Woodcock Washburn Partner Named Fellow of Litigation Counsel of America
National intellectual property boutique Woodcock Washburn LLP is pleased to announce that John P. Donohue, litigation partner in the firm’s Philadelphia office, has been selected as a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America. The Litigation Counsel of America (LCA) is a trial lawyer honorary society composed of less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers. Fellowship in the LCA is highly selective and by invitation only. Fellows are selected based upon excellence and accomplishment in litigation, both at the trial and appellate levels, and superior ethical reputation. The LCA is aggressively ...more
Woodcock Washburn Attorney Appointed Chair of the Hispanic National Bar Association’s IP Law Section
National intellectual property boutique Woodcock Washburn LLP is pleased to announce Roberto Colón, associate in the firm’s Philadelphia office, was appointed Chair of the Hispanic National Bar Association’s (HNBA) Intellectual Property Law Section. The HNBA’s IP Law Section serves members and the profession by furthering the development and improvement of intellectual property law, educating members in intellectual property legal matters and related professional responsibilities, and helping members to serve their clients competently, efficiently, and professionally. The section provides a ...more
Woodcock Washburn Attorney and Co-Inventors Win 2011 Thomas Alva Edison Patent Award
Dr. Stephanie Barbosa, attorney at Woodcock Washburn, is a co-inventor of U.S. 6,869,952, entitled Pyrrolo[2,1-f][1,2,4]Triazine Inhibitors of Kinases, which was awarded the 2011 Thomas Alva Edison Patent Award in the pharmaceuticals category ...more
U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers Rank Woodcock Washburn Among Top National IP Firms
National intellectual property boutique Woodcock Washburn LLP is pleased to announce that the firm has been recognized as a top tier national intellectual property law firm in the second annual “Best Law Firms” guide, published by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers. The firm was ranked tier one for patent law and tier two for IP litigation in the national rankings. Other highlights include tier one rankings for IP litigation, patent litigation, and patent law, and tier two rankings for copyright law and trademark law in the Philadelphia ...more
Best Lawyers Names Twelve Woodcock Washburn Attorneys and Ranks Firm Top in PA for Intellectual Property Law
Twelve Woodcock Washburn partners have been named to The Best Lawyers in America® 2012 edition. The attorneys listed, all in the Intellectual Property Law category, are John W. Caldwell, John P. Donohue, Nancy R. Frandsen, Dale M. Heist, Gary H. Levin, Joseph Lucci, Albert J. Marcellino, Lynn B. Morreale, Henrik D. Parker, Steven J. Rocci, Steven B. Samuels, and David J. Wolfsohn. Woodcock Washburn was also rated the top firm overall for Intellectual Property Law in the city of Philadelphia and also statewide in the state of Pennsylvania ...more
Woodcock Washburn’s Trademark Practice Recognized in the WTR 1000
Woodcock Washburn is pleased to announce that the firm’s trademark practice has been recognized among the top practices in Pennsylvania for Contentious and Non-Contentious Trademark Law by the World Trademark Review’s WTR 1000 – The Definitive Guide to Trademark Legal Services. Nancy Frandsen, chair of the firm’s trademark and copyright group was recognized individually as a “go-to trademark attorney” and “a strong and capable player who is a pleasure to deal with.” The WTR 1000 is the first and only standalone ranking publication ...more
Woodcock Partner Conducts Workshop with Federal Magistrate Judges
Woodcock Washburn partner and Litigation Chair Steve Rocci conducted a workshop with federal magistrate judges in Atlanta, GA, at the request of the Federal Judicial Center. The course focused on litigation and procedural issues unique to patent law, including the pleadings issues, managing patent cases, and effective settlement strategies for patent cases ...more
Woodcock Washburn Elects David Bailey to Policy Committee; Appoints Steven Rocci as Litigation Group Chair, and Steven Samuels and Hal Fullmer as Patent Transactions Group Co-Chairs
The national intellectual property law firm Woodcock Washburn LLP is pleased to announce that David Bailey has been elected to the firm’s three-member governance body, the policy committee. Senior partner Steven Rocci has decided to step down after having served on the policy committee since it was formed in 2001, and on the executive committee, the predecessor to the policy committee, since 1996. Steve had also chaired the policy committee. Rocci joined the firm in 1986 ...more
Dale Heist Recognized Among World’s Leading IP Strategists by IAM
Woodcock Washburn senior partner, Dale Heist, has been recognized in the IAM Strategy 250 – The World’s Leading IP Strategists, as one of the top 250 IP strategists in the world. The guide, in its third year of publication, identifies individuals who offer world-class services related to the development and implementation of strategies that enable IP owners to maximize the value of their portfolios. In relation to the guide, Jeff Wild, Editor of IAM Magazine, stated that “many people call themselves IP strategists; far fewer can devise game-changing plans and then deliver on them. ...more
Woodcock Washburn Adds Three Lateral Associates to Philadelphia Office
Woodcock Washburn is pleased to welcome three lateral associates to its Philadelphia office. Jeffrey W. Lesovitz joins the firm from Milbank, Tweed, Hadley, & McCloy LLP in New York, where he focused his practice on patent litigation and disputes before the International Trade Commission. Jeff is a graduate of Villanova University and Villanova University School of Law ...more