{"id":1079,"date":"2015-02-20T20:12:13","date_gmt":"2015-02-20T20:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/avada.theme-fusion.com_demos\/law\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2026-08-10T12:13:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T16:13:44","slug":"who-we-are","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hlflegal.com\/?page_id=1079","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-background-position:left top;--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:110px;--awb-padding-bottom:80px;--awb-padding-top-medium:72px;--awb-padding-bottom-medium:60px;--awb-padding-bottom-small:48px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" 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style=\"--awb-margin-bottom:20px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-left fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility\"><div class=\"title-sep sep- sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:var(--awb-color3);\"><\/div><\/div><span class=\"awb-title-spacer fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility\"><\/span><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;text-transform:uppercase;\">Full-Service, Flat Fee Patent Law Firm<\/h3><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-right\"><div class=\"title-sep sep- sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:var(--awb-color3);\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>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.\u00a0 With our patent services, you will work <i>directly<\/i>\u00a0with a Registered Patent Attorney for fair, competitive and up-front flat rates which are a fraction of the cost of other patent firms.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-background-position:left 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style=\"text-align: left;\">Mobile \/ Direct: 786.250.1462<br \/>\nToll Free \/ Fax: 888.252.6791<br \/>\nemail: bh@hlflegal.com<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"--awb-max-width:200px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-3 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"248\" height=\"300\" title=\"Board-Certified-Logo-2022-IntellectualPropertyLaw-BW-248&#215;300\" src=\"https:\/\/hlflegal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Board-Certified-Logo-2022-IntellectualPropertyLaw-BW-248x300-1.png\" 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fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-flex-start\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.6666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:75%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.56%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"--awb-margin-bottom:20px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-left fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility\"><div class=\"title-sep sep- sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:var(--awb-color3);\"><\/div><\/div><span class=\"awb-title-spacer fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility\"><\/span><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;text-transform:uppercase;\">Benjamin M. Hanrahan, Owner<\/h3><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-right\"><div class=\"title-sep sep- sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:var(--awb-color3);\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-left fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility\"><div class=\"title-sep sep- sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:var(--awb-color3);\"><\/div><\/div><span class=\"awb-title-spacer fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility\"><\/span><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;text-transform:uppercase;\">Bar Admissions, Registrations and Certifications<\/h3><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-right\"><div class=\"title-sep sep- sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:var(--awb-color3);\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><p>Florida (2006)<br \/>\nRegistered to Practice Before the U.S. Patent &amp; Trademark Office (2007)<br \/>\nU.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida (2007)<br \/>\nBoard Certified in Intellectual Property law by the Florida Bar (2012)<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-4 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-left fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility\"><div class=\"title-sep sep- sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:var(--awb-color3);\"><\/div><\/div><span class=\"awb-title-spacer fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility\"><\/span><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;text-transform:uppercase;\">Professional Activities, Associations and Accolades<\/h3><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-right\"><div class=\"title-sep sep- sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:var(--awb-color3);\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\"><p>Adjunct Professor (2018 &#8211; present)<br \/>\nU.S. Intellectual Property Law,<br \/>\nRuhr University Bochum (RUB)<br \/>\nBochum, Germany<\/p>\n<p>Super Lawyers, Rising Star (2010, 2011, 2013-2021)<br \/>\nFlorida Bar Association<br \/>\nDade County Bar Association<br \/>\nCoral Gables Bar Association<br \/>\nAmerican Intellectual Property Law Association<br \/>\nThe Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-5 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-left fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility\"><div class=\"title-sep sep- sep-solid\" 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col-sm-12\"><div class=\"fusion-flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading flexslider floated-slideshow flexslider-hover-type-zoomin\"><ul class=\"slides\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hlflegal.com\/?p=1566\" aria-label=\"This Day in Patent History: William S. Burroughs and the Calculating Machine\" class=\"hover-type-zoomin\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"177\" height=\"142\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27177%27%20height%3D%27142%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20177%20142%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27177%27%20height%3D%27142%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/hlflegal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/burrough-177x142.jpg\" class=\"lazyload attachment-portfolio-five size-portfolio-five\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hlflegal.com\/?author=1\" rel=\"author\">Benjamin M. Hanrahan<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-08-21T11:54:35-04:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hlflegal.com\/?p=1566\">This Day in Patent History: William S. Burroughs and the Calculating Machine<\/a><\/h4><p class=\"meta\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hlflegal.com\/?author=1\" rel=\"author\">Benjamin M. Hanrahan<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-08-21T11:54:35-04:00<\/span><span>August 21st, 2026<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><span class=\"fusion-comments\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hlflegal.com\/?p=1566#respond\">0 Comments<\/a><\/span><\/p><p>August 21, 1888 marked an important day in the history of mechanical calculation. On that date, William Seward Burroughs [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:30px;--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-bg-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-bg-color-hover:var(--awb-color1);--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-color:var(--awb-color3);--awb-border-top:1px;--awb-border-right:1px;--awb-border-bottom:1px;--awb-border-left:1px;--awb-border-style:solid;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:40px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-recent-posts fusion-recent-posts-2 avada-container layout-thumbnails-on-side layout-columns-1\"><section class=\"fusion-columns columns fusion-columns-1 columns-1\"><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12\"><div class=\"fusion-flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading flexslider floated-slideshow flexslider-hover-type-zoomin\"><ul class=\"slides\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hlflegal.com\/?p=1557\" aria-label=\"Do You Really NEED a Patent Search?\" class=\"hover-type-zoomin\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"177\" height=\"142\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27177%27%20height%3D%27142%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20177%20142%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27177%27%20height%3D%27142%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/hlflegal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/search-177x142.jpg\" class=\"lazyload attachment-portfolio-five size-portfolio-five\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hlflegal.com\/?author=1\" rel=\"author\">Benjamin M. Hanrahan<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-08-19T12:53:19-04:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hlflegal.com\/?p=1557\">Do You Really NEED a Patent Search?<\/a><\/h4><p class=\"meta\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hlflegal.com\/?author=1\" rel=\"author\">Benjamin M. Hanrahan<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-08-19T12:53:19-04:00<\/span><span>August 19th, 2026<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><span class=\"fusion-comments\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hlflegal.com\/?p=1557#respond\">0 Comments<\/a><\/span><\/p><p>Probably. Innovation begins with an idea\u2014but turning that idea into a successful invention requires more than simply creating something [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-7 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:30px;--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-bg-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-bg-color-hover:var(--awb-color1);--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-color:var(--awb-color3);--awb-border-top:1px;--awb-border-right:1px;--awb-border-bottom:1px;--awb-border-left:1px;--awb-border-style:solid;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:40px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-recent-posts fusion-recent-posts-3 avada-container layout-thumbnails-on-side layout-columns-1\"><section class=\"fusion-columns columns fusion-columns-1 columns-1\"><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12\"><div class=\"fusion-flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading flexslider floated-slideshow flexslider-hover-type-zoomin\"><ul class=\"slides\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hlflegal.com\/?p=1543\" aria-label=\"128 Years Ago: Rudolf Diesel\u2019s Patent That Changed the World of Engines\" class=\"hover-type-zoomin\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"177\" height=\"142\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27177%27%20height%3D%27142%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20177%20142%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27177%27%20height%3D%27142%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/hlflegal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/dieselengine-177x142.jpg\" class=\"lazyload attachment-portfolio-five size-portfolio-five\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hlflegal.com\/?author=1\" rel=\"author\">Benjamin M. Hanrahan<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-08-10T14:52:47-04:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hlflegal.com\/?p=1543\">128 Years Ago: Rudolf Diesel\u2019s Patent That Changed the World of Engines<\/a><\/h4><p class=\"meta\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hlflegal.com\/?author=1\" rel=\"author\">Benjamin M. Hanrahan<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-08-10T14:52:47-04:00<\/span><span>August 10th, 2026<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><span class=\"fusion-comments\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hlflegal.com\/?p=1543#respond\">0 Comments<\/a><\/span><\/p><p>On August 9, 1898, an invention that would reshape transportation, industry, and the global energy landscape received official recognition [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-8 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:30px;--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-bg-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-bg-color-hover:var(--awb-color1);--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-color:var(--awb-color3);--awb-border-top:1px;--awb-border-right:1px;--awb-border-bottom:1px;--awb-border-left:1px;--awb-border-style:solid;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:40px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-recent-posts fusion-recent-posts-4 avada-container layout-thumbnails-on-side layout-columns-1\"><section class=\"fusion-columns columns fusion-columns-1 columns-1\"><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12\"><div class=\"fusion-flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading flexslider floated-slideshow flexslider-hover-type-zoomin\"><ul class=\"slides\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hlflegal.com\/?p=1490\" aria-label=\"Why do I Need a Patent Search?\" class=\"hover-type-zoomin\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"177\" height=\"142\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27177%27%20height%3D%27142%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20177%20142%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27177%27%20height%3D%27142%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/hlflegal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/magnifying-glass-PS-177x142.jpg\" class=\"lazyload attachment-portfolio-five size-portfolio-five\" alt=\"patent search\" \/><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hlflegal.com\/?author=1\" rel=\"author\">Benjamin M. 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Hanrahan<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2025-04-24T10:25:55-04:00<\/span><span>April 24th, 2025<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><span class=\"fusion-comments\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hlflegal.com\/?p=1490#respond\">0 Comments<\/a><\/span><\/p><p>A patent search is a critical step in the innovation lifecycle\u2014whether you\u2019re an individual inventor, a small startup, or [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1079","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 5.0.2 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A patent search is a critical step in the innovation lifecycle\u2014whether you\u2019re an individual inventor, a small startup, or an established R&amp;D team.\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"max-image-preview:large\" \/>\n\t<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/hlflegal.com\/?p=1490\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"generator\" content=\"All in One SEO (AIOSEO) 5.0.2\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@HLFlegal\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Why do I Need a Patent Search? | HLF Patents\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"A patent search is a critical step in the innovation lifecycle\u2014whether you\u2019re an individual inventor, a small startup, or an established R&amp;D team.\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@HLFlegal\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/hlflegal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cropped-hlf-high-resolution-color-logo.png\" \/>\n\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"aioseo-schema\">\n\t\t\t{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"BlogPosting\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hlflegal.com\\\/?p=1490#blogposting\",\"name\":\"Why do I Need a Patent Search? | HLF Patents\",\"headline\":\"Why do I Need a Patent Search?\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hlflegal.com\\\/?author=1#author\"},\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hlflegal.com\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hlflegal.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/04\\\/magnifying-glass-PS.jpg\",\"width\":2374,\"height\":1263,\"caption\":\"Businessman holding magnifying glass and light bulb. 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