About Stuart Clark

Stuart’s practice focuses on business and intellectual property litigation, including patent, copyright and trademark infringement, unfair competition, trade secret misappropriation, breach of contract, and business torts.

Stuart initially practiced as an attorney in South Africa, becoming a partner in a major Durban firm. In 1986 he moved to California, and joined the Palo Alto office of a national law firm. In 1993 Stuart joined a startup Palo Alto law firm – which ended up with more than thirty attorneys and patent agents – as one of its earliest partners. He remained with that firm until the end of 2016.

Stuart has litigated patent infringement cases involving a variety of arts and processes, including data compression techniques, medical device design, electronic circuitry, and semiconductor processes and products. In addition to patent cases, he has litigated several cases in the areas of copyright, trademark infringement, trade secret misappropriation, breaches of license and other agreements, Internet issues and unfair competition.

Stuart has tried jury and bench trials and argued appeals in both federal and state courts. Stuart’s practice includes mediation and arbitration. He served for many years as a judicial arbitrator, mediator, and settlement judge pro tem of the Santa Clara County Superior Court.