About Mr. Stuart James West
Mr. Stuart James West P.E. is an attorney specializing in highbrow property and patent law, based in Walnut Creek, California. He has been a member of the State Bar of California since 1999. Mr. West earned his law degree from Golden Gate University School of Law in 1998. He used to be a Merit Scholar and served as Vice-President of the Student Bar Association. He also holds a Master of Science in Structural Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, obtained in 1995, and a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the identical institution, completed in 1993.
Additionally, he earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of North Dakota in 2010. In his practice, Mr. West focuses on intellectual estate matters, including patent appeals, litigation, and prosecution. He is licensed to practice earlier than the United States Patent and Trademark Office and holds licenses in California, Washington D.C., and New York. His federal judiciary admissions include the U.S. Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and the Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. He is likewise licensed to the U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Central Districts of California, in addition to the Northern District of Florida and the Central District of Illinois.
Mr. West is a registered professional engineer in California and a licensed common and engineering contractor within the state. He is a founding chairman of the Contra Costa Innovation Center and has served as president of the Intellectual Property Section of the Contra Costa County Bar Association. He is a member of the Law Society of England & Wales, the Washington D.C. State Bar, the Licensing Executives Society, the Federal Circuit Bar Association, the San Francisco Intellectual Property Law Society, the Silicon Valley Intellectual Property Law Society. The American Intellectual Property Law Association. Mr. West is the founder and principal attorney at West & Associates, A Professional Corporation, positioned at one hundred ninety N Wiget Ln, Suite 280, Walnut Creek, CA 94598.
The firm focuses on intellectual real estate law, offering services in patent appeals, legal proceedings, and prosecution. He has been recognized as a Northern California Super Lawyer from 2015 to 2022 and has been selected to the Top Lawyers of California listing from 2018 to 2023. In addition to his legal practice, Mr. West has been involved in various public speaking engagements and publications, including topics on patent reform and trademark legal proceedings. He is fluent in English, German, and conversational French. For more information, Mr. West can be contacted at (925) 262-2220 or via email at swest@westpatentlaw.com.
