Robert J. Harris
Partner & Patent Attorney
Bob is a founding partner at VHPM and a registered US Patent Attorney. Bob leads a group of Ph.D. organic chemists who prepare and prosecute United States and international patent applications for inventions originating in university research laboratories, major pharmaceutical companies, and start-up companies. Clients also rely on Bob for strategic portfolio guidance, patent-related legal opinions, and educational presentations. From the beginning, Bob envisioned a firm that would provide exceptional patent prosecution services for clients and superior work-life balance for members of the firm. We’re still working on the work-life balance part.
Bob’s Favorite Accomplishment: His family
Widener University School of Law, Wilmington, Delaware, J.D., Cum Laude, 1995
University of California, Berkeley, Ph.D., Synthetic Organic Chemistry, 1991
University of Iowa, B.S., Chemistry with Honors and with High Distinction, 1986
Undergraduate research with Professor Vasu Nair
Minnesota
Registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office