IP Law Daily, LAW FIRM NEWS: Finnegan IP partner Denise DeFranco named AIPLA President, (Nov 16, 2015)
Organizations Mentioned:Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP | U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
Intellectual Property attorney Denise W. DeFranco has officially been installed as the 2015-2016 president of the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA). She is a partner in Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP’s Boston office and is a member of the firm’s Patent Litigation practice.
In her new role with AIPLA, DeFranco will focus on giving the Association a public voice before Congress, courts, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, and other government agencies, as well as before international heads of offices and international bar associations. She previously served a three-year term on AIPLA’s Board of Directors.
At Finnegan, DeFranco focuses her practice on patent infringement litigation. She represents clients in a range of technologies, including biotechnology, electronics, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, software, and telecommunications.
“We are proud of Denise and her accomplishments,” stated Finnegan Managing Partner James B. Monroe. “She is a great asset to Finnegan and its clients and to AIPLA. Denise is a natural leader for the intellectual property community.”
Finnegan is an international IP law firm with over 350 IP lawyers in offices across Atlanta, Boston, London, Palo Alto, Reston, Seoul, Shanghai, Taipei, Tokyo, and Washington, D.C. AIPLA is a national bar association with roughly 14,000 members engaged primarily in the practice of IP law.
Attorneys: Denise W. DeFranco and James B. Monroe (Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP).
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