Finnegan Recognized by Intellectual Asset Management as 2016 Leading Patent Law Firm

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 27, 2016 

WASHINGTON, DC—Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) magazine’s 2016 Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Professionals guide recognized Finnegan and 32 firm attorneys as leading patent professionals. The 2016 edition ranked Finnegan as a leading patent law firm in 14 categories, awarding the firm honors for Litigation, Prosecution, and Transactions in the United States. The firm also received top honors in the International category. According to IAM, “…Finnegan needs no introduction–it is one of the most celebrated names in the IP world. It leads the field across all areas of patent practice and particularly strongly in the post-grant realm at present.”

The publication also ranked Finnegan’s Washington, DC office as a leader in the DC Metro Area for Litigation, Prosecution, and Transactions; the Boston office is ranked in the same areas for Massachusetts; the Atlanta office is listed as a leading firm in Georgia; the Tokyo office is ranked as a leading firm in Japan for Litigation and Transactions; the Taipei office is ranked as a leading firm in the same areas for Taiwan; and the Shanghai office is listed as a leading firm in China.

In addition to the firm-wide rankings, IAM recognized the following Finnegan attorneys as world-leading patent practitioners for 2016:

Nationwide
Erika Harmon Arner (Post-Grant Proceedings) 
Smith R. Brittingham IV (International Trade Commission)
Donald R. Dunner (Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit)
Eric J. Fues (International Trade Commission) 
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)
Barbara Clark McCurdy (Post-Grant Proceedings)

California
Erik R. Puknys (Litigation)

DC Metro Area
Erika Harmon Arner (Prosecution)
Jeffrey A. Berkowitz (Litigation) 
Smith R. Brittingham IV (Litigation)
Patrick J. Coyne (Litigation)  
Bryan C. Diner (Litigation)
Donald R. Dunner (Luminary)
Eric J. Fues (Litigation) 
Doris Johnson Hines (Litigation) 
Thomas L. Irving (Prosecution) 
J. Michael Jakes (Litigation)
D. Brian Kacedon (Transactions and Litigation)
Charles E. Lipsey (Litigation) 
Laura P. Masurovsky (Litigation) 
Barbara Clark McCurdy (Litigation)
James B. Monroe (Litigation)
D. Patrick O’Reilley (Transactions)
John C. Paul (Transactions)
William H. Pratt (Transactions)
Mark D. Sweet (Prosecution) 
Charles E. Van Horn (Prosecution)

Georgia 
R. Bruce Bower (Litigation and Transactions) 
Virginia L. Carron (Litigation and Transactions) 
Robert C. Stanley (Prosecution) 
Roger D. Taylor (Litigation and Transactions)

Massachusetts
Denise W. DeFranco (Litigation) 
Linda J. Thayer (Litigation)

China
Ningling Wang (Prosecution and Transactions)

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

European Patent Office
Philip L. Cupitt, Ph.D.

Japan
Naoki Yoshida (Transactions)

Taiwan
Gary C. Ma (Litigation and Transactions)

Contacts
James B. Monroe, Managing Partner 
james.monroe@finnegan.com

About IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Professionals
IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Professionals is a standalone publication that identifies the top patent prosecution, licensing, and litigation practitioners, as well as leading patent law firms, in 40 of the world’s most important jurisdictions and 17 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.