STEVEN BAIK is a trial lawyer and litigator in Sidley’s Intellectual Property Litigation practice. He has litigated patent cases before the Northern District of California, the International Trade Commission, and the Eastern District of Texas, among others. His cases have concerned semiconductors, semiconductor manufacturing, power electronics, software, wired and Wi-Fi networking devices, and semiconductor memory technologies, among other products and processes.

Steven also has significant experience in intellectual property licensing, having negotiated patent and intellectual property licenses with major international corporations, including prominent companies in Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Europe. The licenses he has negotiated have generated hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue.

In addition to patent litigation and licensing, he has several years' experience in prosecuting patents and managing large patent portfolios. As in-house counsel for a major semiconductor company, he oversaw the doubling of its patent portfolio in a two-year time span.

Steven's understanding of technology, patents and patent law enables him to work with his clients to provide creative litigation strategies. In several matters, he has worked with engineers to create "design around" options before and during litigation, effectively eliminating potential liability.