J. Miguel Hernandez

Miguel Hernandez is dedicated to protecting clients’ ingenuity—in the form of patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets—through prosecution and litigation.  Miguel’s prosecution experience includes representing clients that are applying for patents and trademarks, both domestically and abroad.  Additionally, Miguel has acquired experience representing clients in litigation proceedings when their intellectual property rights are at stake.

Miguel leverages his keen attention to detail to obtain optimal results for his clients in the most efficient manner.  While the field of intellectual property contains many nuances and is constantly evolving, clients can rely on Miguel to provide the best path to resolve their matters.  Moreover, Miguel’s intellectual property and bankruptcy research experience during his time in law school provides clients with a unique resource to assess their intellectual property agreements with other parties.

In addition to his legal expertise, Miguel also has a versatile technical expertise stemming from his chemical engineering background and previous role as an intellectual property analyst at Texas Tech University.  Because his chemical engineering background exposed him to applications across many fields, Miguel was responsible for assessing the patentability and marketability of a variety of technologies ranging from microfluidic cell screening to ophthalmologic medical assessment devices.  This technical versatility enables him to quickly understand a client’s idea and promptly craft a plan to best protect it.

Miguel is a registered patent attorney before the United States Patent and Trademark Office and a member of the State Bar of Texas.  Miguel earned his law degree from Texas Tech University School of Law.  Before law school, he graduated from Texas Tech University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering.