James F. Herkenhoff is a partner in our San Diego office. He focuses on client practice and represents clients in diverse stages, from start-up companies to Fortune 500 companies. Mr. Herkenhoff has developed patent portfolios and completed due diligence and agreement work that has helped several clients achieve significant business goals. Mr. Herkenhoff also has expertise in a wide variety of complex technologies involving aerospace, mechanical devices, electronics, medical devices, lasers, telecommunications with an emphasis in wireless technology, computer architecture, electrical devices, and the Internet. Mr. Herkenhoff is a registered patent attorney.
Mr. Herkenhoff has completed due diligence projects in such fields as endovascular products including catheter securement, atherectomy devices, and balloon catheters, intraosseous vascular access devices, biopsy devices, medical temperature management systems, sporting goods, and product dispenser machines. Patents drafted by Mr. Herkenhoff have been licensed for more than $100 million.
In addition to his educational background in mechanical engineering, Mr. Herkenhoff has more than 10 years of technical experience at Rockwell International and The Boeing Company. At Rockwell International, he was an engineer performing design and structural analysis, and fabrication support for complex rocket engine systems, specializing in combustion devices. Mr. Herkenhoff built upon this experience during his subsequent tenure as a senior engineer at The Boeing Company supporting the Space Shuttle’s rocket engine program. While at The Boeing Company, his principle responsibility encompassed engine failure analysis for the Space Shuttle’s development and flight programs across the country. Mr. Herkenhoff also received the distinguished Space Flight Awareness Honoree Award from NASA for his dedication, commitment to excellence, and achievements in support of the space program. This award is one of the highest presented by NASA and industry.
During his legal education, Mr. Herkenhoff received First Honors Awards in Technology and Privacy Law and Aviation Law. He is also a member of the St. Thomas More Law Honor Society.
Mr. Herkenhoff joined the firm in 2000 and became a partner in 2006.
Loyola Law School, J.D., St. Thomas More Law Honor Society
University of California – Santa Barbara (UCSB), B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Pi Tau Sigma Honor Society
State Bar of California
Supreme Court of the United States
U.S. District Court – Central District of California
U.S. District Court – Southern District of California
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Communications Technology
Consumer Products & Services
Food & Beverage
Electrical, Semiconductor & Computer Technology
Electronics & Semiconductors
Software & IT
Energy
Clean Technology
Medical Devices & Procedures
Transportation & Vehicles
Aerospace & Space Technology
Automotive Transportation & Powersports
Advertising, Media & Entertainment Practice
Assignments & Licenses
Brand Search
Copyright
Copyright Litigation
Copyright Litigation
Covered Business Method (CBM)
Design Patents
Due Diligence
Inter Partes Review (IPR)
International Trademarks
IP Strategy
IP Transactions, Agreements & Venture Capital
Litigation
Opinions & Counseling
Patent Strategy & Prosecution
Patent Trial & Appeal Board (PTAB) Trials (Post Grant)
Post-Grant Review (PGR)
Registration
Trademark & Brand Protection
Trademark Enforcement
Trademark Registration
Trademark Trial & Appeal Board (TTAB) Disputes
Transactions
TTAB Proceedings
U.S. Patent Prosecution
Selected as one of the “San Diego County Top Attorneys” in 2015 by the San Diego Daily Transcript (SDDT), based on a survey of his peers, for his work in intellectual property law.
American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
San Diego Intellectual Property Law Association (SDIPLA)
San Diego County Bar Association (SDCBA)
