Mr. Sterne specializes in intellectual property issues in the electronics, computer, telecommunications, Internet, e-commerce and business method technology areas. With advanced technical training in electronics from Tufts University, he has over 20 years of legal experience in all aspects of IP including strategic planning, protection, licensing and litigation. He is internationally recognized as an expert on software and business method patents, having been the lead attorney for IBM in the Federal Circuit test case, In re Beauregard (1995), that led to the USPTO Software Patent Guidelines.

Robert Greene Sterne is on the Advisory Board for The Sedona Conference.