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Dr. Steven Colby

Legal Experience
Dr. Colby's expertise focuses on the preparation and prosecution of patent applications and technical advising related to intellectual property litigation. Dr. Colby's patent practice has covered a wide variety of technology including integrated circuits, scientific instruments, internet applications, laser systems, medical imaging, financial instruments, network security, graphics, storage systems, internet infrastructure and database applications. His professional background extends to software and hardware development, website development, manufacturing management, electronics, sensors, measurement devices, control systems, mass spectrometry, chromatography and bioanalysis. Dr. Colby received his Ph.D. from Indiana University, Bloomington, where he focused on the development and design of scientific instruments. He has over 40 published scientific papers and abstracts and holds several patents. Prior to joining Carr & Ferrell, Dr. Colby was director of product development for a scientific instrument company.

Representative Experience
In patent prosecution matters, Dr. Colby has represented, for example, a large medical device company, a manufacturer of system on chip testing technology, one of the largest developers of client/server software, an network security company, a federally chartered bank, a manufacturer of graphic chips, one of the largest chemical instrument companies, a manufacturer of computer networking equipment, a database company, and many other small and large companies.