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Troy, Mich.—June 11, 2025—Intellectual property law firm Fishman Stewart PLLC is pleased to announce founding partner Michael B. Stewart and partner Cecily O’Regan have again been included in the IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Professionals – 2025. The firm is also recognized again, boosted from the recommended level in 2024 to the bronze level this year. The annual directory, now in its 14th year, is considered a definitive resource of world-class, private practice patent professionals, law firms, and leading expert witnesses around the globe.
In this year’s edition, Stewart received a new silver ranking in the category of patent litigation and is again listed as recommended in the patent prosecution category. In describing his work, his IAM Patent 1000 profile notes that Stewart “strives to maximize and maintain the scope of protection for his patrons, from strategic planning and portfolio management to defending their interests in court.”
As co-founder of Fishman Stewart and a master’s level experienced engineer, Stewart is a valued strategic adviser to CEOs and senior executives across the globe. He develops IP management strategies for U.S. and foreign-based companies, from middle market to Fortune 500, to safeguard their business assets throughout the world. He has substantial experience managing, administering and conducting worldwide projects involving updating ownership records of large intellectual property portfolios and applies a comprehensive, cross-disciplinary approach to maximize the scope of intellectual property protection and beneficial usage. His litigation experience includes both trials and oral arguments before the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and he is admitted before the United States Supreme Court.
O’Regan, who joined Fishman Stewart in 2024 to anchor their California and Massachusetts tech hub presence, is also receiving repeat recognition on the list as recommended in the patent prosecution category. As an entrepreneurial patent professional, O’Regan combines legal, academic, and business credentials with her hands-on experience to provide strategic, market-focused patent portfolio development and intellectual property advice for clients. She is a veteran Silicon Valley IP practitioner and has a passion for helping entrepreneurs identify their sustainable competitive advantage and create value in their business.
The guide highlights Fishman Stewart’s capabilities and notes the firm “is dedicated to protecting and safeguarding its clients’ creativity, ensuring they are well positioned and fully secure when bringing their products to market. This offering attracts a number of global businesses who rely on the team to support them through the prosecution process.”
IAM Patent 1000 boasts a research process that is “rigorous and far-reaching.” In compiling the directory, feedback from over 6,000 clients was considered to determine this year’s rankings. IAM Patent 1000 is highly regarded, and features “only those identified by market sources for their exceptional skillsets and profound insights into patent matters.”
About Fishman Stewart PLLC
Fishman Stewart helps turn client creativity into valuable intellectual capital. Since its founding in 1996, the firm has obtained tens of thousands of patents and trademark registrations and represented clients in hundreds of cases in Federal Court. As strategic advisers to CEOs and senior executives, Fishman Stewart attorneys develop IP management strategies for U.S. and foreign-based companies to safeguard their business assets throughout the world. To discover how Fishman Stewart leverages intellectual property to effectively increase enterprise value, visit fishstewip.com.
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