Managing Intellectual Property Recognizes Finnegan as One of the World’s Leading Copyright Firms for 2011

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April 11, 2011

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Managing Intellectual Property Recognizes Finnegan as One of the World's Leading Copyright Firms for 2011

WASHINGTON, DC - Managing Intellectual Property announced the results of its annual copyright survey, which ranked Finnegan in the #2 tier for Copyright U.S. National Rankings; #1 tier for Copyright Regional Rankings (U.S.—Northeast); and #2 tier for Copyright Regional Rankings (U.S.—West).

MIP is a leading international magazine for IP owners.  It has more than 8,000 subscribers, of which two-thirds are senior in-house counsel for multinational companies.  MIP conducts an annual World IP survey of 2,000 global practitioners (including in-house counsel and law firm attorneys) to identify and rank leading law firms in the IP field.  A list of all of the awards and winners can be found at http://www.managingip.com/.

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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