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Van Hoven, PC (VHIP) is a boutique patent law firm where every attorney is an engineer turned IP lawyer. With offices in San Ramon, Chicago, and Detroit, VHIP represents technology companies, medical device manufacturers, semiconductor companies, AI startups, and Fortune 500 subsidiaries in all aspects of intellectual property law.

The firm's patent prosecution practice has secured over a thousand patents across semiconductors, artificial intelligence, machine learning, neural networks, medical devices, robotics, autonomous vehicles, AR/VR, RF and wireless communications, software, consumer electronics, clean technology, space systems, and industrial IoT. The team builds bespoke global patent portfolios aligned with business milestones including venture capital funding, M&A transactions, licensing programs, and IPO preparation.

The litigation practice represents clients in patent infringement actions, interpartes review and post-grant proceedings at the PTAB, trade secret misappropriation, and technology-centric antitrust disputes in federal district and appellate courts nationwide and the ITC. The firm focuses on representing private and growing public companies in disputes against larger competitors and non-practicing entities.

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What the Team is Known For

VanHoven PC is a prominent intellectual property firm in San Ramon. The team is adept at representing a range of technology companies at all stages of the life cycle, from start‑ups to large corporations. The firm is noted for its trade secrets work, patent prosecution and design patent capabilities.

Notable practitioners

Janna Diorio is a key contact at the firm.

Members

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Jordan Becker

Joshua Van Hoven

Clients

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InvenSense

Middleby Corporation

Treace Medical

Industries

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Artificial Intelligence

Automotive

Autonomous Vehicles

Biotech

Cleantech

Communications

Consumer Products

Electrical and Electronics

Engines and Alternative Fuels

Marine and Industrial Power Generation Systems

Mechanical

Medical Devices

Pharmaceuticals

Robotics

Semiconductors

Software

Space