Email: bjw@saxtonstump.com
Phone: (717) 556-1032
Bruce J. Wolstoncroft, Esq.
Shareholder
Bruce J. Wolstoncroft, Esq. is an experienced intellectual property attorney with over 30 years of corporate and law firm experience. He focuses his practice on all aspects of intellectual property including patents, trademarks, trade secrets, and copyrights. He negotiates and drafts all types of intellectual property agreements including joint development agreements, license agreements, settlement agreements, dispute resolution agreements, and co-existence agreements. He counsels clients on cost effective measures to obtain, protect, and enforce their intellectual property. In addition, he advises on internet issues relating to data collection, privacy, terms of use, and domain name disputes.
Prior to joining Saxton & Stump, Bruce served 10 years as a member and co-manager of the Intellectual Property and Patent Group at McNees Wallace & Nurick. Bruce was also a partner and Chair of the Intellectual Property and Technology Law Group at Barley, Snyder, Senft & Cohen, where he participated in the creation and growth of the group. Bruce also gained extensive experience at two Fortune 500 companies. He was General Intellectual Property Counsel at Armstrong World Industries where he managed the Intellectual Property Department and the global intellectual property portfolio. He also served as the Director of Patents for AMP Incorporated.
Bruce is a registered patent attorney with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. He is a member of many professional associations, including the American, Pennsylvania, and Lancaster Bar Associations and the American Intellectual Property Law Association.
PRACTICES
EDUCATION
University of Pittsburgh School of Law, J.D., 1985
Carnegie-Mellon University, B.S., Civil Engineering; Engineering and Public Policy, 1982
BAR ADMISSIONS
Pennsylvania
COURT ADMISSIONS
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
MEMBERSHIPS
American Bar Association
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Lancaster Bar Association, Past President
American Intellectual Property Law Association
Presentation
Ben Franklin Technology Partners TechCelerator Program, The Basics of Intellectual Property, October 2018
Relevant Experience
Developed tailored intellectual property strategies for different companies and business units to cost effectively support business objectives and goals
Counsel entrepreneurs and start-ups regarding strategic and cost-effective Intellectual Property strategies to enhance value
Developed intellectual property licensing program for international corporation
Negotiated license and commercial agreements to support product sales of over 100 million dollars per year in revenue
Drafted Intellectual Property Policies for companies of different sizes and colleges
Developed and implemented strategic and cost-effective trademark program for an international corporation to maintain and enhance brand awareness worldwide
Managed worldwide patent portfolio of international corporation
Worked with in-house personnel to develop and implement a cost-effective copyright registration program
Performed due diligence on Intellectual Property portfolio for sale of a major division of an international corporation
Drafted and prosecuted in excess of 500 U.S. patent applications
Drafted patent which survived litigation challenges and recovered over 50 million dollars in licensing revenue
Managed patent portfolio with annual spend of over 9 million dollars per year
Oversaw the filing of over 350 US patents per year for an international corporation
Developed intellectual property policies for various health care providers
Drafted patent applications and agreements relating to medical devices and software/processes for the health care industry
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