Steven P. Ruden, Ph.D.

Steven P. Ruden is a partner in our Orange County office. He focuses on patent prosecution, patent portfolio management, and other forms of intellectual property protection for a variety of technologies, including lasers, optical fibers, telescopes and other optical systems, MEMS displays, laser microprocessing of surfaces, image processing, healthcare and electronic health record (EHR) information technology, satellites, e-commerce, computer software, and financial indices and funds.

Prior to joining the firm in 2005, Dr. Ruden was an Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the University of California, Irvine.  Under grants from NASA and the National Science Foundation, he performed complex computer simulations of astrophysical fluid dynamics and the origin of planetary systems.  He also served on the NASA advisory subcommittee that recommended the strategic plan for scientific program development, technological objectives, and space science mission goals of the Astronomical Search for Origins and Planetary Systems program.

Dr. Ruden has counseled and helped build the patent portfolios of start-up companies during their early stages of development including Skybox Imaging (acquired by Google), Quest Software (acquired by Dell), General Fusion, Inc., Oncoscope, Inc., and Distrix (formerly Spark Integration Technologies).  Dr. Ruden also assists large and mid-size clients expand their patent portfolios including companies such as Qualcomm, Micron Technologies, PIMCO, IMRA America, Inc., and Gatekeeper Systems, Inc.

Extern Experience

Judicial extern to the Honorable Alex Kozinski, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Fall 2004