Abe Hershkovitz

Founder, CEO & President
ahershkovitz@hershkovitz.net
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Abe Hershkovitz, the founder of the Firm, is a former Director of the USPTO Office of Petitions. He worked at the USPTO for over 27 years, beginning as a Patent Examiner, Expert Primary Examiner in automotive technology, and eventually as the Director of the Office of Petitions, where he was involved with setting policy-related guidelines at the USPTO, and oversaw a staff charged with rendering over 10,000 decisions per year on petitions (procedural disputes between applicants and the USPTO).

In 1999, Mr. Hershkovitz left the USPTO to work at a law firm for close to five years before forming the Hershkovitz & Associates Firm in 2003. He has lectured frequently to Bar Associations and international IP organizations on various topics of patent laws and regulations and procedural tips in patent prosecution before the USPTO.

Mr. Hershkovitz specializes in petitionable matters and prosecution of Ex Parte and Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings. He is retained by many large law firms and corporations to assist them with more complex situations before the USPTO and to serve as an expert witness in litigated cases. He has strong business ties with many Intellectual Property firms in Europe and Asia.