Finnegan Wins “U.S. Specialty IP Firm of the Year” at Managing Intellectual Property’s Americas Awards

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 27, 2020

WASHINGTON, DC—Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) announced its IP Americas Award winners, naming Finnegan “U.S. Specialty IP Firm of the Year.” This is Finnegan’s third time receiving the award. Finnegan was also named as Trademark Contentious: Northeast Firm of the Year and Finnegan partner Doug (Chip) Rettew was recognized for U.S. Impact Case of the Year for A&H Sportswear Co Inc v. William W Yedor (TTAB). Finnegan name partner Don Dunner was the posthumous recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to intellectual property law. Don passed away in October 2019.

“We are honored that MIP continues to recognize Finnegan,” said Finnegan’s managing partner Anand Sharma. “We are especially appreciative that MIP honored Don with the lifetime achievement award. He was a pioneer in this space and was a major influence for many IP practitioners.” Mark Sweet, Finnegan’s chair, said, “Don’s legacy and wisdom were shared with many at Finnegan and the firm continues to flourish in his footsteps.”

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.