What we say about the firm's legal practice in US
Intellectual property
Within Patent litigation: hi tech electronics and IT: National,
Nixon & Vanderhye PC
PRACTICE: Nixon & Vanderhye PC is a ‘well-respected’ intellectual property boutique with ‘strong capabilities’, and with a team of 43 practitioners focusing entirely on such matters. Larger firms often call on the practice to work on complex patent litigation matters. The group successfully obtained a settlement agreement between client Derek Webb and plaintiff Progressive Gaming International. Under the agreement, Webb will receive $20m in damages and $4.7m in attorney fees.
CLIENTS: Toshiba, Sharp, Nintendo, General Electric, SmartDisk, and Fuji Photo Film USA have all sought the firm for advice.
INDIVIDUALS: Robert Faris, Duane Byers, Robert Rowan, Joseph Presta and Larry Nixon are all praised for their courtroom experience. All the lawyers are based in Arlington, Virginia.
Within Patent prosecution: utility and design patents: National,
Nixon & Vanderhye PC
PRACTICE: Located in Arlington, Virginia, Nixon & Vanderhye PC has a ‘robust’ patent prosecution practice, for national and international clients. The intellectual property group prepares, files and licenses a high number of patents, particularly on technology.
The firm counts about 35 attorneys, of whom half handle patent prosecution matters, and has a portfolio of 2,000 active clients. Many of the practice’s lawyers have served as patent examiners and/or members of the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences at the USPTO, and they are often called in by larger general-practice firms to work on complex patent prosecution issues.
The IP group operates on a model of a small number of experienced attorneys with proven track records serving clients in a variety of industries.
CLIENTS: Most of the work conducted by the practice is for international clients, with Asian clients including Toshiba, Sharp and Nintendo.
INDIVIDUALS: With an academic background in mechanical engineering, Alan Kagen prosecutes numerous patent applications relating to mechanical and electrical technologies, as well as preparing opinions on patent validity and infringement. He is praised for being ‘as talented a patent attorney as we have dealt with over the past 25 years’, says a client.
Bryan Davidson, a former process control and instrumentation engineer, is also recommended.
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