Finnegan Maintains Top Rankings in 2020 IAM Patent 1000 Guide

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 17, 2020

WASHINGTON, DC—Finnegan ranked as a leading patent law firm in the United States and internationally in the 2020 edition of the IAM Patent 1000 Guide. The firm also had the most practitioners ranked of all IP firms in the DC Metro area. IAM writes, “The first-class boutique has grown and developed on all fronts this year: it added six attorneys to the partnership ranks with various litigation and USPTO-centered practices; expanded its agile, multidisciplinary industry and technology working groups … and accelerated its promotion of a diverse, inclusive culture.”

Finnegan collected accolades as a leader for litigation, prosecution, and transactions in the DC Metro Area and in Massachusetts, and as a leading patent firm in Georgia. Finnegan was also recognized as a leading international firm, a testament to the firm’s strong presence in Europe and in Asia, where IAM recognized the firm as an IP leader in China, Japan, and South Korea.

The Patent 1000 Guide is based on five months of extensive research, involving more than 1,800 interviews with numerous patent attorneys and in-house counsel. The guide identifies the top patent professionals in key jurisdictions.

IAM Patent 1000—Leading Patent Professionals

Adriana L. Burgy (Prosecution)
Anthony C. Tridico, Ph.D. (Prosecution)
Barbara R. Rudolph, Ph.D. (Litigation)
Bryan C. Diner (Litigation)
Gregory Gramenopoulos (Prosecution)
Charles E. Lipsey (Litigation)
Charles H. Suh (Litigation)
Brian Kacedon (Transactions)
Doris Johnson Hines (Litigation)
Elizabeth D. Ferrill (Litigation)
Eric P. Raciti (Prosecution)
Erik R. Puknys (Litigation)
Erika Harmon Arner (Prosecution)
Gary C. Ma (Litigation)
Michael Jakes (Litigation)
James B. Monroe (Litigation)
James R. Barney (Litigation)
Jason E. Stach (Litigation)
John C. Paul (Transactions)
John D. Livingstone (Litigation)
Leslie A. McDonell (Prosecution)
Linda J. Thayer (Litigation and Prosecution)
Mark D. Sweet (Prosecution)
Michael J. Flibbert (Litigation)
Naoki Yoshida (Litigation and Prosecution)
Ningling Wang (Litigation, Prosecution, and Transactions)
Qingyu Yin (Litigation)
Smith R. Brittingham IV (International Trade Commission; Litigation)
Thomas L. Irving (Prosecution)
Trenton A. Ward (Litigation)
Virginia L. Carron (Litigation)
William H. Pratt (Transactions)
Yanbin Xu (Prosecution)

Nationwide
Erika Harmon Arner (Post-Grant Proceedings)
James R. Barney (International Trade Commission)
Smith R. Brittingham IV (International Trade Commission)
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)
Trenton A. Ward (Post-Grant Proceedings)

Contacts
Anand K. Sharma, Managing Partner 
anand.sharma@finnegan.com 

Mark D. Sweet, Chair 
mark.sweet@finnegan.com 

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, and copyright, including counseling, prosecution, licensing, and litigation. Finnegan also represents clients on IP issues related to advertising, trade secret law, 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.