Partner Rejoins Dallas IP Firm Stephen Liu. Photo credit: Ellman Photography

Partner Rejoins Dallas IP Firm

Carstens & Cahoon, a full-service intellectual property law firm based in Dallas, added Stephen Liu as its newest partner. Liu started his law practice with Carstens & Cahoon and is returning after a short stint with another law firm.

Liu's practice focuses on all areas of patent law, including prosecution, litigation and counseling, as well as trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets. He is a member of the State Bar of Texas and a registered patent attorney before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Throughout his career, he has represented clients ranging in size from multinational corporations to sole proprietors.

Liu received his law degree from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law in Dallas, where he was a member of the International Law Review and a student attorney in the Civil Clinic, representing indigent clients. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering from The University of Texas at Austin, where he conducted graduate-level research in the field of cell and tissue engineering. Liu later went on to earn a second baccalaureate degree in electrical engineering from The University of Texas at Dallas.