
Insights: News Releases Kilpatrick Townsend Attorneys Named to 2016 IAM Patent 1000 June 2, 2016 Firm Receives Prominent National and State Recognition ATLANTA (June 2) – Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton announced today that 20 Kilpatrick Townsend attorneys were named to the *2016 IAM Patent 1000 - The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners. The firm received the Recommended US - National* ranking in Patent Prosecution which is the highest level of recognition. The firm also earned outstanding recognition in five states. Kilpatrick Townsend received Gold Band designation for the firm’s patent team in Georgia, and for litigation in Colorado. The firm was also Highly Recommended in patent prosecution and transactions in Colorado which is the highest level of recognition. Kilpatrick Townsend was also singled out for patent prosecution in California and Washington, and the firm’s patent team in North Carolina was also recognized. The IAM Patent 1000 guide was compiled following an extensive research process. Over five months, IAM conducted thousands of detailed interviews with numerous private practice lawyers and in-house counsel to gather market intelligence on the leading players in the field. Individuals qualified for a listing in the IAM Patent 1000 when they received sufficient positive feedback from peers and clients with knowledge of their practice and the market within which they operate. For more information on IAM Patent 1000, please click here. Kilpatrick Townsend attorneys named as top patent practitioners include: Jesse Bennett Eugene Bernard William Boice Charles Calkins James Ewing Thomas Franklin Steven Gardner Darin Gibby Wab Kadaba Tina McKeon Steve Moore John Pratt Kristopher Reed Stephen Reiter Dean Russell Andrew Serafini William Shaffer David Sipiora Mitchell Stockwell Roger Wylie Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) magazine was launched in July 2003 to address the need for organizations to maximize the value of their IP and other intangibles, and to examine the strategies they can put in place to do this. IAM is unique because it treats IP as a business asset and tool rather than simply as a legal right. Follow the firm on Twitter: @KTS_Law. ### Related People Jesse S. Bennett Partner Seattle, WA t 206.224.2856 jbennett@kilpatricktownsend.com Eugene J. Bernard, Ph.D. Retired Partner Denver, CO t 303.405.8528 gbernard@kilpatricktownsend.com William H. Boice Retired Partner Atlanta, GA t 404.815.6464 bboice@kilpatricktownsend.com Charles W. Calkins Partner Winston-Salem, NC t 336.607.7315 ccalkins@kilpatricktownsend.com James L. Ewing, IV Retired Partner Atlanta, GA t 404.815.6494 jewing@kilpatricktownsend.com Steven Gardner Partner Winston-Salem, NC t 336.607.7483 sgardner@kilpatricktownsend.com Darin J. Gibby Partner Denver, CO t 303.571.4000 dgibby@kilpatricktownsend.com Wab Kadaba Partner Atlanta, GA t 404.532.6959 wkadaba@kilpatricktownsend.com Steven D. Moore Partner San Francisco, CA t 415.273.4741 smoore@kilpatricktownsend.com Tina Williams McKeon, Ph.D. Partner Atlanta, GA t 404.815.6103 tmckeon@kilpatricktownsend.com John S. Pratt Retired Partner Atlanta, GA t 404.815.6367 jpratt@kilpatricktownsend.com Kristopher L. Reed Partner Dallas, TX t 214.922.7143 kreed@kilpatricktownsend.com Dean W. Russell Retired Partner Atlanta, GA t 404.815.6528 drussell@kilpatricktownsend.com Andrew T. Serafini, PhD Partner Seattle, WA t 206.626.7769 atserafini@kilpatricktownsend.com William L. Shaffer Partner San Diego, CA t 858.350.6104 wshaffer@kilpatricktownsend.com David E. Sipiora Retired Partner Denver, CO t 303.405.8525 dsipiora@kilpatricktownsend.com Mitchell G. Stockwell Partner Atlanta, GA t 404.815.6214 mstockwell@kilpatricktownsend.com Roger D. Wylie Firm Managing Partner Seattle, WA t 206.516.3092 rwylie@kilpatricktownsend.com

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Kilpatrick Townsend Attorneys Named to 2016 IAM Patent 1000

June 2, 2016

Firm Receives Prominent National and State Recognition

ATLANTA (June 2) – Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton announced today that 20 Kilpatrick Townsend attorneys were named to the 2016 IAM Patent 1000 - The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners. The firm received the Recommended US - National ranking in Patent Prosecution which is the highest level of recognition. The firm also earned outstanding recognition in five states.

Kilpatrick Townsend received Gold Band designation for the firm’s patent team in Georgia, and for litigation in Colorado. The firm was also Highly Recommended in patent prosecution and transactions in Colorado which is the highest level of recognition. Kilpatrick Townsend was also singled out for patent prosecution in California and Washington, and the firm’s patent team in North Carolina was also recognized.

The IAM Patent 1000 guide was compiled following an extensive research process. Over five months, IAM conducted thousands of detailed interviews with numerous private practice lawyers and in-house counsel to gather market intelligence on the leading players in the field. Individuals qualified for a listing in the IAM Patent 1000 when they received sufficient positive feedback from peers and clients with knowledge of their practice and the market within which they operate. For more information on IAM Patent 1000, please click here.

Kilpatrick Townsend attorneys named as top patent practitioners include:

Jesse Bennett
Eugene Bernard
William Boice
Charles Calkins
James Ewing
Thomas Franklin
Steven Gardner
Darin Gibby
Wab Kadaba
Tina McKeon
Steve Moore
John Pratt
Kristopher Reed
Stephen Reiter
Dean Russell
Andrew Serafini
William Shaffer
David Sipiora
Mitchell Stockwell
Roger Wylie

Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) magazine was launched in July 2003 to address the need for organizations to maximize the value of their IP and other intangibles, and to examine the strategies they can put in place to do this. IAM is unique because it treats IP as a business asset and tool rather than simply as a legal right.

Follow the firm on Twitter: @KTS_Law.

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