Dickinson Wright adds seven IP attorneys to Washington, DC office
US law firm Dickinson Wright has hired Michael Bush, Garrett Davis, John Holmes, Stacey Longanecker, Christian Michel and Stanislav Torgovitsky as members, and Jomy Methipara as of counsel, to its Washington, DC office.
All of the lawyers join from Washington, DC-based law firm Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman.
Bush has experience in preparing patent applications for companies in industries including hardware, software and mechanical.
Davis counsels his clients on chemical and mechanical patent matters.
Holmes and Longanecker focus their practice on electrical and electronic patent cases.
Michel specialises in the prosecution of patents in the electrical and mechanical arts sectors, while Torgovitsky has experience in the licensing and enforcement of IP rights, patent applications, and due diligence.
Methipara has presented appeal proceedings before the US Patent and Trademark Office, and has experience in patent prosecution.
William Burgess, chief executive of the firm, said: “The addition of these talented and experienced attorneys gives our intellectual property practice additional depth that will complement the rest of our practice offerings across North America.”
