Paul Richard Steadman

Paul Richard Steadman is a first-chair trial lawyer at DLA Piper, specializing in complex patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property litigation for global companies. His practice encompasses a diverse range of technologies, including automotive infotainment, GPS and navigation systems, medical products and imaging, consumer electronics, semiconductors, computer software, and various mechanical and electrical arts. This broad technical expertise is supported by his academic background in Materials Science Engineering.

Steadman primarily defends operating companies, as evidenced by his role as lead counsel for Subaru Corporation in Mimzi, LLC v. Subaru Corporation, a patent infringement case related to connected vehicle technology and data retrieval systems. He is recognized for leading aggressive trial teams and providing strategic counsel to boards and senior management. His work often involves representing Japanese clients in patent litigations.

Before joining DLA Piper in 2013 as a partner in their Intellectual Property and Technology practice in Chicago, Steadman was a partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP. While explicit mentions of his direct involvement in IPR/PTAB proceedings are not detailed in public profiles, his firm's comprehensive IP practice and his experience in "all other US forums for patent disputes" suggest a broad engagement with various aspects of patent enforcement and defense.

He has appeared as lead trial counsel in jury trials, before the International Trade Commission (ITC) investigating Section 337 violations, in federal and state court appeals, and in Markman claim construction and other evidentiary hearings. Steadman holds a J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School and a B.S. in Material Science Engineering & Economics from Rice University. He is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia, Illinois, and before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.