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Fitch Even Partner Steve Parmelee Speaks at University of South Carolina

April 9, 2026

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Fitch Even partner Steven G. Parmelee recently served as guest lecturer for the University of South Carolina Darla Moore School of Business, as part of the MBA-level international business course “Professional Masters IP.” On April 8, Steve presented on “Invention Analysis & Writing Broad Claims” and “Drafting Provisional Patent Applications.”

Steve has extensive experience in complex patent preparation and prosecution in the U.S. and abroad, and has assisted clients with patent portfolio management, freedom-to-operate issues, and transactions for over 45 years.

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Steven G. Parmelee

For over 40 years, businesses of various sizes and stages, independent inventors and others have turned to Steven G. Parmelee for high-quality, client-focused patent services. Steve has personally written well over 2,200 patent applications, handling ordinary prosecution as well as administrative and judicial appellate work, post-grant reexamination work, and other sophisticated patent needs.