Werner H. Stemer grew up in the Montafon in Western Austria. He has lived in Florida since 1984 and makes his home in Fort Lauderdale together with his wife Ann and their children Sarah (“go Gators”) and Jake (“go Knights”). Mr. Stemer holds degrees from the University of Innsbruck, Austria (M.A.), from Florida International University (B.S., Physics), from Kennedy Western University (Ph.D.), and from Nova Southeastern University (J.D., Magna cum Laude).

Mr. Stemer is board certified as a specialist in intellectual property law (Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization), with emphasis on the prosecution of patents, trademarks, patent interferences, patent appeals, and international patents. He has published several articles and commentaries in English and in German dealing with questions of patent and trademark law, and he has lectured on a wide range of corresponding topics in Europe and in the United States. His publications include:

Patentschutz in wichtigen Exportmärkten, Apfelthaler, et al.
(publ.), Facultas Verlag, Vienna, Austria 2008.

Das Wirtschaftsrecht der USA für Unternehmensgründer,
Apfelthaler, Stemer, et al., Verlag Österreich, Vienna, Austria 2003.

Not With a Bang, but a Whimper: The Long-Awaited Festo Decision
– Patent Café, http://www.patentcafe.com/

The Doctrine of Equivalents after Hilton Davis and Markman, and a
Proposal for Further Clarification, 22 Nova L. Rev. 783 (1998).

Protection of Intellectual Property through Patents, Trademarks, and
Copyright, Dissertation, Kennedy Western University Press (1997).

U.S. Warenzeichen für österreichische Anmelder, Internatiale Wirtschaft
(published by the Austrian Chamber of Commerce.

Mr. Stemer’s primary technical expertise lies in general and applied physics, including physical chemistry, mechanical and electrical engineering, computer engineering and software applications.

Besides being a member of the Florida Bar, Mr. Stemer is also a member of the Bar of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and he has been registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for more than fifteen years. He is also a member of the American Bar Association, Section of Intellectual Property Law; of the Intellectual Property law Association of Florida; and he is certified as an arbitrator for the Council of Better Business Bureaus.