stamoulis@swdelaw.com
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STAMATIOS STAMOULIS has over 20 years of experience in intellectual property and complex commercial law matters. Mr. Stamoulis began his career at the international law firm of O’Melveny & Myers LLP, where he spent four years focusing on intellectual property litigation, class action defense, antitrust defense, securities and white collar litigation, and carrier-side coverage litigation. Mr. Stamoulis then joined Fish & Richardson P.C., an international law firm specializing in intellectual property law, where he spent over five years working on intellectual property litigation and theft of trade secrets disputes, as well as corporate governance and other matters litigated before the Delaware Court of Chancery. Next, he formed Stamoulis & Weinblatt LLC.

Mr. Stamoulis has litigated patent infringement cases in the District of Delaware, as well as in many other districts throughout the country (including the Southern and Northern Districts of California, and the Eastern District of Texas). In addition, Mr. Stamoulis has represented clients in bankruptcy disputes before the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

Mr. Stamoulis is a past president of both the Philadelphia Intellectual Property Law Association and the Benjamin Franklin American Inn of Court. He has spoken on intellectual property law topics before numerous organizations, and recently spoke on patent litigation developments at the National Meeting for the American Chemical Society.

In 2012, 2013 and 2014, Super Lawyers named Mr. Stamoulis a Rising Star, an honor reserved for no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the State of Delaware. He received this honor in the area of Intellectual Property Litigation. He also was recognized as an “IP Star” in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 by Managing Intellectual Property.

Education

University of Delaware, H.B.A. Chemistry and Political Science 1996 – cum laude

Rutgers University School of Law, J.D. 1999 – cum laude and Order of the Coif

Managing Editor, Rutgers Computer and Technology Law Journal

Bar Admissions

New Jersey (1999)
New York (2000)
Delaware (2004)
United States Patent and Trademark (2001)

Pre-S&W Case Highlights 

Hakimoglu v. Oplink Communications, Inc. (Del. Chancery Court) — Represented Oplink Communications in suit brought under 8 Del. C. § 145 seeking indemnification of litigation cost incurred by former corporate officer in trade secret litigation.

Goya Foods, Inc. v. Unanue (Del. Chancery Court) — Represented Goya Foods and its directors in suit brought under 8 Del. C. § 225 to confirm shareholder action taken by written consent to remove a director and subsequently terminate longstanding CEO and COO of Goya.

Unanue v. Unanue (Del. Chancery Court) — Represented Goya Foods in suit brought under 8 Del. C. § 145 seeking indemnification. Also Represented Goya Foods in a counterclaim action for breaches of fiduciary duty and corporate waste.

Highland Legacy Limited v. Steven G. Singer, et al. (Del. Chancery Court) — Represented defendant Gary Singer in suit alleging breach of fiduciary duties.

S.E.C. v. Princeton Economics International, Ltd. (S.D.N.Y.) — Represented the court appointed receiver in an SEC and CFTC enforcement action relating to a multi-billion dollar ponzi scheme that defrauded several large Japanese investment entities. This action was brought in conjunction with a liquidation proceeding before a joint-provisional liquidator in the Turks and Caicos Islands.