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Managing Intellectual Property Recognizes Finnegan U.S. Offices and Attorneys as 2015 IP Stars

May 8, 2015

Managing Intellectual Property

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 8, 2015

WASHINGTON, DC— Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) released its list of 2015 IP Stars, recognizing Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP and 29 Finnegan partners as leading IP practitioners. A supplement 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. For the third year in a row, Finnegan was ranked in the top tiers in California, Georgia, Massachusetts, Virginia, and Washington, DC. 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 Contentious
Trademark Prosecution
Copyright

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

California

Erik R. Puknys
Ming-Tao Yang

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
York M. Faulkner
Christopher P. Foley
Christopher P. Isaac
Charles E. Lipsey
Charles H. Suh

Washington, DC

Bryan C. Diner
Donald R. Dunner
Doris Johnson Hines
Gerald F. Ivey
J. Michael Jakes
Basil "Bill" J. Lewris
Esther H. Lim
Laura P. Masurovsky
James B. Monroe
John C. Paul
Richard B. Racine
Allen M. Sokal
E. Robert Yoches

 

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


About Finnegan

Finnegan is one of the largest IP law firms in the world. From offices in Atlanta, Boston, London, Palo Alto, Reston, 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 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.

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Global IP Enforcement, Litigation, and Trials

Trademark Litigation and Trials

Prosecution and Portfolio Management

Patent Drafting and Prosecution

Trademark and Brand Management

Trademark Counseling and Prosecution

Copyright

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Erik R. Puknys
Partner
Palo Alto, CA
+1 650 849 6644
Email
Jeffrey A. Berkowitz
Partner
Reston, VA
+1 571 203 2710
Email
Charles H. Suh
Partner
Seoul
+82 2 6454 7301
Email
Bryan C. Diner
Partner
Washington, DC
+1 202 408 4116
Email
Ming-Tao Yang
Partner
Palo Alto, CA
+1 650 849 6783
Email
Gerald F. Ivey
Partner
Washington, DC
+1 202 408 4110
Email
J. Michael Jakes
Partner
Washington, DC
+1 202 408 4045
Email
Esther H. Lim
Partner and Chief Community Officer
Washington, DC
+1 202 408 4121
Email
Laura P. Masurovsky
Partner
Washington, DC
+1 202 408 4043
Email
James B. Monroe
Partner
Washington, DC
+1 202 408 4159
Email
John C. Paul
Partner
Washington, DC
+1 202 408 4109
Email
Richard B. Racine
Senior Counsel
Washington, DC
+1 202 408 4038
Email
Virginia L. Carron
Partner
Atlanta, GA
+1 404 653 6452
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John D. Livingstone
Partner
Atlanta, GA
+1 404 653 6449
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Erika Harmon Arner
Partner
Washington, DC
+1 571 203 2754
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