IAM 2018 Patent 1000 Guide Recognizes Finnegan with Top Honors

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 8, 2018

WASHINGTON, DC—Finnegan received top honors in Intellectual Asset Management’s (IAM) Patent 1000 Guide: The World’s Leading Patent Professionals 2018, ranking as a leading patent law firm in more than a dozen U.S. and international categories. IAM writes, “[Finnegan is] a perennial leader in intellectual property [and] is considered a model of well-roundedness in patent practice.” The publication adds, “It cross-pollinates the skills of its litigation and prosecution groups extremely effectively [and is] certainly a top PTAB firm.”

IAM ranked the firm as a leader for litigation, prosecution, and transactions in the DC Metro Area and in Massachusetts, and as a leading firm in Georgia. Leading firm rankings in Asia include Japan (for litigation and transactions), China, and, for the first time, South Korea.

In addition to the geographic rankings, IAM recognized 28 Finnegan attorneys as leading patent practitioners for 2018.

IAM Patent 1000—Leading Patent Professionals

China
Ningling Wang (Prosecution and Transactions)

England
Anthony C. Tridico, Ph.D. (Prosecution)

Japan
Naoki Yoshida (Transactions)

South Korea
Charles Suh

Taiwan
Gary C. Ma (Litigation and Transactions)

United States

Nationwide
Erika Harmon Arner (Post-Grant Proceedings)
James R. Barney (International Trade Commission)
Smith R. Brittingham IV (International Trade Commission)
Donald R. Dunner (Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit)
Elizabeth D. Ferrill (Design Patents)
Thomas L. Irving (Post-Grant Proceedings)
J. Michael Jakes (Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit)
Charles E. Lipsey (Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit)
Jason E. Stach (Post-Grant Proceedings)

California
Erik R. Puknys (Litigation)

DC Metro Area
Erika Harmon Arner (Prosecution)
James R. Barney (Litigation)
Jeffrey A. Berkowitz (Litigation)
Smith R. Brittingham IV (Litigation)
Adriana L. Burgy (Prosecution)
Bryan C. Diner (Prosecution) 
Donald R. Dunner (Luminary)
Elizabeth D. Ferrill (Prosecution and Litigation) 
C. Gregory Gramenopoulos (Prosecution)
Doris Johnson Hines (Litigation)
Thomas L. Irving (Prosecution)
J. Michael Jakes (Litigation)
D. Brian Kacedon (Transactions)
Charles E. Lipsey (Litigation)
James B. Monroe (Litigation)
John C. Paul (Transactions)
Sanya Sukduang (Litigation)
Mark D. Sweet (Prosecution)

Georgia
Virginia L. Carron (Litigation and Transactions)
Jason E. Stach (Litigation and Transactions)

Massachusetts
Leslie A. McDonell (Prosecution)
Linda J. Thayer (Litigation)

Contacts
Mark D. Sweet, Managing Partner 
mark.sweet@finnegan.com 

James B. Monroe, Chair 
james.monroe@finnegan.com

About IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Professionals
The IAM Patent 1000 is a standalone publication that identifies individual and firm expertise in all major areas of patent law and practice. Through an extensive research process conducted by a team of highly qualified, full-time analysts, the publication identifies the top patent practitioners, as well as leading patent law and attorney firms, in 48 of the world’s most important jurisdictions and 18 U.S. states.

About Finnegan
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP is one of the largest IP law firms in the world. From offices in Atlanta, Boston, London, Palo Alto, Reston, Seoul, Shanghai, Taipei, Tokyo, and Washington, DC, the firm practices all aspects of patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret law, including counseling, prosecution, licensing, and litigation. Finnegan also represents clients on IP issues related to European patents and trade marks, international trade, portfolio management, the Internet, e-commerce, government contracts, antitrust, and unfair competition. For additional information on the firm, please visit www.finnegan.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.