• ATTORNEYS
    • ALL ATTORNEYS
    • DEIRDRE BEASLEY
    • DAVID E. BENNETT
    • LARRY L. COATS
    • EDWARD H. GREEN
    • STEPHEN A. HERRERA
    • DAVID D. KALISH
    • DAVID M. KRASNOW
    • JOHN R. OWEN
    • WILLIAM G. PAGÁN
    • BRANDEE N. WOOLARD
  • PRACTICES
    • PATENTS
    • TRADEMARKS
    • COPYRIGHTS
    • IP & COMMERCIAL LITIGATION
    • CONTRACTS
    • PRIVACY & AI LAW
    • CLEARANCE & DUE DILIGENCE
    • LICENSING
  • CAREERS
    • PATENT PROFESSIONALS
    • JUNIOR PROFESSIONALS
    • STAFF POSITIONS
    • SUMMER ASSOCIATES
  • ABOUT
    • CONTACT US
    • OUR LOCATION
    • NEWS & ARTICLES
    • PATENT CASES
    • COPYRIGHT CASES
    • TRADEMARK/TRADE DRESS CASES
    • TRADE SECRET CASES
coats+bennett-logo
919-854-1844 | EMAIL
  • ATTORNEYS
    • ALL ATTORNEYS
    • DEIRDRE BEASLEY
    • DAVID E. BENNETT
    • LARRY L. COATS
    • EDWARD H. GREEN
    • STEPHEN A. HERRERA
    • DAVID D. KALISH
    • DAVID M. KRASNOW
    • JOHN R. OWEN
    • WILLIAM G. PAGÁN
    • BRANDEE N. WOOLARD
  • PRACTICES
    • PATENTS
    • TRADEMARKS
    • COPYRIGHTS
    • IP & COMMERCIAL LITIGATION
    • CONTRACTS
    • PRIVACY & AI LAW
    • CLEARANCE & DUE DILIGENCE
    • LICENSING
  • CAREERS
    • PATENT PROFESSIONALS
    • JUNIOR PROFESSIONALS
    • STAFF POSITIONS
    • SUMMER ASSOCIATES
  • ABOUT
    • CONTACT US
    • OUR LOCATION
    • NEWS & ARTICLES
    • PATENT CASES
    • COPYRIGHT CASES
    • TRADEMARK/TRADE DRESS CASES
    • TRADE SECRET CASES
  • ATTORNEYS
    • ALL ATTORNEYS
    • DEIRDRE BEASLEY
    • DAVID E. BENNETT
    • LARRY L. COATS
    • EDWARD H. GREEN
    • STEPHEN A. HERRERA
    • DAVID D. KALISH
    • DAVID M. KRASNOW
    • JOHN R. OWEN
    • WILLIAM G. PAGÁN
    • BRANDEE N. WOOLARD
  • PRACTICES
    • PATENTS
    • TRADEMARKS
    • COPYRIGHTS
    • IP & COMMERCIAL LITIGATION
    • CONTRACTS
    • PRIVACY & AI LAW
    • CLEARANCE & DUE DILIGENCE
    • LICENSING
  • CAREERS
    • PATENT PROFESSIONALS
    • JUNIOR PROFESSIONALS
    • STAFF POSITIONS
    • SUMMER ASSOCIATES
  • ABOUT
    • CONTACT US
    • OUR LOCATION
    • NEWS & ARTICLES
    • PATENT CASES
    • COPYRIGHT CASES
    • TRADEMARK/TRADE DRESS CASES
    • TRADE SECRET CASES
coats+bennett-logo
SERVING CLIENTS WORLDWIDE
919-854-1844 | EMAIL

BIOGRAPHY

PRACTICE AREAS

  • Patents – counseling, prosecution, appeals, due diligence, freedom to operate, opinion work
  • Trademarks
  • Copyrights

STEPHEN A. HERRERA

Member

Stephen Herrera brings substantial engineering experience to the preparation and prosecution of patent applications at Coats + Bennett, where he is a registered patent attorney. With the firm since 2001, Mr. Herrera specializes in the preparation of applications involving software and telecommunications systems, in addition to those in the mechanical arts.

With over 14 years of industry experience in software engineering and telecommunications, Mr. Herrera worked with the New Jersey State Police as a Communications Engineer on the statewide wireless communication system. Here he gained expertise in large scale wireless communications systems, and also designed and coded the Cellular 911 software presently used by the State of New Jersey. He worked on time-sensitive software applications implementing a 911 service in several large metropolitan areas as a software engineer with MCI, and oversaw the development of communications packages on the PacketIN and SS & Intelligent Networks with Lucent Technologies where he served as a technical lead.

BAR ADMISSIONS

  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

  • North Carolina State Bar, Member
  • Triangle Intellectual Property Law Association, Member

PAST POSITIONS

  • New Jersey State Police, Communications Engineer on the statewide wireless communication system

EDUCATION

  • North Carolina Central University School of Law, Durham, North Carolina
    • Juris Doctor – 2006
  • Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey
    • B.S. – 1996
    • Honors: cum laude
    • Major: Computer Science

We Want To Hear From You

Please fill out the form below if you would like to contact us. If you are requesting CLE credit, please include your state, bar number, and any event code required to certify your attendance.
FIELDS MARKED WITH AN * ARE REQUIRED

DISCLAIMERDISCLAIMER: THE USE OF THE INTERNET OR THIS FORM FOR COMMUNICATION WITH THE FIRM OR ANY INDIVIDUAL MEMBER OF THE FIRM DOES NOT ESTABLISH AN ATTORNEY-CLIENT RELATIONSHIP. CONFIDENTIAL OR TIME-SENSITIVE INFORMATION SHOULD NOT BE SENT THROUGH THIS FORM.
| PRIVACY POLICY

Address

1400 Crescent Green
Suite 300
Cary, North Carolina 27518

MAP & DIRECTIONS

Phone

919-854-1844

Social Networks

Facebook
LinkedIn
Twitter

Address

1400 Crescent Green
Suite 300
Cary, North Carolina 27518

MAP & DIRECTIONS

Phone

919-854-1844

Social Networks

Facebook
LinkedIn
Twitter

REVIEW US
© 2024 COATS & BENNETT, PLLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
DISCLAIMER | SITE MAP | PRIVACY POLICY