionals, law firms, and leading expert witnesses around the globe.
Stewart, identified in the patent prosecution category of the guide, is defined as “a problem solver for his clients and an authority in the field” and a “go-to name for all patent-related matters.” As co-founder of Fishman Stewart and a master’s level engineer, Stewart is a valued strategic adviser to CEOs and senior executives across the globe. He develops IP management strategies for U.S. and foreign-based companies, from middle market to Fortune 500, to safeguard their business assets throughout the world. He has substantial experience managing, administering and conducting worldwide projects involving updating ownership records of large intellectual property portfolios and applies a comprehensive, cross-disciplinary approach to maximize the scope of intellectual property protection and beneficial usage. His litigation experience includes both trials and oral arguments before the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and he is admitted before the United States Supreme Court.
O’Regan, who recently joined Fishman Stewart to anchor their California and Massachusetts tech hub presence, is also receiving repeat recognition on the list in the patent prosecution category. She is described in the guide as a provider of “‘invaluable input and experience’ when it comes to IP protection and business development and is ‘careful, professional, respectful and extremely perceptive,’ and brings a strong global outlook and intimate knowledge of the commercial market, solidifying her patent portfolio management as the go-to.” As an entrepreneurial patent professional, O’Regan combines legal, academic, and business credentials with her hands-on experience to provide strategic, market-focused patent portfolio development and intellectual property advice for clients. She is a veteran Silicon Valley IP practitioner and has a passion for helping entrepreneurs identify their sustainable competitive advantage and create value in their business.
The annual guide also highlights Fishman Stewart’s firm capabilities, noting the firm has been offering “stellar IP services for almost 30 years from its Michigan base” and has a “strong team of very capable IP attorneys” who are “trusted by companies across the world for its expertise in both patents and trademarks.”
To arrive at the 2024 rankings, IAM undertook an exhaustive, qualitative research project to identify outstanding firms and individuals across multiple jurisdictions. When identifying the leading firms, factors such as depth of knowledge, market presence, and the level of work on which they are typically instructed were all considered, as well as positive peer and client feedback.
About Fishman Stewart PLLC
Fishman Stewart helps turn client creativity into valuable intellectual capital. Since its founding in 1996, the firm has obtained tens of thousands of patents and trademark registrations and represented clients in hundreds of cases in Federal Court. As strategic advisers to CEOs and senior executives, Fishman Stewart attorneys develop IP management strategies for U.S. and foreign-based companies to safeguard their business assets throughout the world. To discover how Fishman Stewart leverages intellectual property to effectively increase enterprise value, visit fishstewip.com.
