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

Finnegan Henderson is one of the world's largest intellectual property practices in the U.S. with 350 lawyers. From offices in Washington, D.C.; Atlanta, Georgia; Cambridge, Massachusetts; Palo Alto, California; Reston, Virginia; Brussels, Belgium; 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.

Patent Standards and Investment in Alternative Energy
Eric P. Raciti, Gary J. Edwards, Meredith H. Schoenfeld, April 2, 2008
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...

Revealing the Hidden Menace
David M. Kelly, Scott T. Harlan, April 2, 2008, previously published by Trademark World on February 2008
The court's decision in In re Wright is significant. The ACPA was enacted to deter cybersquatters from unfairly capitalising on the goodwill created by trademark owners and on the confusion of Internet users. One of the ACPA's primary deterrents is the threat of large statutory damage awards. If...

Law Digest: U.S. Patent
February 28, 2008
The Martindale-Hubbell Law Digest summarizes and describes the laws of a given jurisdiction. These jurisdictions include: the United States; U.S. States and Possessions; U.S. Codes (Copyright, Patent, Trademark); Canada; Canadian Provinces; the European Union; and other countries.