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Finnegan U.S. Offices and 28 Partners Recognized as IP Stars

June 25, 2013

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

June 25, 2013

Contact:    Barbara C. McCurdy, Managing Partner

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Finnegan U.S. Offices and 28 Partners Recognized as IP Stars

WASHINGTON, DC - Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) has released its inaugural IP Stars,recognizing Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP and 28 Finnegan partners as leading IP practitioners. A new addition to MIP’s IP Handbook, IP Stars is a state-by-state list of top intellectual property law firms and attorneys in the United States. Firms and attorneys were selected via researcher interviews and surveys.Finnegan received high recognition in the following states.

California (Palo Alto) office

Patent Contentious

Patent Prosecution

Georgia (Atlanta) office

Intellectual Property

Massachusetts (Boston) office

Intellectual Property

Virginia (Reston) office

Intellectual Property

Washington, DC office

Patent Contentious

Patent Prosecution

Trademark Prosecution

Trademark Contentious

Copyright

In addition, the following Finnegan attorneys were ranked as IP Stars:

Georgia

Virginia L. Carron

William B. Dyer III

John D. Livingstone

Roger D. Taylor

Massachusetts

Denise W. DeFranco

Leslie A. McDonell

Mary K. Ferguson, Ph.D.

Virginia

Erika Harmon Arner

Jeffrey A. Berkowitz

Christopher P. Foley

Christopher P. Isaac

Charles E. Lipsey

Washington, DC

Robert D. Bajefsky

Bryan C. Diner

Donald R. Dunner

Ford F. Farabow, Jr.

Douglas B. Henderson

Doris Johnson Hines

Gerald F. Ivey

J. Michael Jakes

Basil "Bill" J. Lewris

Esther H. Lim

Laura P. Masurovsky

John C. Paul

Richard B. Racine

Allen M. Sokal

E. Robert Yoches

About Finnegan

With more than 375 intellectual property lawyers, Finnegan is one of the largest IP law firms in the world. From offices in Washington, DC; Atlanta, Georgia; Boston, Massachusetts; Palo Alto, California; Reston, Virginia; Brussels, Belgium; Shanghai, China; Taipei, Taiwan; and Tokyo, Japan, 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 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.

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Washington, DC
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Washington, DC
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Washington, DC
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Richard B. Racine
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Washington, DC
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