Buchanan's Intellectual Property Section Recognized by The Legal 500; IP Attorneys Keane, Dever and LaBarre Noted in Practice Description

Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney's Intellectual Property practice was recognized in the 2010 edition of the Legal 500. Published for more than 20 years, the Legal 500 series provides the most comprehensive worldwide coverage currently available on legal services providers in more than 100 countries.

The firm's Intellectual Property Section was recognized under the Legal 500's "Patent prosecution: utility and design patents" category. Referenced under the publications "What we say about the firm's legal practice in US" section were IP attorneys Patrick C. Keane, Michael L. Dever and James A. LaBarre.

As stated by the Legal 500,

Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney's highly rated IP group works primarily out of its office in Alexandria, Virginia, which is just two blocks down from the USPTO. The firm also has partners working out of Pittsburgh and New York. The active team obtained 1,035 patents in 2009, and is chaired by the hugely experienced Patrick Keane, who has a strong hi-tech focussed practice. Other key partners include Pittsburgh's Michael Dever, who has a broad practice that includes chemical products, biomedical devices, and mechanical and electromechanical devices. Alexandria-based partner James LaBarre is also recommended for his experience in computer-related and e-commerce technologies, as well as wireless communications and digital electronics. Over a quarter of the team served in the USPTO as examiners, while patent interferences, re-examinations and reissues form a large part of the overall practice. Recent clients include ABB, Chevron, Konica Minolta, Lockheed Martin, L'Oréal, MedQuist and Samsung.