Intellectual Asset Management Magazine Recognizes Finnegan and 25 Finnegan Partners as Leading Patent Practitioners

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May 30, 2013

Contact:    Barbara C. McCurdy, 202.408.4047

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Intellectual Asset Management Magazine Recognizes Finnegan and 25 Finnegan Partners as Leading Patent Practitioners

WASHINGTON, DC - Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) magazine’s second edition of IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners 2013, recognizes Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP and 25 Finnegan partners as leading patent practitioners. The 2013 guide ranks Finnegan as a leading patent law firm in 11 categories, including two U.S. nationwide categories for Litigation and Prosecution, noting “Finnegan is, quite simply, the leading patent firm in the country.” Regionally, Finnegan’s Washington, DC and Reston, VA offices were ranked as leading in the DC Metro Area categories for Licensing, Litigation, and Prosecution; the Boston office was ranked in the same areas for the Massachusetts region; the Atlanta office was listed as a leading firm in Georgia; the Tokyo office was listed as a leading firm in Japan for Licensing and Litigation; and the Shanghai office was listed as a leading firm in China. In addition to the firm-wide rankings, the following Finnegan attorneys were included in IAM’s list of the world’s leading patent practitioners for 2013:

Nationwide

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)

Thomas L. Jarvis (International Trade Commission) 

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

Belgium

Anthony C. Tridico Ph.D. (Prosecution)

DC Metro Area

Erika Harmon Arner (Prosecution)

Patrick J. Coyne (Litigation) 

Ford F. Farabow, Jr. (Luminary) 

Doris Johnson Hines (Litigation) 

Thomas L. Irving (Prosecution) 

D. Brian Kacedon (Licensing) 

D. Patrick O'Reilley (Licensing)

John C. Paul (Licensing)

William H. Pratt (Licensing)

Mark D. Sweet (Prosecution) 

Charles E. Van Horn (Prosecution) 

Georgia 

R. Bruce Bower (Licensing and Litigation) 

Virginia L. Carron (Licensing and Litigation) 

Robert C. Stanley (Prosecution) 

Roger D. Taylor (Litigation and Licensing)

Japan

Naoki Yoshida (Licensing)

Massachusetts

Leslie A. McDonell (Prosecution)

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 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. ###