Joseph A. Herndon
Joseph A. Herndon has experience in all areas of patent and trademark law practice. Mr. Herndon's prosecution experience includes all phases of U.S. and foreign patent and trademark prosecution, client counseling, due diligence, and opinion work regarding validity, infringement, and enforceability of patents. His litigation experience includes all phases of trial work, from pleadings to verdict.
Mr. Herndon represents Fortune 500 companies that span a diverse range of technologies including telecommunications, mobile Internet platforms, computer networking, aerospace/automation and control, semiconductors, consumer electronics, geophysical prospecting, Internet gaming, digital map and vehicle navigation, music discovery, automotive lighting and diagnostics, orthopaedics and medical implants, batteries, software, business methods, and financial planning.
Mr. Herndon also represents universities and individual inventors.
He has technical experience working for an electric utility provider, where he gained expertise in power electronics and energy systems.
Mr. Herndon joined MBHB in the spring of 2001 as a technical advisor/patent agent, charged with preparing and prosecuting patent applications. He entered law school in the fall of 2002, and attended evening classes while maintaining his full-time position at the firm.
education
J.D., DePaul University College of Law, Summa Cum Laude
B.S., University of Illinois, Electrical Engineering, With Honors
bar admissions
Illinois
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
professional leadership
Professional Engineer Intern License, State of Illinois
publications
"Computer-Implemented Claim Limitations and 35 U.S.C. ยง 112, paragraph 6" snippets, Vol. 6, Issue 2, August 2008.