Benjamin Halpern concentrates his practice on complex patent preparation and prosecution, non-infringement and patentability studies, patent portfolio management, international patent prosecution, licensing and other aspects of patent law.

He is a former Patent Examiner at the U.S. Patent Office, where he examined patent applications related to the manufacture of semiconductor devices, cleaning and polishing apparatus, hand-held tools and other technologies.

Mr. Halpern holds a Master of Science degree in mechanical engineering, with focus on materials science, from Georgia Tech.

Mr. Halpern has a vast amount of experience in preparing and prosecuting patent applications both in the U.S. and abroad in a broad range of technologies, including semiconductor memory devices, liquid crystal and plasma displays, nanotechnology, medical devices and business methods. Mr. Halpern has also drafted and successfully prosecuted numerous patent applications involving computer-based inventions, including software-based inventions directed to database management, Internet and other network-based search algorithms, graphic user interfaces, and computerized manufacturing environments. While practicing at other law firms, Mr. Halpern has performed patent work for large international companies such as Seiko Epson, Samsung and Toyota.

ARELaw Alerts

• ARE Patent Law Alert:
  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Publishes Supplementary Guidelines For Determining Compliance With 35 U.S.C. 112
  February 11, 2011