Stephanus H. Yang | Patent Attorney

Stephanus H. Yang joined Maxey Law Offices, PLLC in 2010. Besides client counseling, he works with many facets of safeguarding intellectual property as a patent attorney, including the procurement of patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets. Stephanus is registered to practice in the State of Florida as well as before the United States Patent & Trademark Office, a distinction that less than one percent of all U.S. attorneys can claim.

Stephanus hails from Buffalo, NY, where he earned undergraduate degrees in Pharmaceutical Sciences and Psychology from the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York. He relocated to the Tampa Bay area and completed his Juris Doctor at Stetson University College of Law. Stephanus has previously interned in-house for a privately-held manufacturing company, weighing in on various corporate legal, human resource, and health and safety matters.

Interest in patent law emerged late during his pharmaceutical studies. While Stephanus always appreciated the analytical nature of science, he searched for an opportunity to interact more with the developmental side of science and technology; his discovery of patent law has not disappointed. One of the things he enjoys most about his work is the diverse mix of innovators he supports – from stay-at-home moms to international corporations, and everything in between. When working with clients, Stephanus sees his role as helping them establish realistic expectations, spelling out exactly what is needed to protect a product or idea, and putting steps in place to facilitate any necessary licensing, research, patent procurement, or maintenance, to ultimately protect the clients’ intellectual property.

During his undergraduate studies, Stephanus was named a College of Arts & Sciences Merit Scholar, and later during law school, was the recipient of the William F. Blews Pro Bono Service Award.