Darby & Darby Expands Practice on the West Coast with New Seattle Office.Business Editors & Legal Writers NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 4, 2003 Darby & Darby, a full-service intellectual property (IP) law firm headquartered in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , announced today that the firm has expanded its practice on the West Coast and opened an office in Seattle. This new office will help Darby & Darby better service its national and international client base and provide first class IP services, particularly to the Seattle high-tech and biotechnology markets. The Seattle office will have expertise in electronics and computers, telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. , software, licensing of digital content, and IP litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. , with plans to grow its practice in biotechnology and medical devices, areas of particular strength for Darby & Darby. "The fact that we do 100% IP law, combined with our deep experience in the technologies driving the Seattle economy, uniquely positions Darby & Darby for success in this market," said Andrew Baum, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Darby & Darby. "Our vision is to grow our Seattle office substantially in the next five years, to become the top IP firm in the Pacific Northwest. We're confident we have the best team in place to tap into the talent and opportunity to make that happen. We are committed to the goal of becoming not just a New York firm with a West Coast outpost, but a truly bi-coastal IP firm." David Tellekson joins Darby & Darby as the managing partner of the Seattle office, along with founding partners John Branch and Eric Prager. "With Seattle talent and the firm's tremendous resources and capabilities, this office is positioned to deliver clients the very best in IP protection," said Tellekson. "Darby & Darby's customized IP infrastructure is the best in the business, and the firm is large enough to handle matters of any complexity or magnitude, while still providing the personalized per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. client service that has always been the firm's hallmark hallmark, mark impressed on silverwork or goldwork to signify official approval of the standard of purity of the metal, also called plate mark. The hallmark was introduced by statute in England in 1300 and enforced by the Goldsmiths' Hall, London. ." Tellekson joins Darby & Darby with more than two decades of experience in federal court and International Trade Commission litigation, including patent jury trials. He combines this extensive litigation experience with a thorough understanding of technology to represent clients on complex patent disputes in biotechnology, chemical, electronics and software matters. Branch, previously a partner at another Seattle intellectual property firm, concentrates his practice on the procurement The fancy word for "purchasing." The procurement department within an organization manages all the major purchases. of patents, copyrights, and trademark rights in several high-tech areas, including electronics, computer software and hardware, networks, and wireless. In just a few years, Branch, a Seattle native with strong ties in the community, has quickly established the leading high-tech software prosecution/opinion practice in Seattle. Prager has been with Darby & Darby since 1993 in the firm's New York office. Prager focuses his practice on counseling, licensing, and litigation concerning all types of IP rights, with a particular emaphasis on new media issues. Through his experience, Prager has emerged as an expert in software and e-commerce licensing issues, helping clients commercialize the IP rights they have secured. About Darby & Darby Darby & Darby is a full-service intellectual property firm that has focused on patents, copyrights, trademarks, and false advertising law for over 100 years. As one of the oldest and largest intellectual property firms in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Darby & Darby has been a pioneer, winning precedent-setting IP cases, and this past year had a case selected as among the National Law Journal's "2002 TOP DEFENSE WINS." Its 80+ attorneys, patent agents, and technical advisors have distinguished academic credentials CREDENTIALS, international law. The instruments which authorize and establish a public minister in his character with the state or prince to whom they are addressed. If the state or prince receive the minister, he can be received only in the quality attributed to him in his credentials. and hold advanced technical degrees in diverse specialties across all areas of biotechnology, chemistry, engineering, electronics and computer science. Darby & Darby believes its greatest resources are the skill, vision and creativity of its professionals who are dedicated to providing superior legal services legal services n. the work performed by a lawyer for a client. to all of the firm's clients in litigation matters, due diligence Research; analysis; your homework. This term has caught on in all industries, because it sounds so "wired." Who would want to do analysis or research when they can do due diligence. See wired. projects, licensing transactions, and prosecution in all technical disciplines. |
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