Hansen IP Law — Patent, Trademark & Copyright Attorneys

Your Patent Sucks, by patent attorney Steve Hansen of Hansen IP Law, shows inventors and companies how patents fail and how to get one that holds up.

Drawing on more than 25 years of patent prosecution and litigation, Steve explains in plain terms how to tell the difference between a patent that is good and valuable and one that, well, "sucks." The book also provides strategies for obtaining enforceable patents that are not easily designed around.

It's written for inventors, startup founders, CTOs, and anyone who buys, sells, licenses, or invests in patents.

On September 1, 2026, the American Bar Association's Landslide magazine published Steve Hansen's article "Thirty Years After Markman." The article revisits the Supreme Court's April 1996 decision in Markman v. Westview Instruments, Inc., 517 U.S. 370 (1996), and the promise that came with it – that the meaning of patent claims would be settled exclusively by judges rather than juries. The article looks at whether the decision has lived up to that promise in the three decades since.

Hansen IP Law is pleased to announce that Steve Hansen has been named a Michigan "Super Lawyer" in intellectual property for 2026. The Super Lawyers publication is put out annually by Thomson Reuters and recognizes top attorneys across a variety of practice areas nationwide based on a peer-nomination process. "It is an honor to be nominated by my peers again this year. I'm grateful and feel fortunate to get to do the work I love for a great group of clients," said Mr. Hansen.