DALLAS – Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP is proud to announce that Steven E. Ross has been named head of the firm's Intellectual Property practice group.
As leader of Gardere's IP practice group, Mr. Ross will focus on business development, management, administration, training and mentoring programs for the section, which includes more than 50 attorneys, patent agents and staff.
Mr. Ross succeeds Ken Glaser, a long-time leader in the IP legal community, who has served as the head of the firm's IP practice group for the past five years. Mr. Glaser will continue his active practice of IP law, while at the same time devoting his newly found time to focusing on business development, training of associates in the IP group, and helping Mr. Ross build the IP practice in our other offices.
"Ken is unquestionably one of the most highly respected IP attorneys in the country, and this section has flourished under his leadership," says Mr. Ross. "We have a very dynamic team of attorneys, and I am excited by the challenge of continuing to move our group forward."
According to Mr. Glaser, Mr. Ross is the ideal attorney to lead the section. "We are fortunate to have Steve in our firm. With someone of his caliber and vision in place, my decision to step down from this leadership role was easy," he says. "I look forward to doing everything I can to support Steve and the initiatives of this team."
Gardere's IP practice group focuses on patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, unfair competition law and the antitrust aspects of intellectual property law. Attorneys in the group have significant expertise in trademark and patent prosecution, licensing and related intellectual property litigation. Clients range from individual inventors, artists and authors, to universities and large multi-national corporations.
"Steve is an extremely talented attorney and, more importantly, he is someone who will be a tremendous asset to the firm in our continuing efforts to strengthen the IP practice in each of our offices," says Gardere Managing Partner Steve Good.
Mr. Ross' practice focuses on complex IP litigation, with an emphasis on patent and trademark infringement disputes. In addition to his litigation practice, Mr. Ross manages patent and trademark prosecution matters and advises clients on the acquisition of intellectual property assets and avoidance of infringement.
Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP, an AmLaw 200 firm, was founded in 1909 and is one of the Southwest's largest full-service law firms. With offices in Austin, Dallas, Houston and Mexico City, Gardere provides legal services to private and public companies and individuals in areas of energy, litigation, corporate, tax, environmental, labor and employment, intellectual property and financial services.
Contact: Lisa Whitley Coleman 214.999.4548
lcoleman@gardere.com
CONTACT: Lisa Whitley Coleman of Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP,
+1-214-999-4548, lcoleman@gardere.com
Web site: http://www.gardere.com/