Duane Morris names IP division heads
Law firm Duane Morris has named Andrea Augustine, Nicole McLaughlin, Patrick McPherson, John Neclerio and Kevin Nelson as chairs and co-chairs within the firm’s intellectual property practice group.
The lawyers are based in Philadelphia, Chicago and Washington, DC.
McLaughlin chairs the trademark, copyright, entertainment, and advertising sub-group, while McPherson is chair of the inter partes review sub-group.
Augustine works as co-chair in the firm’s patent preparation and prosecution sub-group.
Neclerio chairs the firm’s technology transactions and licensing sub-group, and Nelson works as co-chair of the generic and biosimilar pharmaceuticals sub-group.
The lawyers have experience in trademark strategy, infringement, competition, patents, copyright and software licensing.
Their clients include companies in the wireless communications, e-commerce, medical devices, publishing and consumer goods industries.
Louis Norwood Jameson, chair of the firm’s IP practice group, said: “We are excited to welcome our new division leaders and we thank those who have served previously.
“The unique strengths of each of these partners in their respective areas of focus are of enormous benefit to clients in those industries.”
