Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox is a legal firm specializing in the protection, transfer and enforcement of intellectual property rights, and is located in Washington, D.C. Established in 1978, its practice areas include intellectual property valuation, design patents, inventorship dispute resolution, patent, technology transfer, trademark, trade secret and unfair competition. It serves various industries that include telecommunications, computer hardware and software, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, consumer products, Internet, nanotechnology and medical. Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox s clients include the Washington Post, Barr Laboratories, Cargill, Human Genome Sciences, Reebok International and University of Pennsylvania.