Full-Service, Flat Fee Patent Law Firm
Hanrahan Law Firm, P.A. (HLF) is a full service patent law firm that provides patent search, patent application and patent prosecution services for its clients throughout the United States and Worldwide. Our goal at HLF is to offer simple and affordable solutions in the complex field of patent law, and to provide our clients with direct legal guidance based on honesty and integrity. With our patent services, you will work directly with a Registered Patent Attorney for fair, competitive and up-front flat rates which are a fraction of the cost of other patent firms.
Benjamin M. Hanrahan, Owner
As a Registered Patent Attorney and Computer Science Engineer, Mr. Hanrahan focuses his practice in the areas of patent prosecution, patent searching, patent infringement / non-infringement opinions, patent licensing and patent enforcement.
Mr. Hanrahan is Board Certified in Intellectual Property Law by the Florida Bar and has over seventeen years of experience prosecuting U.S. and foreign patent applications in nearly all technological fields, including the mechanical, computer, electrical, software and internet fields.
Bar Admissions, Registrations and Certifications
Florida (2006)
Registered to Practice Before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (2007)
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida (2007)
Board Certified in Intellectual Property law by the Florida Bar (2012)
Professional Activities, Associations and Accolades
Adjunct Professor (2018 – present)
U.S. Intellectual Property Law,
Ruhr University Bochum (RUB)
Bochum, Germany
Super Lawyers, Rising Star (2010, 2011, 2013-2021)
Florida Bar Association
Dade County Bar Association
Coral Gables Bar Association
American Intellectual Property Law Association
The Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce
Education
University of Miami, School of Law
Coral Gables, Florida
Juris Doctor, 2006, cum laude
University of Florida, College of Engineering
Gainesville, Florida
Bachelor of Science, Computer Engineering, 2002, cum laude
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