
Insights: News Releases Kilpatrick Townsend Attorneys Recognized in 2021 IAM Patent 1000 July 28, 2021 Firm Receives Recognition in China & International, as well as U.S. National and U.S. Regional Rankings ATLANTA (July 28) – Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton announced today that 25 Kilpatrick Townsend attorneys were named to the 2021 IAM Patent 1000 - The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners (IAM Patent 1000). The firm earned outstanding distinction in China: Foreign & International rankings, and also achieved recognition in the United States National category, and in five states including: California, Colorado, Georgia, North Carolina, and Washington. In the China: Foreign region, Kilpatrick Townsend was one of only 19 firms ranked. In the International band, the firm was one of the leading 34 firms noted with distinction. Kilpatrick Townsend was also one of only 16 firms recognized in U.S. National, Prosecution category. Kilpatrick Townsend received Gold Band designation for the firm’s patent team in Georgia and for patent prosecution in Washington. The firm was ranked Highly Recommended, the highest level of recognition, in patent prosecution and ranked in litigation and transactions category in Colorado. Kilpatrick Townsend was singled out for patent prosecution and litigation in California, and the firm’s patent team in North Carolina was also recognized. The IAM Patent 1000 guide was compiled following an extensive research process. For 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: John Alemanni Nena Bains Jesse Bennett Eugene Bernard Steve Borgman Charles Calkins Matias Ferrario Thomas Franklin Steven Gardner Darin Gibby Charles Gray Jamie Isbester Wab Kadaba Sujit Kotwal Justin Krieger Craig Largent Tina McKeon Steve Moore Kris Reed Dean Russell Andrew Serafini William Shaffer Mitchell Stockwell Renae Wainwright Roger Wylie Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) 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. ### Related People John C. Alemanni Raleigh, NC t 919.420.1724 jalemanni@ktslaw.com Nena Bains Menlo Park, CA t 650.752.2423 nbains@ktslaw.com Jesse S. Bennett Seattle, WA t 206.224.2856 jbennett@ktslaw.com Eugene J. Bernard, Ph.D. Denver, CO t 303.405.8528 gbernard@ktslaw.com Steve R. Borgman Houston, TX t 281.809.4081 sborgman@ktslaw.com Charles W. Calkins Winston-Salem, NC t 336.607.7315 ccalkins@ktslaw.com Matias Ferrario Winston-Salem, NC t 336.607.7475 mferrario@ktslaw.com Steven Gardner Winston-Salem, NC t 336.607.7483 sgardner@ktslaw.com Darin J. Gibby Denver, CO t 303.571.4000 dgibby@ktslaw.com Charles W. Gray Denver, CO t 303.405.8522 cgray@ktslaw.com A. James Isbester San Francisco, CA t 415.273.4335 jisbester@ktslaw.com Wab Kadaba Atlanta, GA t 404.532.6959 wkadaba@ktslaw.com Sujit B. Kotwal Menlo Park, CA t 650.324.6365 skotwal@ktslaw.com Justin L. Krieger Denver, CO t 303.405.1486 jkrieger@ktslaw.com Craig C. Largent, Ph.D. Menlo Park, CA t 650.463.7618 clargent@ktslaw.com Tina Williams McKeon, Ph.D. Atlanta, GA t 404.815.6103 tmckeon@ktslaw.com David A. Reed Atlanta, GA t 404.745.2548 dreed@ktslaw.com Dean W. Russell Atlanta, GA t 404.815.6528 drussell@ktslaw.com William L. Shaffer San Diego, CA t 858.350.6104 wshaffer@ktslaw.com Mitchell G. Stockwell Atlanta, GA t 404.815.6214 mstockwell@ktslaw.com Renae Bailey Wainwright Atlanta, GA t 404.532.6947 rwainwright@ktslaw.com J. Henry Walker IV Atlanta, GA t 404.815.6050 hwalker@ktslaw.com

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Kilpatrick Townsend Attorneys Recognized in 2021 IAM Patent 1000

July 28, 2021

Firm Receives Recognition in China & International, as well as U.S. National and U.S. Regional Rankings

ATLANTA (July 28) – Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton announced today that 25 Kilpatrick Townsend attorneys were named to the 2021 IAM Patent 1000 - The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners (IAM Patent 1000). The firm earned outstanding distinction in China: Foreign & International rankings, and also achieved recognition in the United States National category, and in five states including: California, Colorado, Georgia, North Carolina, and Washington.

In the China: Foreign region, Kilpatrick Townsend was one of only 19 firms ranked. In the International band, the firm was one of the leading 34 firms noted with distinction. Kilpatrick Townsend was also one of only 16 firms recognized in U.S. National, Prosecution category.

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

The IAM Patent 1000 guide was compiled following an extensive research process. For 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:

John Alemanni
Nena Bains
Jesse Bennett
Eugene Bernard
Steve Borgman
Charles Calkins
Matias Ferrario
Thomas Franklin
Steven Gardner
Darin Gibby
Charles Gray
Jamie Isbester
Wab Kadaba
Sujit Kotwal
Justin Krieger
Craig Largent
Tina McKeon
Steve Moore
Kris Reed
Dean Russell
Andrew Serafini
William Shaffer
Mitchell Stockwell
Renae Wainwright
Roger Wylie

Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) 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.

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