Alan Herda focuses his practice on intellectual property law, including patent, trademark and copyright law.
Before joining the firm, Alan worked as a mechanical development engineer at Motorola, designing and analyzing mechanical, electro-mechanical, structural and thermal-management systems for cellular base transceiver stations
Alan's intellectual property law experience includes:
- Preparing and prosecuting U.S. utility, U.S. design, foreign and PCT patent applications covering a wide variety of technologies, including energy exploration and production equipment, gas processing equipment, medical devices, pipeline-related equipment, computer hardware and software, industrial and consumer lighting products, hydraulic systems and thermal-management systems.
- Conducting product review, patentability, freedom of operation, validity and infringement investigations, and preparing related opinion letters.
- Preparing and prosecuting U.S. copyright applications covering a wide variety of works, including books, software, catalogs, videos, curriculum, sculptures and lamps.
- Preparing and prosecuting U.S. trademark applications, and conducting trademark clearance searches.
Recent Publications and Speeches
- "Design Patents and Product Configuration," Dallas Bar Association Intellectual Property Law Section, January 23, 2009.
- "Willful Patent Infringement and the Right to a Jury Trial."
- "Co-Branding on the World Wide Web."
Honors
- Selected for inclusion in Texas Super Lawyers - Rising Stars Edition 2009-2010