Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP is one of the world’s largest IP law firms, practising all aspects of patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret law. More than 300 of Finnegan’s legal professionals have degrees in scientific disciplines, more than 225 are registered to practise before the USPTO and nearly 40 are former USPTO patent examiners. Finnegan delivers sophisticated legal strategies to help clients to protect, advocate and leverage their valuable IP assets, with technical expertise in virtually every industry and technology – including automotive, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, life sciences, chemicals, electronics, semiconductors, computers and software, industrial manufacturing, consumer products, medical devices, clean energy and renewables, robotics and 3D printing.

Finnegan also represents clients on IP issues relating to international trade, portfolio management, the Internet, e-commerce, government contracts, antitrust, European patents and trademarks and unfair competition. The attorneys in its European office have active practices at both the EPO and the USPTO and possess a keen understanding of the diversity of laws and practices among the European national systems. This knowledge of the European legal system and how it differs from that in the United States allows Finnegan’s European attorneys to effectively counsel both European and US clients on the full range of IP issues.