- Five National Rankings
- 12 Regional Rankings
- 15 Attorneys Named "IP Stars"
Palo Alto – July 10, 2014 – Cooley LLP announced today that the 2014 edition of Managing Intellectual Property magazine's annual World IP Handbook and Survey has awarded the firm five national rankings, twelve regional rankings, and 15 attorney "IP Stars" rankings.
Cooley was ranked nationally in the areas of Bio/Life Sciences, Copyright, Patent Contentious, Trademark Contentious, and Trademark Prosecution. Cooley also received 12 rankings for its practices in California, Colorado, New York, Virginia and Washington.
Fifteen Cooley attorneys were recognized as 2014 "IP Stars" by World IP Handbook and Survey, a premier guide for US and international in house counsel and lawyers in private practice. The "IP Stars" accolade highlights the country's leading individual IP attorneys based on their specific areas of expertise and the industries and clients they serve. Cooley's designated "IP Stars" are:
| Keith Berets |
Colorado |
Technology Transactions |
| Jim Brogan |
Colorado |
IP Litigation |
| William Christiansen |
Seattle |
Patent Prosecution (Life Sciences) |
| John Crittenden |
San Francisco |
Trademark Prosecution & Litigation |
| Thomas Friel |
San Francisco |
IP Litigation |
| Christopher Hutter |
Reston |
Patent Prosecution (Software) |
| Heidi Keefe |
Palo Alto |
IP Litigation |
| Matthew Langer |
New York |
Patent Prosecution (Life Sciences) |
| Frank Pietrantonio |
Reston |
IP Litigation |
| Michael Rhodes |
San Francisco |
IP Litigation; Privacy |
| Stephen Smith |
Washington, DC |
IP Litigation; 337 Proceedings |
| Scott Talbot |
Reston |
Patent Prosecution (Medical Devices) |
| Michael Tuscan |
Washington, DC |
Patent Prosecution (Life Sciences) |
| Mark Weinstein |
Palo Alto |
IP Litigation |
Earlier this year, Cooley also won two Managing IP awards for its trademark practice -- "Trademark Prosecution Firm of the Year – West" and the "Trademark Contentious Firm of the Year – West."
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