Stetina Brunda Garred & Brucker

What Stetina Brunda Garred & Brucker does

Stetina Garred Brucker & Newboles, A Professional Corporation is a privately-held intellectual property law firm headquartered in Aliso Viejo, California (Orange County), operating continuously since 1990. The firm is structured as a California professional corporation owned and controlled by its named partners — Mark B. Garred, William J. Brucker, and Matthew A. Newboles — together with Principal Eric L. Tanezaki. (Note: the query referred to the firm as "Stetina Brunda Garred & Brucker"; the official current legal name on the firm's own website and disclaimer pages is "Stetina Garred Brucker & Newboles" — no "Brunda" name appears in the source data.) The firm fields 11 professionals (9 attorneys and 2 patent agents).

The practice is a full-service IP boutique covering six integrated service lines: Patent Services (utility and design preparation, prosecution, and litigation), Trademark Services, Copyright Services, Trade Secrets, Licensing (including software licensing), and Intellectual Property Litigation (covering patent, trademark, copyright, domain name, trade secret, and IP-related antitrust matters). The firm emphasizes an "upstream perfecting" philosophy — securing IP rights before commercialization — combined with litigation defense in U.S. Federal and State courts. All patent attorneys hold technical undergraduate or graduate degrees in disciplines such as electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, computer hardware and software, biotechnology, and chemistry, and all are registered to practice before the USPTO. International reach is delivered through a maintained network of foreign associates in 80+ countries rather than through owned foreign offices.

The business model is a traditional professional services fee-for-service model: clients engage the firm directly on a per-matter basis, with fees negotiated individually. Customer acquisition is driven by professional referrals and the firm's website rather than paid marketing, consistent with a B2B boutique law practice. The client base is horizontal across technology companies, with a documented presence in the action sports vertical and an embedded relationship with university technology-transfer offices (USC Stevens Center for Innovation since 2008; UCI Beall Applied Innovation since 2017) via Principal Tanezaki. The firm shows no disclosed revenue, no outside investors, no parent entity, and no public listing; it is not a technology, SaaS, or AI company, and there is no API, app, or proprietary software product.

Name

Stetina Brunda Garred & Brucker

Legal name

STETINA GARRED BRUCKER & NEWBOLES, A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION

Website

https://stetinalaw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Stetina Garred Brucker & Newboles is a privately-held Orange County intellectual property law firm (founded 1990) of 9 attorneys and 2 patent agents providing patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, licensing, and IP litigation services to technology companies and university innovators, with international reach via foreign associates in 80+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Intellectual Property Law Services

NAICS

Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Patent Prosecution & Portfolio Management (BPAHAMAA)

Keywords

• Intellectual property law
• Patent prosecution
• Trademark registration
• Copyright protection
• IP litigation

Headquarters

HQ city

Aliso Viejo

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Stetina Garred Brucker & Newboles is a full-service intellectual property law firm that procures, enforces, and defends patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. The firm provides patent and trademark preparation and prosecution, IP litigation in federal and state courts, licensing and transactional work, and strategic IP counseling, supported by a network of foreign associates in over 80 countries for international IP protection.

Product overview

Stetina Garred Brucker & Newboles is a full-service intellectual property law firm offering integrated legal services rather than a software product. The firm's portfolio consists of six interconnected service offerings: Patent Services (utility and design patent preparation, prosecution, and litigation), Trademark Services (domestic and international trademark registration and enforcement), Copyright Services (registration, litigation, and licensing), Trade Secrets Services (protection and confidentiality agreements), Licensing Services (patent, trademark, copyright, and software licensing), and Intellectual Property Litigation (covering patent, trademark, copyright, domain name, and trade secret disputes). These services are supported by Intellectual Property Counseling for strategic protection both domestically and internationally. Each service area leverages the firm's technical expertise in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, computer hardware and software, biotechnology, and chemistry.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Patent Services Preparation, filing, and prosecution of utility and design patent applications before the USPTO, patent infringement and validity opinions, patent searches and studies, patentability opinions, procurement of international patent protection, patent infringement litigation, patent assignments, joint exploitation agreements, and patent and technology licensing.
• Trademark Services Preparation, filing, and prosecution of trademark and service mark applications before the USPTO and state trademark offices, procurement of international trademark protection, trademark search services, counseling on adoption and use of marks, infringement opinions, opposition and cancellation proceedings before the TTAB, watch services, trademark infringement litigation, licensing, and assignments.
• Copyright Services Preparation, filing, and prosecution of copyright registrations, copyright infringement opinions, counseling on copyright protection and use, copyright litigation, assignments of copyrights and work-made-for-hire agreements, and copyright and software licensing.
• Trade Secrets Services Counseling on the commercial exploitation, maintenance, and protection of trade secrets, and negotiation and preparation of secrecy and confidentiality agreements.
• Licensing Services Licensing of patents, trademarks, copyrights, and software for the commercial exploitation of intellectual property assets.
• Intellectual Property Litigation Litigation services covering patent infringement, trademark infringement, copyright infringement, domain name disputes, unfair competition and deceptive trade practices, misappropriation of trade secrets, IP-related antitrust issues, IP agreement disputes, employment contract disputes concerning IP, patent interferences, trademark opposition and cancellation proceedings, and ICANN domain name proceedings.
• Intellectual Property Counseling Strategic counseling on the commercial exploitation of intellectual property and on procuring and enforcing patent, trademark, and copyright protection on a domestic and international basis.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Foreign Associate NetworkcoreOthersThe firm maintains relationships with foreign associates located in over eighty countries to handle intellectual property issues throughout the world. This network enables the firm to procure international patent, trademark, and copyright protection for clients seeking global IP coverage.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Cooley LLP: Large full-service law firm with a substantial IP practice serving technology and life sciences clients, including many in the California tech corridor. Overlaps in patent prosecution and IP litigation but operates as part of a much broader corporate/transactional platform.
• Finnegan: Major Washington, D.C.-headquartered IP boutique with deep patent prosecution and litigation practices. Overlaps directly in patent prosecution and technical disciplines (EE, CS, biotech, chemistry), though considerably larger and more nationally distributed.
• Fish & Richardson: One of the largest IP-focused law firms in the U.S., providing patent prosecution and IP litigation across a broad range of technologies. Larger scale and broader geographic footprint than the subject firm, but overlapping core services and client types.
• Mintz: Full-service law firm with a sizable IP prosecution and litigation practice serving technology and life sciences clients. Comparable client base but a broader service portfolio than the subject firm.
• Choate Hall & Stewart: Boston-based full-service firm with a strong IP litigation and prosecution practice serving technology clients. Larger and broader in scope, but overlapping client types and practice areas.

Emerging players

• Greenblum & Bernstein: Mid-sized IP boutique focused on patent prosecution and IP counseling with technically-trained attorneys. Comparable niche IP boutique model with overlapping technical expertise.

Direct peers

• Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear: Long-established Orange County-based intellectual property boutique law firm with technically-trained attorneys handling patent prosecution, trademark, and IP litigation. Highly comparable in practice mix, geographic base, and client profile (technology and life sciences companies).
• Harness Dickey & Pierce: Mid-sized IP boutique with a strong technical attorney bench serving patent prosecution and litigation needs across electrical, mechanical, and biomedical technologies. Comparable boutique size and client focus.
• Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox: Washington, D.C.-based IP boutique focused on patent prosecution, post-grant proceedings, and IP litigation, with a technically-trained attorney roster. Similar boutique model and practice mix centered on patents and trademarks.
• McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff: Chicago-based IP boutique law firm focused on patent prosecution, IP litigation, and opinions, with technically-trained attorneys. Directly comparable in practice scope and boutique operating model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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