Steven E. Adkins Partner

• Intellectual Property
• Intellectual Property Litigation
• International Competition & Trade

• Asia

• District of Columbia
• Virginia
• U.S. Supreme Court
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit
• U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
• U.S. Court of Federal Claims

Named a Client Service "All-Star," BTI Consulting, 2018

Selected for inclusion in America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Intellectual Property (Section 337), Nationwide, Chambers USA, 2016-2018

Selected for inclusion in The Legal 500 US, Intellectual Property – International Trade Commission, 2016

Named to the IAM Patent 1000, Litigation: DC Metro Area, 2015-2016

Named to the IAM Patent 1000, International Trade Commission: National , 2015-2016

• Author, Extang and Laurmark Seek Temporary and Permanent Customs Ban on All Pickup Truck Folding Bed Covers In ITC Filing, McGuireWoods Legal Insights, December 11, 2018
• Author, ITC Confirms Early Diligence Critical for Prior Art Disclosures, McGuireWoods Legal Insights, November 29, 2018
• Author, ITC Best Practices: Introducing Redesigns in a Section 337 Investigation, McGuireWoods Legal Insights, June 26, 2018
• Author, Effectively Sued But Not Named — General Exclusion Orders at the ITC, McGuireWoods Legal Insights, April 19, 2018
• Author, On Your Mark, Get Ready, Pause — Ready for a 100-Day ITC Proceeding?, McGuireWoods Legal Insights, March 6, 2018
• Author, ITC Denies Request for Early 100-Day Program as Too Complex, McGuireWoods Legal Insights, February 19, 2018
• Author, President Imposes Tariffs on Imported Solar Panels, McGuireWoods Legal Insights, January 24, 2018
• Author, ITC Makes Recommendations in Solar Trade Case, McGuireWoods Legal Insights, November 7, 2017
• Author, Suniva’s Solar Panel Trade Action and Its Impact on the Industry, McGuireWoods Legal Insights, July 20, 2017
• Author, 3M Seeks Order Blocking Unlicensed Shielded Ribbon Cables From U.S. Market, McGuireWoods Legal Insights, July 6, 2017
• Author, "Using Section 337 to Reduce Unfair Competition Once and for All," American Bar Association Section of Litigation, July 20, 2016
• Author, "Preparing For Discovery And Witness Selection At The ITC," Law360, May 13, 2016
• Author, "The Calm Before the Storm: Selecting the Most Critical Witness – the Expert," Lexology, April 26, 2016
• Author, "At The Earliest Practicable Time: No Stays of Section 337 Investigations in Favor of Patent Office Proceedings," Lexology, March 7, 2016
• Author, "Not Mere Litigation: Using the ITC When Infringing Products Have Already Been Imported or Not All of the Importing Competitors are Known," State Bar of Michigan IPLS Proceedings, March 3, 2016
• Author, "The Calm Before The Storm: Responding To An ITC Complaint," Law360, February 2, 2016
• Author, "The Calm Before The Storm: Responding To An ITC Complaint," Law360, February 2, 2016
• Author, "The Calm Before the Storm: Five Initial Actions in Responding to an ITC Complaint," Lexology, January 19, 2016
• Author, "The Calm Before the Storm: Selecting ITC Counsel," Lexology, December 8, 2015
• Co-author, "Federal Circuit Limits ITC Authority To Remedy Patent Infringement Claims Based On Induced Infringement," Lexology, December 19, 2013
• Author, "Use Redesigns to Win at the ITC," Managing Intellectual Property (Americas - 6th Edition), 2010
• Author, "Only The Prepared Survive: Section 337 Investigations at the ITC," Forbes China, July 2010
• Author, Several Healthy Steps Away: New & Improved Products In Section 337 Investigations, 8 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 309, 2009
• Author, "Protecting America’s Borders," Section 337 IP Infringement Investigations at the ITC, Winter 2006
• Author, "Not Mere Litigation: Remedies Available for IP Infringement at the International Trade Commission," ABA Intellectual Property Litigation, Winter 2005
• Author, "Protecting the Asian Company’s U.S. IP Rights," Asia Law, June 2005
• Author, "Not Mere Litigation: Remedies Available for IP Infringement at the International Trade Commission," The Computer & Internet Lawyer, May 2005
• Author, "IP Infringement and the Ultimate Rocket Docket," Section 337 Investigations at the ITC, October 2004

• Technology, Media & Telecommunications
• Connected & Automated Vehicles

• University of Richmond School of Law, JD, 1991
• Georgia College, BA, with Honors, 1984

Member, U.S. International Trade Commission Committee, Intellectual Property Owners Association, 2020-2021

ITC Trial Lawyers Association

Corporate Counsel Committee, ABA Section of Litigation

Asia Society

The China Institute

Foreign Policy Discussion Group

Friends of the Freer/Sackler Museums

Hong Kong Association of New York

International Bar Association

National Committee for US-China Relations

Rotary Club of Washington DC

Rose Group for Cross Cultural Understanding, Board Member

Rotary Foundation, Board Member

World Affairs Council

Member, Japan-America Society of Washington, D.C.

Fellow, Royal Asiatic Society

• Presenter, "Conducting Effective Discovery in Asia: A Unique Perspective on Data Collection in China, Japan and Korea," ACI, February 25, 2015
• Presenter, Trade Secrets: Taken In China; Litigated in America, April 30, 2013
• Presenter, "What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You - Not Just Litigation: Section 337 Investigations at the US International Trade Commission," US-China Business Connections Leader and Luminaries Forum, New York, NY, April 25, 2013
• Panelist, "China and Intellectual Property with China Embassy IP Attaché," The Intellectual Property Breakfast Club, Kitzbühel, Austria, 2011
• Presenter, Not Mere Litigation: Section 337 IP Infringement Investigation, November 2010 (in Chinese)
• Presenter, "The Accused Infringer–Caught in the Crossfire—Strategies for Continuing to Do Business in the Face of an ITC Remedial Order," American Intellectual Property Lawyers Association Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, 2008
• Presenter, "An Introduction to Significant Issues in US Law," Presentation for a Delegation of Lawyers and Officials from the Jiangsu Province of China, Washington, DC, November 29, 2008
• Presenter, "High-Stakes Patent Litigation Practice: Patent Litigation in the International Trade Commission, the Federal Circuit, and the Supreme Court," Cambridge, MA, November 28, 2007
• Presenter, "Friend or Foe: Section 337 IP Infringement Investigations," Korea Small Business Association, Seoul, Korea, May 30, 2007
• Presenter, "Section 337: A Primer," Rotary Club of Beijing, China, May 29, 2007
• Presenter, "Not Mere Litigation: General Exclusion Orders at the U.S. International Trade Commission," 2007 Chinese Hi-Tech Enterprise and U.S. IP Litigation Strategy Forum, Beijing, China, May 25, 2007
• Presenter, "Responding to Section 337 Investigations," 2007 Chinese Hi-Tech Enterprise and U.S. IP Litigation Strategy Forum, Shanghai, China, May 23, 2007
• Presenter, "Nuts and Bolts of Section 337 Investigations," 2007 Chinese Hi-Tech Enterprise and U.S. IP Litigation Strategy Forum, Shenzhen, China, May 22, 2007
• Presenter, "Friend or Foe: Section 337 IP Infringement Investigations," American Chamber of Commerce, Hong Kong, China, May 20, 2007
• Presenter, "Section 337 Investigations: A Primer," Texas State Bar, Intellectual Property Law Section, Dallas, Texas, March 2007
• Presenter, Protecting Your Intellectual Property in China and The Global Marketplace, Seattle, Washington, July 2006
• Presenter, "How China is Affecting Intellectual Property: Section 337 Investigations," The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, China Roadshow, Atlanta, Georgia, March 2006
• Presenter, Friend or Foe: Section 337 IP Infringement Investigations at the United States International Trade Commission, New Delhi, India, February 2006
• Presenter, "Section 337 IP Infringement Investigations at the U.S. International Trade Commission," IPR Summit 2006, Bangalore, India, January 2006
• Presenter, "Not Mere Litigation: Using Section 337 to Protect the Asian Company's US IP Rights," British Chamber of Commerce, Hong Kong, January 2006
• Presenter, "Friend or Foe: Section 337 IP Infringement Investigations at the United States International Trade Commission," Hong Kong SAR Intellectual Property Department, Hong Kong, January 2006
• Presenter, "A Guide to Section 337 IP Infringement Investigations," Sino-American Forum of Intellectual Property Rights, Dongguan, China, October 2005
• Presenter, "A Guide to Using Section 337 to Enforce IP Rights in the United States," Hong Kong SAR, China, October 2005
• Presenter, Guide to Section 337 IP Infringement Investigation, Hsinchu Science Park, Taiwan, July 2005
• Presenter, "IP Infringement and the Ultimate Rocket Docket: Enforcing ITC Orders Against Infringing Goods," 31st Annual Intellectual Property Law Summer Institute, Mackinac Island, Michigan, July 2005
• Presenter, "Section 337 IP Infringement Investigations: A Primer," Hong Kong SAR, China, July 2005
• Presenter, "Not Mere Litigation: IP Infringement Actions at the U.S. International Trade Commission," Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, May 2005
• Presenter, IP Infringement Actions in the Ultimate Rocket Docket: the U.S. International Trade Commission, Beijing and Shanghai, China, October 2004
• Presenter, Section 337 IP Infringement Actions for Respondents (and Complainants) Based In Taiwan, Hsinchu City, Taiwan, October 2004
• Presenter, "The Ins and Outs of Section 337 Investigations," Michigan Bar Association, Mackinac Island, Michigan, July 2004
• Presenter, "Mining Your Patent Portfolio: Using Section 337 to Enforce IP Rights," Law Seminars International, Houston, Texas, November 2003
• Presenter, Responding to A Section 337 (IP Infringement) Investigation, Tokyo, Japan, October 2003
• Presenter, "Not Mere Litigation: Section 337 Investigations before the International Trade Commission," Centre for International Legal Studies, Kitzbühel, Austria, January 2002