Barner Joins Cummins as Vice President — General Counsel

COLUMBUS, Ind., Jan 31, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) – Cummins Inc. CMI +0.05% announced today that Sharon R. Barner, formerly a top official in the U.S. Department of Commerce and a leading expert on intellectual property, has joined the Company as its Vice President — General Counsel. Barner served as Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for [...]

Attorney James “Jim” Strawn Joins Burleson LLP As Of Counsel

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Burleson LLP announced today that James “Jim” Strawn, who has more than three decades of experience as an oil and gas attorney, has joined the energy law firm’s Pittsburgh location as Of Counsel. Although based in Pennsylvania, Strawn’s practice is national and is focused on all areas [...]

Crowell & Moring’s IP Litigation Practice Expands on Both Coasts with Four Pharmaceutical Attorneys

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ – Crowell & Moring LLP is pleased to announce the addition of four attorneys to the firm’s Intellectual Property Group to grow its work in the generic pharmaceutical patent arena. The team includes partner Mark T. Jansen of San Francisco and partner Cedric C.Y. Tan, senior counsel Neil [...]

Apple’s $100 Million Patent Fight Yields Small Rewards

Apple is spending millions of dollars filing patent claims against Android phone makers, but its few wins in a handful of cases question whether the lawsuits are a wise investment. The Cupertino, Calif.-based company spent a reported $100 million on just its first set of claims against HTC, according to lawyers, and likely will spend [...]

Saul Ewing LLP Names Two Partners To Firm’s Executive Committee

Gary B. Eidelman and Deborah L. Spranger, partners and Vice Chairs of the Business and Finance Practice in Saul Ewing’s Baltimore, MD and Chesterbrook, PA offices respectively, have been elected to the Firm’s Executive Committee, effective immediately. The seven-attorney committee serves as the firm’s managing body; they will each serve a five-year term. Eidelman has [...]

Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith LLP Adds Entertainment and IP Partner Leron E. Rogers

ATLANTA, Jan 23, 2012 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) — Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith LLP announced that Leron E. Rogers joins the firm as a partner in the Entertainment and Commercial Litigation practice groups, based in the firm’s Atlanta office. Rogers, who will lead the Entertainment and IP Practice with Lewis Brisbois partner Stephen Weizenecker, brings [...]

Dallas Law Firm McDole, Kennedy & Williams, PC, Promotes Two to Partners

DALLAS, Jan. 23, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — Dallas-based McDole, Kennedy & Williams, PC, a boutique law firm focused on intellectual property and corporate litigation, has promoted Kenneth Kula and Bob Pettey to partners of the firm. “Both Kenneth Kula and Bob Pettey have been valuable members of our firm and we’re happy to welcome them [...]

TiVo Receives $215M from AT&T Patent Lawsuit

By Jason Knott January 04, 2012 TiVo will receive $215 million from AT&T after mutually settling a patent infringement lawsuit. As part of the settlement, TiVo and AT&T agreed to dismiss all pending litigation between the companies. AT&T agreed to pay TiVo an initial payment of $51 million, followed by recurring quarterly guaranteed payments through [...]

Fish & Richardson Names Four New Principals

New York, NY — Fish & Richardson has named Michael Autuoro, John Goetz, and Michael Zoppo as principals in the firm’s IP Litigation Group and William O’Sullivan as a principal in its Patent Group in New York. Overall, 20 attorneys were elevated to principal across the firm’s 12 offices. Michael Autuoro will continue to focus [...]

Cheryl S. Scotney Joins Keating Muething & Klekamp’s Intellectual Property Group

January 17, 2012 02:50 PM Eastern Time CINCINNATI–(EON: Enhanced Online News)–Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL (KMK®) is pleased to announce that Cheryl S. Scotney has joined the firm as a partner in its Intellectual Property Practice Group. Scotney has vast experience in the area of protecting corporate intellectual property, including preparing and prosecuting domestic and foreign [...]

Thompson & Knight Expands Intellectual Property Practice

Dallas, TX, January 12, 2012 –(PR.com)– The global law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP is pleased to announce the addition of Partner Sarah M. Paxson and Associates Anthony Miller and Justin Welch to the Intellectual Property Practice Group in Dallas. “We are excited to welcome three talented and skilled lawyers to our intellectual property [...]

Futurestep Appoints Neil Griffiths as Global Lead

LONDON, Jan. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Futurestep, part of Korn/Ferry International, the industry leader in recruitment and talent services for global businesses, today announced the appointment of Neil Griffiths as Global Practice Leader for its Talent Communications and Employer Branding Practice. The appointment is a strategic one for Futurestep and forms a fundamental [...]

John D. Cook promoted at Hiscock & Barclay LLP

Hiscock & Barclay, LLP, announced the promotion of Syracuse attorney JOHN D. COOK to partner. Cook focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation and intellectual property litigation and works in the firm’s Syracuse office. He is a graduate of Villanova University School of Law and LeMoyne College. He was previously a law clerk to Howard [...]

Cohen & Grigsby Attorney Named Attorney of the Month

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 16, 2012 – PITTSBURGH, Jan. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – Cohen & Grigsby, a business law firm with offices in Pittsburgh, PA and Bonita Springs, FL, is pleased to announce that Florida-based attorney Thad Kirkpatrick was named “Attorney of the Month” in December 2011 by Legal Aid Service of Collier County.  The award reflects Kirkpatrick’s [...]

Texas Intellectual Property Law Firm Ward & Smith Announces Tyler Office

TYLER, Texas, Jan. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — The high-stakes business litigation and intellectual property law firm of Ward & Smith is announcing the firm’s new office in downtown Tyler, Texas. “This office will help us better serve our many clients with intellectual property matters pending before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern [...]

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