Chad S.C. Stover

Chad S.C. Stover

Wilmington, DE recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2017
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302 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Litigation - Intellectual Property Patent Law
*Named the "Lawyer of the Year" in this practice area in the 2026 edition in Wilmington, DE.

Biography

Chad Stover represents clients in Delaware’s federal and state courts, and in courts across the country. He is a frequent first-chair trial attorney with a knack for making complex technical and factual problems understandable to juries, judges, and clients.

Chad has successfully resolved patent and trademark claims, as well as breach of contract, fraud and other general commercial litigation claims, often involving licensing disputes.

Known for building focused and persuasive arguments for his clients, Chad recently obtained early summary judgment in a patent litigation brought in the Southern District of New York against ACCO Brands. He then successfully defended the decision before the Federal Circuit.

In another recent case, Chad’s deposition of the other side’s expert witness, and the use of that testimony in a summary judgment motion, was part of a favorable resolution of a hotly contested competitor-on-competitor patent case in the District of Massachusetts.

While Chad’s practice is national in scope, many of his cases are before Delaware’s esteemed federal and state courts. Chad has successfully resolved litigation involving millions to hundreds of millions of dollars in value in all three of Delaware’s top courts – the District of Delaware, the Court of Chancery and Delaware Superior Court. Chad’s clients include other lawyers and law firms seeking Delaware counsel.

Barnes & Thornburg LLP

302 Best Lawyers awards

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Overview

  • The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, J.D., graduated 2003
  • University of Delaware, B.M.E

  • Delaware, Delaware Bar Association
  • South Carolina, South Carolina Bar Association
  • United States, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

  • Delaware Supreme Court
  • South Carolina Supreme Court
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
  • Delaware, Delaware Bar Association
  • South Carolina, South Carolina Bar Association
  • United States, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
  • The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, J.D., graduated 2003
  • University of Delaware, B.M.E
  • Delaware Supreme Court
  • South Carolina Supreme Court
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2026 - Litigation - Intellectual Property
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property, Wilmington, DE (2026)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Patent Law
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Copyright Law
  • Litigation - Antitrust
  • Litigation - Patent
  • Trade Secrets Law
  • Trademark Law

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