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| Waddey & Patterson, P.C. is a full service intellectual property law firm handling patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, and domain related matters for its clients. Waddey & Patterson, P.C. was formed by a group of Registered Patent Attorneys to be the first and only law firm in Middle Tennessee to practice exclusively in Intellectual Property Law. Since its beginning in March, 1992, and in response to the needs of its clients, the Firm has more than tripled in size. In addition, the Waddey & Patterson, P.C. has continued to invest heavily in law office technology to maintain an ability to provide sophisticated and high quality services in an efficient and cost-effective manner. |
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Recent Waddey and Patterson News Phil Walker, President-Elect of Young Lawyers Division
Phil Walker has been elected President-Elect of the Young Lawyers Division of the Nashville Bar Association for its 2008-2009 year.
Jim Cartiglia attends Science and Technology Summit
Jim Cartiglia attended the National Science and Technology Summit at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The Summit was convened by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy in accordance with the America Competes Act signed by President Bush in August 2007, and brought together representatives from industry, academia and government to advance agreed-upon goals to strengthen America's competitiveness through science and technology.
John Triggs Article on Patent Marking Fraud
John Triggs has authored an article on recent developments in patent marking fraud suits. The article highlights the dangers of common marking practices including marking products with the numbers of expired patents or with the numbers of patents which do not cover the products, and using the patent pending mark when there is no application on file. John predicts increased litigation and some potentially large verdicts in an area that has in the past been relatively quiet.
2008 Mid-South Super Lawyers
Mark Patterson and Ed Lanquist have been selected as "2008 Mid-South Super Lawyers" by Law & Politics magazine. Selections are made as a result of peer nominations from ballots mailed to 23,000 lawyers in Arkansas, Mississippi, and Tennessee, followed by blue ribbon panel review and independent research by the publisher. Only 5% of lawyers in the region receive this honor.
Dennis Núñez on Civil Service Commission.
Governor Phil Bredesen recently appointed Dennis Núñez to serve on the Civil Service Commission. Dennis will be deciding appeals from administrative judges regarding the employment decisions of the State of Tennessee. He is the first Hispanic in the history of the state of Tennessee to be appointed to the Commission.
NBI Seminar
John Triggs is participating in an NBI seminar on the "How To" of electronic discovery. Of particular note is a punch list created for dealing with electronically stored information before litigation starts. The approach is to make compliance with the Federal Rules easier and less subject to problems by dealing with ESI before a lawsuit is filed.
Ed Lanquist - "Best of the Bar"
Ed Lanquist was selected as a "Best of the Bar" lawyer by the Nashville Business Journal in its 2008 survey.
W&P - Top Trademark Firm
The Firm was recognized by Intellectual Property Today magazine as one of the Top Trademark Firms in the United States. According to the Intellectual Property survey, Waddey & Patterson obtained 165 trademark registrations for its clients.
Emily Shouse graduated Leadership Law program.
Emily Shouse graduated from the 2008 Tennessee Bar Association Leadership Law program. The program's purpose is to nurture effective leadership with respect to ethical, professional and community service issues, to build relationships among legal leaders from across the state and from across disciplines within the profession, to enhance the diversity of leaders and to raise awareness of issues facing the legal profession.
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Welcome To Our Offices Waddey & Patterson, P.C. offices are in the Roundabout Plaza. In 2005, recognizing that traveling and parking downtown can be a challenge, the firm decided on the location in order to make it easier for clients to visit its office. The firm also understands that a modern facility will help continually address the needs of its clients with optimal efficiency.
Suite 500, Roundabout Plaza, 1600 Division Street
Nashville, Tennessee 37203
(615) 242-2400. |
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Waddey & Patterson, P.C. is the largest Tennessee-based patent firm,
as noted in the June, 2006 issue of Intellectual Property Today! |
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