Articles
Published writing by Steve Hansen
“Thirty Years After Markman”PDF
Patent Claim Construction
Landslide, ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law, June/July 2026
“10 Key Patent Damages and Valuation Takeaways from Google v. Oracle”PDF
Patent Infringement Damages
Business Valuation Update, August 2012
“Strategies for Keeping Your Patent Applications on Track”PDF
Patent Portfolio Management
IP Management & Valuation, May 2012
“The Increased Scrutiny of Reasonable Royalty Damages Awards”PDF
Patent Infringement Damages
ABA Intellectual Property Litigation newsletter, Spring 2012
“Strategies for Litigating Software Copyright Infringement Cases”(with Dr. Richard Turley)PDF
Software Copyright Litigation
Intellectual Property Today, January 2012
“Prepare an Effective Business IP Plan”PDF
Intellectual Property Strategies
CEP, August 2009
“Strategic Claim Construction”(with Leigh C. Taggart)PDF
Patent Claim Construction
Intellectual Property Today, April 2009
Protecting the Medical Device Aftermarket
Medical Device Link, February 2009
“Do Homework with Overseas Outsourcing”(with Charles A. Bieneman)PDF
Foreign IP Protection
Oakland Business Review, August 2008
“Several Issues Can Influence Foreign Exporters' Patenting”(with Charles A. Bieneman)PDF
Foreign Patenting Strategies
Oakland Business Review, May 2008
“Protect Your IP Investment Abroad”(with Charles A. Bieneman)PDF
Foreign IP Protection
Oakland Business Review, February 2008
“Highly Anticipated Phillips Decision Unlikely to Bring Predictability to Patent Claim Construction”PDF
Patent Claim Construction
New Matter, August 2006
“Patent Rules Make Process Protection a Challenge”PDF
Patentability of Business Methods
Los Angeles Business Journal, May 2005
“Patent Drafting Strategies for Maximizing Enforceable Patent Rights, Part I”(with Grant T. Langton and Rod S. Berman)PDF
Patent Application Preparation
Intellectual Property Today, October 2004
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