IP Legal Era Magazine Names Finnegan Global Law Firm of the Year

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 18, 2016 

WASHINGTON, DC—Finnegan was recognized as "Global Law Firm of the Year" at IP Era Magazine’s 2016 Global IP Awards on November 10, 2016, held in Mumbai. The India-based publication hosts the prestigious Global IP Awards to recognize top intellectual property professionals, teams, and law firms for their achievements. Nominees were reviewed and analyzed by a jury comprised of global IP professionals. Winners were then selected based on market analysis, industry reviews, and peer voting.

Finnegan partner Anand K. Sharma noted, "This award is significant as India is an important market for the firm. Finnegan assists several Indian companies with IP issues ranging from U.S. litigation, patent, trademark, and copyright prosecution, due diligence and freedom-to-operate opinion matters, to development of strategies for monetizing IP assets, licensing negotiations, and drafting of license agreements." Finnegan partner Raj Gupta added, “With the increased IP creation in India and the market penetration Indian multi-national companies seek in the United States and Europe, strategic counseling on IP matters can play a key role in advancing corporate business goals.”

Since January 2015, Finnegan has filed more than 550 patent applications and responded to nearly 200 office actions in the United States and Europe on behalf of some of India’s top technology companies, many with innovations related to software, cloud computing, smart energy, and telecommunications.

Contacts
Mark D. Sweet, Managing Partner 
mark.sweet@finnegan.com 

James B. Monroe, Chair 
james.monroe@finnegan.com

About IP Era Magazine
IP Era, published by ARA Legal Media Group, covers patents, trademarks, copyright, licensing, internet law, design, and brand management. IP Era serves as a resource for detailed industry analysis, case commentary, in-depth court reports, and IP trends, strategy, and best practices.

About Finnegan
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP is one of the largest IP law firms in the world. From offices in Atlanta, Boston, London, Palo Alto, Reston, Seoul, 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 patents and trade marks, 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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