IAM 2019 Patent 1000 Guide Continues to Rank Finnegan as a Top Tier IP Firm

WASHINGTON, DC— Finnegan has once again received top honors in the Intellectual Asset Management’s (IAM) Patent 1000 Guide: The World’s Leading Patent Professionals 2019, ranking as a leading patent law firm in more than a dozen U.S. and international categories. IAM writes, “Offering a complete range of patent services and well versed in all scientific and engineering disciplines, Finnegan is the best-rounded boutique in the country.”

The Patent 1000 Guide is based on extensive research, conducted over several months by a team of full-time analysts, and involves more than 1,700 interviews with patent specialists across the globe. The guide identifies the top patent professionals in key jurisdictions.

IAM ranked Finnegan as a leader for litigation, prosecution, and transactions in the DC Metro Area and in Massachusetts, and as a leading patent firm in Georgia. IAM ranked the firm as a leading international firm, and testament to Finnegan’s strong presence in Asia, as leader in China, Japan, and South Korea.

Separate from the firm rankings, IAM recognized individually 33 Finnegan attorneys as leading patent practitioners for 2019. Four partners were also named to the IAM Strategy 300 list, which highlights individuals who are leading the way in the development and implementation of strategies that maximize the value of IP portfolios.

IAM Patent 1000—Leading Patent Professionals

China
Ningling Wang (Litigation, Prosecution, and Transactions)

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

Japan
Naoki Yoshida (Litigation, Prosecution and Transactions)

South Korea
Charles H. Suh

Taiwan
Gary C. Ma (Litigation and Transactions)

United States

Nationwide
Erika Harmon Arner (Post-Grant Proceedings)
James R. Barney (International Trade Commission)
Smith R. Brittingham IV (International Trade Commission)
Donald R. Dunner (Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit)
Elizabeth D. Ferrill (Design Patents)
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)
Jason E. Stach (Post-Grant Proceedings)
Trenton A. Ward (Post-Grant Proceedings)

California
Erik R. Puknys (Litigation)

DC Metro Area
Erika Harmon Arner (Prosecution)
James R. Barney (Litigation)
Jeffrey A. Berkowitz (Litigation)
Smith R. Brittingham IV (Litigation)
Adriana L. Burgy (Prosecution)
Bryan C. Diner (Prosecution) 
Donald R. Dunner (Luminary)
Elizabeth D. Ferrill (Design Patents, Litigation, and Prosecution)
Michael J. Flibbert (Litigation) 
C. Gregory Gramenopoulos (Prosecution)
Doris Johnson Hines (Litigation)
Thomas L. Irving (Prosecution)
J. Michael Jakes (Litigation)
D. Brian Kacedon (Transactions)
Charles E. Lipsey (Litigation)
James B. Monroe (Litigation)
John C. Paul (Transactions)
William H. Pratt (Transactions)
Sanya Sukduang (Litigation)
Mark D. Sweet (Prosecution)
Yanbin Xu (Prosecution)

Georgia
Virginia L. Carron (Litigation)
John D. Livingstone (Litigation)
Trenton A. Ward (Litigation)
Jason E. Stach (Litigation)

Massachusetts
Leslie A. McDonell (Prosecution)
Linda J. Thayer (Litigation and Prosecution)

IAM Strategy 300

Gary C. Ma 
Charles H. Suh
Anthony C. Tridico 
Ningling Wang 

Contacts
Mark D. Sweet, Managing Partner 
mark.sweet@finnegan.com 

James B. Monroe, Chair 
james.monroe@finnegan.com

About IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Professionals
The IAM Patent 1000 is a standalone publication that identifies individual and firm expertise in all major areas of patent law and practice. Through an extensive research process conducted by a team of highly qualified, full-time analysts, the publication identifies the top patent practitioners, as well as leading patent law and attorney firms, in 48 of the world’s most important jurisdictions and 18 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.