ATLANTA, March 26, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- The March issue of Intellectual Property Today(tm) magazine ranks Atlanta-based Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP among the nation's top 200 law firms for Intellectual Property. The ranking also shows that when compared to other top 200 firms, Morris, Manning & Martin's IP group has the highest growth rate in the Southeast, and the third highest in the nation. The 120 patents the firm's attorneys issued in 2006 represented a 172% growth over the previous year.
"Our IP group was a start-up practice less than ten years ago," said Managing Partner Bob Saudek. "It is a great accomplishment to now be recognized among the top practices in the country."
The March cover story ranks almost 400 firms by the amount of patent work performed over the past three years, as well as the rate of growth from 2005 to 2006.
"It's gratifying that our hard work for our clients has paid off with such a positive ranking among our peers," said John Harris, a Partner in the firm's Intellectual Property group. "Based on what I've seen around the country during my 27 years of experience, I believe that our work quality is on par with the best."
"When you look at the Atlanta-based firms on the list, MMM ranks among the top five," said Tim Xia, a Partner in the firm's IP group. "This puts us well ahead of several larger firms, as well as notable boutique firms that specialize in IP, among the Atlanta-based firms."
The firm's Intellectual Property group has extensive experience counseling clients, preparing and prosecuting patent and trademark applications, rendering legal opinions, drafting and negotiating transactions, and litigating intellectual property disputes for clients in the U.S. and around the world. Representative technologies include computer software, telecommunications, network security, financial transaction and compliance systems, consumer and industrial electronics, mechanical equipment, manufacturing systems, business methods, construction products, optics, mechanical and electronic devices, nanotechnologies, liquid crystal display devices, MEMS devices, lasers, quantum spin devices, atomic force devices, semiconductor materials and devices, biotechnology, pharmaceutical and chemical compositions and processes, medical devices and many others.
Intellectual Property Today magazine focuses on legal issues in patent, trademark and copyright law. Its content is geared to patent attorneys and agents, professionals and executives. Features emphasize developments in cutting edge technology and their effect on intellectual property law practice.
Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP (www.mmmlaw.com) enjoys national prominence for its corporate finance, securities, litigation, technology, intellectual property, real estate and real estate capital markets, environmental, insurance and healthcare practices. The firm has offices in Atlanta, Washington, D.C., Charlotte, Raleigh-Durham and Princeton.