Professional Biography

Stephen (Steve) E. Arnett Partner

  • Seattle

    D +1.206.359.6351

    F +1.206.359.9000

    Seattle

    1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4900

    Seattle, WA 98101-3099

    +1.206.359.6351

    SArnett@perkinscoie.com

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Overview

Experience

Patent Counsel

Coinstar, LLC (formerly Outerwall Inc.)

Provides strategic counselling, development and management of U.S. and foreign patent portfolios for Coinstar, ecoATM and other Outerwall lines of business. Counsel also includes providing patentability and clearance opinions, competitive analysis, advice on patent litigation matters, and IP diligence on acquisitions. Provided IP counsel to Outerwall Inc. in its sale to certain funds affiliated with Apollo Global Management, LLC.

The Boeing Company

Prepared and prosecuted patent applications, conducted patent investigations and advised on third-party patent use of proprietary technologies in the fields of aircraft systems, composite and metallic structures, aerodynamics, power systems, aircraft layout, etc.

AmSafe

Prepares and prosecutes patent applications on aircraft airbag systems and vehicle occupant restraint systems, as well as provides clearance opinions and advice regarding freedom to operate for world’s leading provider of safety restraint products for the aerospace, defense, specialty and vehicle industries.

4Front/entrematic

Prepares and prosecutes patent applications in the field of loading dock technology, including remote management systems, dock levelers, fan systems, door systems, etc., prepares clearance opinions, and advises on and negotiates IP license agreements.

Patent Post-Grant Procedures

Inter Partes Reexamination for C. Cretors & Co.

Represented C. Cretors in an inter partes reexamination of a third-party patent asserted against C. Cretors. Obtained favorable judgment by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, finding all asserted claims under reexamination to be unpatentable.

Federal Circuit Litigation in Gold Medal Products vs. Cretors and Company

Argued successfully before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit for affirmance of Patent Board finding of invalidity of asserted patent owned by appellant Gold Medal.

IP M&A Due Diligence

Broad experience in conducting due diligence of intellectual property in mergers and acquisitions for numerous clients, including for Outerwall in its acquisition of ecoATM Inc. Experience includes assessing patent strength, litigation vulnerabilities and issues affecting IP value and enforceability.

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