Joseph Herndon

Partner at McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff, LLP (Patent Attorney)

Greater Chicago Area

About

Patent drafting and prosecution, International patent prosecution, patent portfolio review and opinion services. Specialties: Patent Law / Intellectual Property Law in the areas of Electrical, Software, Telecommunications, Computer Networking, and Business methods.

Experience

  • Partner at McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP
    May 2001 - Present · 25 yrs 3 mos

    Patent Law Attorney Prosecution – Practice includes all phases of U.S. and foreign patent and trademark prosecution, client counseling, and opinion work; Oversee clients’ patent portfolios and manage team of attorneys to work on the portfolios; Experience and knowledge to handle large takeovers / acquisitions of patent portfolios; Work closely with in-house counsel to identify inventions and develop filing strategies; Have drafted over 1000 patent applications and prosecuted hundreds of patent applications. Litigation – Practice includes assisting all phases of trial work; Experience in discovery, motion preparation and filing, expert reports, markman briefs, oral arguments, appeal briefs and settlements.

  • Adjunct Professor at University of Notre Dame
    Aug 2015 - Aug 2018 · 3 yrs 1 mo

    Adjunct Faculty for Patent Law & Prosecution II

  • Adjunct Professor at Northwestern University
    Mar 2011 - Apr 2013 · 2 yrs 2 mos

    Adjunct Professor / Engineering Law class (CIV ENG 302): Assisted with class from Spring 2007-March 2010; received Adjunct position March 2011

  • Academic Internship (Technical Investigations and Planning Departments) at Commonwealth Edison
    May 1999 - May 2000 · 1 yr 1 mo

    Academic Internship with Commonwealth Edison Electric Utility during summers of 1999/2000.