Hickman Becker Bingham Ledesma LLP is a premier provider of high-quality intellectual property legal services in Silicon Valley. The firm's attorneys have earned a superior reputation for providing top-quality patent preparation, patent prosecution, trademark registration, copyright registration, licensing, and dispute counseling services. Unlike many other IP firms, we are highly focused on computer-related technologies. Most attorneys in the firm hold undergraduate degrees in computer science, computer engineering, or electrical engineering. Several have strong industry experience in technical positions. Others have served as in-house counsel in IP and other matters for technology companies. Still others have prior litigation experience. Because of our focus on computer technology, the firm also maintains close familiarity with constantly changing procedures of the US Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) relating to examination of applications claiming software inventions and business methods. With this familiarity, our lawyers can guide you through the complicated and sometimes opaque environment that characterizes USPTO examination of these cases today.