Background
DURANT, STEPHEN was born on June 9, 1956 in Ridgewood, New Jersey, United States.
DURANT, STEPHEN was born on June 9, 1956 in Ridgewood, New Jersey, United States.
University of Notre Dame (Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, 1978). Cornell University (Juris Doctor, 1981).
Worked at Morrison & Foerster Limited Liability Partnership. Admitted to the bar, 1983, California. Registered to practice before United States.
Patent and Trademark Office. Author: "Effective Use Of Means Plus Function Elements In Patent Claims," AIPLA 1990 Basic Computer and Electronics Practice Seminar.
"Patent Protection for Computer User Interfaces," The Computer Lawyer, Volume 6, Number.
5, May, 1989. "Patents in Cyberspace: Impact of Recent Federal Circuit Decisions," The Computer Lawyer, Volume 12, Number. 1, January 1995. Company-Author: "Patents and Copyrights in Computer Software Based Technology: Why Bother With Patents?" The Computer Lawyer, Volume 4, Number.
2, February, 1987. Member: Bar Association of San Francisco (Member, Computer Law Section.
Chair, 1990). Peninsula Intellectual Property Law Association (President, 1995-1996). American Intellectual Property Law Association (Member, Electronics and Computer Law Committee).
Morrison & Foerster is one of the world"s largest international law firms with over 500 lawyers in 14 offices worldwide.
The firm"s legal practice encompasses every major area of commercial law, including corporate finance, project finance, institutional lending, financial services, real estate, environmental and land use planning, mining and natural resources, multimedia, intellectual property, energy, communications, computer technology, insurance, alternative dispute resolution, product liability, bankruptcy and workouts, estate planning, probate, trust administration, financial transactions, labor and employment, immigration, civil, criminal and securities litigation, entertainment and sports, food and beverage, health care, hotel and resort, antitrust, international business, international litigation and arbitration, trade regulation, transportation and tax
Bar Association of San Francisco (Member, Executive Committee, Computer Law Section. Chair, 1990); American Bar Association. Peninsula Intellectual Property Law Association.
American Intellectual Property Law Association (Member, Computer Law Committee.
Company-Chair, Software Licensing Subcommittee, 1989-1990).