FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 28, 2024

WASHINGTON, DC—Managing Intellectual Property released its 2024 IP Stars rankings, with Finnegan achieving top tier rankings in numerous practice areas, including Patent Disputes, Patent Prosecution, PTAB Litigation, International Trade Commission (ITC) Litigation, and Life Sciences IP. The firm was also recognized for its trademark prosecution, trademark disputes, and copyright work. Finnegan’s global prowess was recognized across multiple jurisdictions, including the United States (California, District of Columbia Georgia, Massachusetts, and Virginia), Germany, United Kingdom, China, Japan, and Taiwan.

Additionally, more than 35 attorneys across Finnegan’s global offices were recognized for their individual talent,  demonstrating the firm’s truly global level of excellence.

• Erika Harmon Arner - Patent Star; Top 250 Women in IP (Virginia)
• Danny M. Awdeh - Trade Mark Star (District of Columbia, National)          
• James R. Barney - Patent Star (District of Columbia, National)
• Jeffrey A. Berkowitz - Patent Star (Virginia)
• Paul W. Browning, Ph.D. - Notable Practitioner (District of Columbia)
• Dr. Antje Brambrink - Notable Practitioner (Germany)
• Virginia L. Carron - Patent Star; Trade Mark Star (Georgia)
• Clare A. Cornell - Trade Mark Star (UK - England)
• Pier D. DeRoo - Notable Practitioner (National)
• Bryan C. Diner - Patent Star (District of Columbia, National)
• Danielle A. Duszczyszyn, Ph.D.- Notable Practitioner (District of Columbia)
• Elizabeth D. Ferrill - Patent Star (District of Columbia, National)
• B. Brett Heavner -Trademark Star (District of Columbia, National)
• Dr. Dr. Jochen Herr, LL.M. - Patent Star (Germany)
• Cora R. Holt - Notable Practitioner (National)
• Gerald F. Ivey - Patent Star (District of Columbia, National)
• J. Michael Jakes - Patent Star (District of Columbia, National)
• Lionel M. Lavenue - Patent Star (Virginia, National)
• Charles E. Lipsey - Patent Star (Virginia, National)
• John D. Livingstone - Patent Star (Georgia, National)
• Gary C. Ma - Patent Star (Taiwan)
• Laura P. Masurovsky - Patent Star (District of Columbia, National)
• Leslie A. McDonell - Patent Star (Massachusetts, National)
• J. Derek McCorquindale - Notable Practitioner (National)
• James B. Monroe - Patent Star (District of Columbia, National)
• John C. Paul - Transactions Star (District of Columbia, National)
• Erik R. Puknys - Patent Star (California)
• Richard B. Racine - Notable Practitioner (District of Columbia)
• William B. Raich, Ph.D.- Patent Star (District of Columbia, National)
• Doug (Chip) A. Rettew - Trade Mark Star (District of Columbia, National)
• Mark Sommers - Trademark Star (District of Columbia, National)
• Charles H. Suh - Patent Star (South Korea)
• Anthony C. Tridico, Ph.D. - Patent Star (District of Columbia, National)
• Daniel C. Tucker - Notable Practitioner (National)
• Ningling Wang - Patent Star (China)
• Ming-Tao Yang - Patent Star (California, National)
• Naoki Yoshida - Patent Star (Japan)

*Updated on August 1, 2024 to include Copyright rankings

Contacts

Erika Arner, Managing Partner
erika.arner@finnegan.com

Anand K. Sharma, Chair
anand.sharma@finnegan.com

Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP is one of the largest IP law firms in the world. From offices in Atlanta, Boston, London, Munich, Palo Alto, Reston, Seoul, Shanghai, Taipei, Tokyo, and Washington, DC, the firm practices European, German, UK, and U.S. IP law. In addition to services related to all aspects of patent, trademark, and copyright law, including counseling, prosecution, licensing, and litigation, Finnegan provides counseling and litigation services in advertising, privacy, and a wide spectrum of additional IP-adjacent commercial matters, including trade secrets, international trade, the Internet, e-commerce, government contracts, antitrust, and unfair competition. For additional information on the firm, please visit www.finnegan.com and follow us on LinkedIn.