Practice Areas
Hershkovitz & Associates is a full-service patent law firm specializing in patent prosecution before the USPTO and coordination of foreign patent filings for
- Electrical/Electronics/Business Methods
- Internet/Computer Arts/Communications
- Biotechnology/Life Sciences
- Chemicals/Pharmaceuticals
- Energy/Environment
- Nanotechnology/Materials Science
- Mechanical/Aerospace
International Patent Services
- Patent Cooperation Treaty
- Patent Prosecution Highway
Patent Prosecution & Registration
- Patent Drafting
- Applications – Provisional, Non-provisional
- Information Disclosure Statements (IDS)
- Responses to Office Actions
- Expedited Examinations:
– Fast Track Accelerated Examination Program
– First Action Interview
– Patent Prosecution Highway
Advanced Patent Prosecution
- Reexamination Proceedings
- Appeals and Interferences
- Petitions to:
– Claim an earlier filing date
– Revive abandoned applications
– Reinstate expired patents
– Expedite consideration or examination
Patent Maintenance & Management
- Annuities and Maintenance Fees
- Patent Portfolio Management
Patent Information Search & Analysis
- Prior Art Search and Analysis
For further information, please see our slide presentations on the following topics:
Patent Law and Prosecution Before the USPTO
Patent Application Filing at the USPTO
Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH)
Petition Practice Before the USPTO
Reexamination Practice Before the USPTO
Reexaminations, Petitions, Practice Before the USPTO
USPTO Board of Patent Appeals & Interferences
AIA – U.S. Patent Reform Overview
AIA – U.S. Patent Reform Overview – Korean
