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

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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.

Effective Uses of Reissues and Reexaminations in the United States
Kenie Ho, Esther H. Lim, Charles E. Van Horn, November 30, 2009, previously published by China IP News on May 2009
The reissue and reexamination procedures of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) are valuable tools for businesses that want to strengthen their patent portfolio or weaken that of their competitors. Reissue allows patent owners to correct errors in U.S. patents. Reexamination allows...

Standards and Patents: Lessons from the Rambus Cases
Esther H. Lim, Lei Mei, July 15, 2009, previously published by Managing Intellectual Property, Chinese Edition on June 13, 2008
In recent years, China's electronics industry has struggled to compete in the manufacture and sale of products ranging from MP3 players to digital TVs. Many of the most challenging disputes involve industry standards. Rather than conceding, however, China's electronics industry has responded...

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...

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