Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P.

About this office:

Finnegan is one of the world's largest intellectual property practices in the U.S. with 375 lawyers. From offices in Washington, D.C.; 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. The firm also represents clients on IP issues related to international trade, portfolio management, the Internet, e-commerce, government contracts, antitrust, and unfair competition.

Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, Trade Secrets, Chemical IP, Electrical IP, IP Infringement, IP Licensing, IP Litigation, IP Portfolio Management, IP Procurement, IP Rights, International IP, Mechanical IP, Medical IP, Pharmaceutical IP, Biotechnology IP, Information Technology Licensing., Patents, Biochemical Patents, Biotechnology Patent Prosecution, Biotechnology Patents, Business Method Patents, Chemical Patent Prosecution, Chemical Patents, Computer and Software Patents, Computer Architecture Patents, Design Patents, Electrical Patent Prosecution, Electrical Patents, Electro-Mechanical Patents, Electronic Patents, Internet Patents, Mechanical Patent Prosecution, Mechanical Patents, Medical Patents, Metallurgical Patents, Molecular Biology Patents, Patent Applications, Patent Infringement, Patent Interference Practice, Patent Licensing, Patent Litigation, Patent Portfolio Management, Patent Prosecution, Patent Protection, Pharmaceutical Patent Prosecution, Pharmaceutical Patents, Brand Management, Chemical Intellectual Property, Electrical Intellectual Property, Electronic Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Arbitration, Intellectual Property Enforcement, Intellectual Property Infringement, Intellectual Property Licensing, Intellectual Property Litigation, Intellectual Property Portfolio Management, Intellectual Property Procurement, Intellectual Property Prosecution, Intellectual Property Rights, Internet Intellectual Property, Literary Property, Mechanical Intellectual Property, Medical Intellectual Property, Pharmaceutical Intellectual Property, Piracy, Proprietary Rights, Theft of Trade Secrets, Trade Secret Misappropriation, Trade Secrets, Trademarks, Counterfeiting, Internet Trademarks, Lanham Act, Service Marks, Trade Dress, Trade Names, Trademark Arbitration, Trademark Infringement, Trademark Licensing, Trademark Litigation, Trademark Prosecution, Trademark Protection, Trademark Registration, Copyrights, Copyright Infringement, Copyright Licensing, Copyright Litigation, Copyright Prosecution, Copyright Protection, Copyright Registration, Internet Copyright Law.

Build Assets Today for Business Tomorrow
Esther H. Lim, Ningling Wang, Tina E. Hulse, August 19, 2009, previously published by Managing Intellectual Property's China IP Focus on March 2008
China's economic growth in recent years has made it an important market for companies worldwide. One of the most frequently asked questions by our non-Chinese clients is whether it is worth protecting and enforcing their IP rights in China. Our answer is a definite "yes" to those who want...

Implications of KSR in Prosecution and Litigation: The Standard of Obviousness Under 35 U.S.C. § 103
Esther H. Lim, Ningling Wang, Tina E. Hulse, June 25, 2009, previously published by Managing Intellectual Property Chinese edition on March 2008
The Supreme Court's decision in KSR International Co. v. Teleflex, Inc., 127 S. Ct. 1727 (2007), has impacted the realms of prosecution and litigation differently. Whereas prosecution has witnessed a significant change in responding to rejections under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a), litigation has arguably...

Patent Standards and Investment in Alternative Energy
Eric P. Raciti, Gary J. Edwards, Eric P. Raciti, Meredith H. Schoenfeld, Gary J. Edwards, Meredith H. Schoenfeld, August 12, 2009
While it is unclear what precisely has caused a slowdown in the number of alternative energy patents in the past year, it is very possible that the effects of the more stringent patentability standards are being felt. Alternative energy often incorporates older technologies, and thus meaningful...

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