Benjamin Halkowski

Benjamin Halkowski is an Associate at Fish & Richardson in Washington, DC. He drafts and prosecutes patents for a broad range of inventions and manages a complex patent docket for clients that include multinational technology and financial services companies, startups, and individual inventors. His work spans software, machine learning, artificial intelligence, computer vision, robotics, digital health, e-commerce, financial services, drones, and authentication technologies.

Halkowski earned a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in 2024 and a B.S. with honors in Physics and Computer Science from the College of William & Mary in 2018. His education combines legal analysis with technical study in computing and physical sciences. That background supports patent drafting and prosecution work that requires understanding both how inventions operate and how to describe their technical features in legally meaningful terms.

Before joining Fish & Richardson, Halkowski researched laser constructions and worked in the semiconductor industry as a plasma control engineer building next-generation lithography tools. That engineering experience gives him practical familiarity with advanced hardware, manufacturing, and scientific systems. In practice, he applies that technical perspective across patent matters involving software-driven products, emerging artificial intelligence applications, financial technologies, robotics, and other complex inventions.

Benjamin Halkowski brings hands-on technical experience to patent prosecution for clients at different stages of growth. His work requires careful coordination between inventors, business teams, and patent strategy, particularly where products combine software, hardware, data processing, and machine learning. By pairing an engineering and computer-science background with current patent practice, he helps clients document inventions, develop patent filings, and manage portfolios across rapidly changing technology sectors.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Fish & Richardson P.C.
• Member, District of Columbia Bar

Licensed State

• District of Columbia

Education

• Georgetown University Law Center
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• College of William & Mary
  Bachelor’s Degree

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