Personnel

William J. Stoffel Esq. MBA

William J. Stoffel concentrates his practice on intellectual property, with emphasis on patent prosecution, patent validity and infringement, right to use and ability to register trademarks, and copyright ownership.

Admitted to the US Patent Bar 1994 (US Reg. No. 39,390)

Admitted to the state bar, Pa. 1995, NJ 1995.

Education
Villanova University (B.Che.E. 1982 & EE coursework), Tau Beta Pi national engineering honor Society, Dean's list every semester, Dean's award for Meritorious service, Varsity Soccer.

Union College (MBA, 1989)

Temple University Law School (J.D. 1995), Evening Division Class President, Member of Temple Technical Law Society

Work experience

IBM Process Engineer in Semiconductor Plant (East Fishkill, NY), IBM consultant and market representative, W. L. Gore and Associates; Attorney Saile and Associates (of Counsel); Knoble and Yoshida (of Counsel), and Dilworth Paxson LLP (of Counsel); Founded William John Stoffel, Esq. Law Office.

Practice Areas

Patent prosecution (Semiconductor, light electrical, Mechanical, light chemical, software), US Trademarks, copyrights, and general intellectual property business counseling and management, Perform patent portfolio and competitive business technology analysis.

Wrote over 450 filed applications, responded to over 700 office actions and have over 300 patents issued in his name. Searched and wrote patentability opinions over 1700 inventions.

Representative Arts

Semiconductor process and device	Semiconductor packaging
Hard disk magnetic read/write head	Electrolysis - plating
Photolithography - mask fab and design	Inkjet printer technology
Manufacturing – logistics, semiconductor equipment, statistics and process control Image sensors	Software / IT – Manufacturing systems Mechanical Embedded system software

Related

Mr. Stoffel is on the President Elect of the Benjamin Franklin Inn of the American Inns of Court, a member of the Philadelphia Intellectual Property Law Association, American Intellectual Property Law Association, and the Electronic and Computer Practice Committee of the Philadelphia Intellectual Property Law Association and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), and the Philadelphia Bar Association. He performs Pro Bono work for the Legal Lines Service of the Philadelphia Bar Association and for the Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Arbitration Panelist

Presentations and Lectures

Wolmar J. Stoffel Esq. (advisor)

University of Wisconsin (B.Che.E.),

George Washington Law School (J.D.),

Admitted to state bar, Kansas,

Admitted to the US Patent Bar (US Reg. No. 20,582),

Former US Patent Examiner (5 years); Private Practice Widdowson & Stoffel IP Law firm, Over 20 years as in house Patent council for IBM; Stoffel & Associates;

Practice Area: Patent prosecution (Semiconductor, electronic packaging, light electrical, Mechanical), infringement/validity opinions, adverse patent studies, and licensing.

Stephen G. Stanton, Esq. (Subcontractor)

BS Chem. Butler University
JD University of Florida

Admitted to the US Patent Bar USPTO Reg No. 35,690
Munday and Stanton
Law Office of Stephen G. Stanton

Shawn Haarer, Ph.D. (Technical Advisor)

BS Electrical Engineering, Michigan State University, 1984
MS Mathematics and Science Education, Cornell University, 1991
Ph.D. Mathematics and Science Education, Cornell University, 2000

Staff Engineer, IBM, 8 years

Nancy C. Haarer, Ph.D. (Technical Advisor)

B. Chem. E., University of Virginia
M. S. Chem. Eng., Columbia University
M. S. Materials Science, Cornell University
Ph.D. Mat Science, Cornell University

IBM Staff Engineer 8 years, East Fishkill, NY
Xerox Corp. Principal Scientist 6 years
Infotonics Techology Center, Senior Scientist (MEMS and Nanotechnology)

Other Resources

We have affiliations with many patent firms and law firms.

For specialized matters, we can work with members the Philadelphia IEEE Consultant's Network

William John Stoffel Esq.

Patent and IP Law

Shawn Haarer, Ph.D. (Technical Advisor)

Nancy C. Haarer, Ph.D. (Technical Advisor)