Managing Intellectual Property Recognizes Finnegan as Leading Copyright Firm

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April 10, 2012

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Managing Intellectual Property Recognizes Finnegan as Leading Copyright Firm

WASHINGTON, DC - Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) announced the results of its annual copyright survey, ranking Finnegan in Tier 2 for Copyright U.S. National Rankings; Tier 1 for Copyright Regional Rankings in the Northeast; and Tier 2 for Copyright Regional Rankings in the West. This is the fifth consecutive year that Finnegan has ranked in one of the top tiers for the annual copyright survey.

MIP is a leading international magazine for IP owners. It has more than 10,000 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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