Advisory Board

Ben Fernandez is an intellectual property lawyer at WilmerHale who possesses noteworthy subject matter and industry knowledge and has experience in patent and trademark portfolio management, freedom to operate/competitive landscape, and IP diligence. With more than 15 years of intellectual property experience, his practice centers on helping companies navigate patent and trademark law complexities to achieve their business objectives. He draws on his extensive experience in managing US and international IP portfolios to advise clients on achieving the most strategic and valuable coverage possible and developing formidable IP rights.

As part of Mr. Fernandez's freedom to operate/competitive landscape work, he has helped clients launching new products understand how to avoid, design around and license to minimize risk from competitors' patents. Mr. Fernandez is well-versed in both pre- and post-America Invents Act patent laws and has defended patents in USPTO post-grant proceedings.