May 8, 2015
Managing Intellectual Property
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 8, 2015
WASHINGTON, DC— Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) released its list of 2015 IP Stars, recognizing Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP and 29 Finnegan partners as leading IP practitioners. A supplement to MIP’s IP Handbook, IP Stars is a state-by-state list of top intellectual property law firms and attorneys in the United States. For the third year in a row, Finnegan was ranked in the top tiers in California, Georgia, Massachusetts, Virginia, and Washington, DC. Firms and attorneys were selected via researcher interviews and surveys. Finnegan received high recognition in the following states:
Patent Contentious
Patent Prosecution
Patent Contentious
Patent Prosecution
Trademark Contentious
Trademark Prosecution
Copyright
In addition, the following Finnegan attorneys were ranked as IP Stars:
Erik R. Puknys
Ming-Tao Yang
Virginia L. Carron
William B. Dyer III
John D. Livingstone
Roger D. Taylor
Denise W. DeFranco
Leslie A. McDonell
Mary K. Ferguson, Ph.D.
Erika Harmon Arner
Jeffrey A. Berkowitz
York M. Faulkner
Christopher P. Foley
Christopher P. Isaac
Charles E. Lipsey
Charles H. Suh
Bryan C. Diner
Donald R. Dunner
Doris Johnson Hines
Gerald F. Ivey
J. Michael Jakes
Basil "Bill" J. Lewris
Esther H. Lim
Laura P. Masurovsky
James B. Monroe
John C. Paul
Richard B. Racine
Allen M. Sokal
E. Robert Yoches
Contacts
James B. Monroe, Managing Partner
james.monroe@finnegan.com
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 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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