Steve Pepe is a partner with Ropes & Gray, he is based in the New York office. He is an accomplished trial lawyer who focuses on patent litigation in nearly every significant patent jurisdiction, including the International Trade Commission, the Eastern District of Texas, the District of Delaware, the Eastern District of Virginia, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and the PTAB. Steve has litigated patent cases for over 20 years, including as lead or co-lead counsel in over a dozen lawsuits. He specializes in complex infringement cases and has achieved numerous successes for companies in the fields of computer technology, semiconductors, telecommunications, consumer products, and mechanical systems. Steve is experienced in managing and coordinating multi-jurisdictional disputes that involve parallel actions in U.S. district courts, the International Trade Commission, and foreign jurisdictions. Steve works with diverse clients and cases that range from high-profile, “bet-the-company” litigations for Fortune 500 companies to smaller litigations for rapidly growing start-up technology companies.
2020 Awards
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A Shift on Standard-Essential Patent Remedies? DOJ, USPTO, and NIST Issue New Joint Policy StatementSteven Pepe, Kevin J. Post and Alexander Middleton, Ropes & Gray Antitrust Alerts, December 24, 2019
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Continental Automotive v. Avanci: Wireless SEP Licensing Presents Challenges for Automotive IndustrySteven Pepe, Kevin J. Post and Alexander Middleton, Ropes & Gray Antitrust Alerts, June 4, 2019
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Qualcomm’s “No License, No Chips” Program Violates Antitrust LawsMark Popofsky, Steven Pepe, Kevin J. Post, Samuel Brenner, Lance W. Shapiro, Nathaniel Hyman, Ropes & Gray, May 2019
Distinctions
Nominee, 2020 Antitrust Writing Awards: Business, Intellectual Property