Kelly Stephens
Kelly Stephens has been a licensed attorney in the State of Texas since 1985. He graduated with a B.S. in Ocean Engineering from Texas A&M University in 1979 and received his J.D. from South Texas College of Law in 1985. He has extensive experience in personal injury, business, and intellectual property litigation. In addition, he has been instrumental in the formation and startup financing of a number of companies.
Prior to beginning the practice of law, Kelly worked as a manufacturing and design engineer in the oil field service industry.
He has over 30 years of trial experience, conducting in excess of 30 state court jury trials and federal jury trials. Over one-half of the federal trials have been patent infringement cases including technologies from oilfield tools, processes, systems, computer hardware and software, and methods of doing business. Mr. Stephens has been successful in representing both plaintiffs and defendants, with an emphasis in commercial and patent jury trials.
Outside of his law practice, Kelly is an avid outdoorsman spending much of his free time hunting and fishing.
Pro Bono
Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo
Has participated in three committees at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo over the last 28 years, including (1) 4 years as a captain and 3 years as a vice-chairman on the Jr. Swine Auction committee over 12 years on that committee; (2) 26 years as a committeeman on the Agricultural Mechanics committee; and 6 years a committeeman on the Commercial Exhibits committee.
Houston Ducks Unlimited
Has served on the committee organizing and producing the annual Houston Ducks Unlimited Dinner event from 1987 to 2008 and was the dinner chairman and zone chairman in 1994.
Boy Scouts of America
Has served on committee organizing and producing the annual Boy Scout Sporting Clays Shoot to benefit inner-city youth here in Houston for the past 8 years.
Practice Areas
Litigation
Intellectual Property Litigation
Client Counseling
Business Dispute Resolution
Trade Secrets
Admissions
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Texas
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Education
South Texas College of Law, J.D., 1985
Texas A&M University, B.S., Ocean Engineering, 1979Matthew Juren
Matt’s legal practice covers all aspects of intellectual property with a particular focus on patent infringement litigation, inter partes review, and patent prosecution. His experience ranges from oilfield tools to electronic technologies such as televisions, cellular phones, microprocessors, memory systems, and digital signal and image processing. He also has experience procuring and enforcing trademarks and copyrights for his clients and assisting his clients with protection of their trade secrets.
Before forming Stephens Juren, PLLC, Matt practiced intellectual property matters for more than 14 years in the DFW IP boutique of Nelson Bumgardner Albritton P.C. and the Houston IP boutiques of Matthews Lawson, PLLC, CEP IP, and Stephens | Domnitz | Meineke, PLLC. During his practice Matt has presented numerous oral arguments to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington D.C. and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board at the USPTO headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia. Matt has also argued as first chair at several patent claim construction hearings.
Matt earned his Bachelor of Science in Computer Systems Engineering from the University of Houston Clear Lake and has an Associate degree in Mathematics. He received his law degree from the University of Houston Law Center. Matt is admitted to practice in the State of Texas and the Federal District Courts of Texas and is a registered patent attorney at the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
AREAS OF PRACTICE
Patent Prosecution and Litigation
Inter Partes Review and Post-Grant Proceedings
Trademark Prosecution and Litigation
Copyright Prosecution and Litigation
Trade Secrets
Appeals
BAR ADMISSIONS
State Bar of Texas
United States Patent and Trademark Office
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
Matthew Juren
Matt’s legal practice covers all aspects of intellectual property with a particular focus on patent infringement litigation, inter partes review, and patent prosecution. His experience ranges from oilfield tools to electronic technologies such as televisions, cellular phones, microprocessors, memory systems, and digital signal and image processing. He also has experience procuring and enforcing trademarks and copyrights for his clients and assisting his clients with protection of their trade secrets.
Before forming Stephens Juren, PLLC, Matt practiced intellectual property matters for more than 14 years in the DFW IP boutique of Nelson Bumgardner Albritton P.C. and the Houston IP boutiques of Matthews Lawson, PLLC, CEP IP, and Stephens | Domnitz | Meineke, PLLC. During his practice Matt has presented numerous oral arguments to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington D.C. and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board at the USPTO headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia. Matt has also argued as first chair at several patent claim construction hearings.
Matt earned his Bachelor of Science in Computer Systems Engineering from the University of Houston Clear Lake and has an Associate degree in Mathematics. He received his law degree from the University of Houston Law Center. Matt is admitted to practice in the State of Texas and the Federal District Courts of Texas and is a registered patent attorney at the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
AREAS OF PRACTICE
Patent Prosecution and Litigation
Inter Partes Review and Post-Grant Proceedings
Trademark Prosecution and Litigation
Copyright Prosecution and Litigation
Trade Secrets
Appeals
BAR ADMISSIONS
State Bar of Texas
United States Patent and Trademark Office
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
United States District Court for the Western District of Texas