The Legal 500 U.S. Ranks Finnegan Among Top Firms in All Major IP Categories for 2010

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June 17, 2010

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The Legal 500 U.S. Ranks Finnegan Among Top Firms in All Major IP Categories for 2010

WASHINGTON, DC - The Legal 500's U.S. edition of its peer-review directory ranks Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP as a Tier One firm in nearly all significant intellectual property categories, including Patent Litigation, Patent Licensing, Patent Prosecution, Trademark Litigation, and Trademark Non-Contentious.  Finnegan was also ranked as Tier One in the Patent Litigation subcategories for Life Sciences/Chemical, Hi-Tech Electronics, and ITC.

Published comments from clients range from "absolute go-to firm for patent litigation matters" and "the premier IP law firm in the world" to "good value and providing a high quality service."

In addition to receiving high overall firm practice rankings in the intellectual property categories,  31 attorneys were singled out for their expertise and counseling talents in the practice of intellectual property law:

Jeffrey A. Berkowitz

Les I. Bookoff

Michele C. Bosch

Frank A. DeCosta

Bryan C. Diner

Christopher P. Foley

Kenneth M. Frankel

Jonathan M. Gelchinsky

Anthony M. Gutowski

B. Brett Heavner

Christie Baty Heinze

Douglas B. Henderson

Doris Johnson Hines

John F. Hornick

J. Michael Jakes

Thomas L. Jarvis

Darren M. Jiron

David M. Kelly

Howard W. Levine

Robert F. McCauley

Elizabeth A. Niemeyer

D. Patrick O’Reilley

John C. Paul

William H. Pratt

Douglas A. Rettew

Mark Sommers

Richard L. Stroup

Anthony C. Tridico

Charles E. Van Horn

E. Robert Yoches

About The Legal 500

Published for over twenty years, the Legal 500 Series provides the most comprehensive worldwide coverage currently available on legal services providers, in over 100 countries. Used by commercial and private clients, corporate counsel, CEOs, FDs and professional advisers - as well as by other referrers of work both nationally and internationally - the series is widely regarded as offering the definitive judgment of law firm capabilities.

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; Cambridge, 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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