The PTAB Bar Association released its inaugural Top 50 Women in PTAB Trials list, recognizing Finnegan partner Erika Arner as a leading female practitioner at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). The list honors female practitioners currently in private practice or at companies who have appeared in the highest number of PTAB trial proceedings since 2012.
Erika leads Finnegan’s electrical and computer technology practice group and is nationally recognized as a leader in trial practice before the PTAB. She has represented patent owners and petitioners in more than 100 PTAB trials, most as lead counsel. She also represents clients before the Federal Circuit, where she has argued and won appeals from the PTAB and district courts in technologies ranging from graphical user interfaces to complex telecommunications systems to large scale scent diffusion devices.
The Top 50 Women in PTAB Trials list is produced by the PTAB Bar Association’s Women’s Committee, based on information provided by DocketAlarm. The Women’s Committee develops initiatives to encourage more women to become involved in both PTAB practice and in the Association, including in leadership positions. The committee also supports the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s women’s initiatives, including its Network of Executive Women.
About the PTAB Bar Association
The PTAB Bar Association helps establish best practices and cooperation among various stakeholders from law firms, industry, and the PTAB itself. It was formed in 2016 by leading legal advocates, with the mission of promoting the highest professional and ethical standards among all stakeholders who appear before the PTAB. To join, or for more details on PTAB Bar Association events and functions, please visit www.PTABBar.org.
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.
