Finnegan Recognized by Intellectual Asset Management Magazine as 2015 Leading Patent Law Firm

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 19, 2015

WASHINGTON, DC—Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) magazine’s 2015 Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Professionals guide recognized Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP and 26 Finnegan partners as leading patent professionals. The 2015 edition ranked Finnegan as a leading patent law firm in 14 categories, awarding the firm top honors for Litigation, Prosecution, and Transactions in the United States. The firm also received top honors in the International category. According to IAM, “…Finnegan needs little introduction; deep domain expertise across the patent spectrum distinguishes it as one of the country’s pre-eminent IP service providers.”

The publication also ranked Finnegan’s Washington, DC office as a leader in the DC Metro Area for Transactions, Litigation, and Prosecution; the Boston office is ranked in the same areas for Massachusetts; the Atlanta office is listed as a leading firm in Georgia; the Tokyo office is ranked as a leading firm in Japan for Transactions and Litigation; the Taipei office is ranked as a leading firm in the same areas for Taiwan; and the Shanghai office is listed as a leading firm in China.

In addition to the firm-wide rankings, IAM recognized the following Finnegan attorneys as world-leading patent practitioners for 2015:

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) 
Thomas L. Irving (Post-Grant Proceedings)
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 (Transactions and Litigation)
Charles E. Lipsey (Litigation) 
Laura P. Masurovsky (Litigation) 
Barbara Clarke McCurdy (Litigation)
D. Patrick O'Reilley (Transactions)
John C. Paul (Transactions)
William H. Pratt (Transactions)
Mark D. Sweet (Prosecution) 
Charles E. Van Horn (Prosecution) 

England

Anthony C. Tridico Ph.D. (Prosecution)

Georgia 

R. Bruce Bower (Litigation and Transactions) 
Virginia L. Carron (Litigation and Transactions) 
Robert C. Stanley (Prosecution) 
Roger D. Taylor (Litigation and Transactions)

Japan

Naoki Yoshida (Transactions)

Massachusetts

Linda J. Thayer (Litigation)

Taiwan

Gary C. Ma (Litigation and Transactions)

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

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

IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Professionals is a standalone publication that identifies the top patent prosecution, licensing, and litigation practitioners, as well as leading patent law firms, in 40 of the world’s most important jurisdictions and 17 U.S. states.

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 European patent oppositions, 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.