May 24, 2013
Managing Partner
WASHINGTON, DC - Chambers USA again ranked Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP as Band 1 law firm in the Nationwide Intellectual Property category for 2013. Finnegan has been ranked as a leading intellectual property law firm since the inception of the ranking by Chambers USA in 2007. Finnegan also ranked as Band 1 in the Nationwide International Trade: Intellectual Property (Section 337) category; and Band 2 in the Nationwide Life Sciences category.
Regionally, the firm also received high recognition for the following:
Intellectual Property: Litigation;
Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution;
Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets.
Northern Virginia (Reston) office
California (Palo Alto) office
Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution
Georgia (Atlanta) office
Intellectual Property In addition to the firm wide rankings, the following Finnegan attorneys were recognized as being leaders in the field of intellectual property:
Smith R. Brittingham IV (Section 337)
Donald R. Dunner (Appellate Law)
Charles E. Lipsey (Life Sciences: IP/Patent Litigation)
R. Bruce Bower (Intellectual Property)
Virginia L. Carron (Intellectual Property)
William B. Dyer (Intellectual Property)
Roger D. Taylor (Intellectual Property)
Denise W. DeFranco (Intellectual Property)
Christopher P. Foley (Intellectual Property)
Charles E. Lipsey (Intellectual Property)
J. (Jay) T. Westermeier (Intellectual Property)
Donald R. Dunner (Intellectual Property and Intellectual Property: Litigation with special recognition as a Star Individual in both categories)
Ford F. Farabow, Jr. (Intellectual Property and Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution with special recognition as a Senior Statesmen in both categories)
David W. Hill (Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution)
J. Michael Jakes (Intellectual Property and Intellectual Property: Litigation)
Chambers USA ranks the leading firms and lawyers in an extensive range of practice areas throughout America. The rankings are based on client and peer review interviews and research. The guide is widely referred to by industry-leading companies, organizations, and law firms throughout the United States and world.
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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