Intellectual Asset Management Magazine Recognizes Finnegan and 28 Finnegan Partners as Leading Patent Practitioners in 2014

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June 5, 2014

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Intellectual Asset Management Magazine Recognizes Finnegan and 28 Finnegan Partners as Leading Patent Practitioners in 2014

WASHINGTON, DC — Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) magazine’s Patent 1000:The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners 2014, recognizes Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP and 28 Finnegan partners as leading patent practitioners. The 2014 guide ranks Finnegan as a leading patent law firm in 12 categories, including two U.S. nationwide categories for Litigation and Prosecution. In addition, the firm is recommended in the new International category. According to IAM, “Finnegan continues to do amazing things and is a proven leader in intellectual property.”

The publication also ranks Finnegan’s Washington, DC and Reston, VA offices as leaders in the DC Metro Area categories for Licensing, Litigation, and Prosecution; the Boston office is ranked in the same areas for the Massachusetts region; the Atlanta office is listed as a leading firm in Georgia; the Tokyo office is listed as a leading firm in Japan for Licensing and Litigation; and the Shanghai office is listed as a leading firm in China.

In addition to the firm-wide rankings, IAM recognizes the following Finnegan attorneys as world-leading patent practitioners for 2014:

Nationwide

Erika Harmon Arner (Post-Grant Proceedings)

Smith R. Brittingham IV (International Trade Commission)

Donald R. Dunner (Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit) 

Eric J. Fues (International Trade Commission) 

J. Michael Jakes (Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit)

Charles E. Lipsey (Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit)

Barbara Clarke McCurdy (Post-Grant Proceedings)

DC Metro Area

Erika Harmon Arner (Prosecution)

Jeffrey A. Berkowitz (Litigation)

Smith R. Brittingham IV (Litigation)

Patrick J. Coyne (Litigation) 

Donald R. Dunner (Luminary) 

Eric J. Fues (Litigation) 

Doris Johnson Hines (Litigation) 

Thomas L. Irving (Prosecution) 

J. Michael Jakes (Litigation)

D. Brian Kacedon (Licensing and Litigation)

Charles E. Lipsey (Litigation) 

Laura P. Masurovsky (Litigation)

Barbara Clarke McCurdy (Litigation)

D. Patrick O'Reilley (Licensing)

John C. Paul (Licensing)

William H. Pratt (Licensing)

Mark D. Sweet (Prosecution) 

Charles E. Van Horn (Prosecution) 

England

Anthony C. Tridico Ph.D. (Prosecution)

Georgia 

R. Bruce Bower (Litigation and Licensing) 

Virginia L. Carron (Litigation and Licensing) 

Robert C. Stanley (Prosecution) 

Roger D. Taylor (Litigation and Licensing)

Japan

Naoki Yoshida (Licensing)

Massachusetts

Linda J. Thayer (Prosecution)

About IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners

IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners 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 prosecution, licensing, and litigation practitioners, as well as leading patent law and attorney firms, in 40 of the world’s most important jurisdictions and 17 U.S. states.

About Finnegan

With more than 350 intellectual property lawyers, Finnegan is one of the largest IP law firms in the world. From offices in Atlanta, Boston, Palo Alto, Reston, London, 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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