Everything about Woodcock Washburn totally explained
Woodcock Washburn LLP is a national
law firm that works exclusively on
intellectual property law in a wide array of industries and technologies.
Main industry sectors include
academia and research,
chemicals, consumer products,
electronics,
financial services, life sciences,
medical devices, manufacturing,
pharmaceutical and biotechnology,
software, and
telecommunications. Legal services include
trademarks and
copyrights, interference, IP strategies,
licensing,
litigation,
open source software,
patent procurement, and standards.
According to the firm, almost all Woodcock Washburn attorneys have advanced technical training, and many hold graduate-level degrees in
biochemistry,
chemistry,
computer science,
electrical engineering,
mechanical engineering,
nanotechnology, and other areas.
Founded in 1946 in
Philadelphia, the firm has grown to almost 90 attorneys and has established offices in
Seattle and
Atlanta to serve national and international clients. Among the firm’s clients are
DuPont,
Johnson & Johnson,
Microsoft,
Siemens,
Crown Holdings, and the
University of Pennsylvania.
In 2008, the firm was named the top intellectual property firm in Pennsylvania for the fourth consecutive year, while eight attorneys have been named “Best Lawyers in America” by Chambers USA, which is widely regarded as the preeminent referral guide to the U.S. legal profession.
Offices
Patent Work
Woodcock Washburn owns the original 1963
holograms that were made by the off-axis technique patented by
Emmett Leith and Juris Upatnieks. The holograms formed the subject for the
patent application that matured into U.S. patent 3,894,787 issued July 15, 1975. These holograms are the original reductions to practice of this invention made at the
University of Michigan by Leith.
Woodcock Washburn represented the defendant in
AT&T Corporation v.
Microsoft Corporation,
U.S. District Court (N.Y.) (2001-07) in a
patent infringement action through trial and appeal. The
U.S. Supreme Court found for the defendant.
Community efforts
Woodcock Washburn partners and employees donate time and money throughout the year as well as during major crises. Much of the donations come through the "Friday Jeans Day" program, in which employees make charitable donations in exchange for permission to wear jeans to work. A different recipient is selected each month; past recipients include the
American Heart Association, the
Epilepsy Foundation, the
Multiple Sclerosis Society, the
Make a Wish Foundation, and
Toys for Tots.
The firm's
pro bono effort has included work on trademark and copyright issues for a church, a women's organization, and several charities addressing children's issues.
Diversity
One-quarter of the firm's equity partners are women, many of whom also hold prominent positions in top management, practice groups, and committees. Vault, the legal industry career guide, has recognized the firm as being “very accommodating to women” and “very welcoming to all racial and ethnic minorities and gays”. In 2004, Woodcock Washburn won the Pennsylvania Bar Association's Women in the Profession Award for its promotion of women to leadership positions.
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