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Dority & Manning Expands to Seattle

Dority & Manning, the Southeast’s largest boutique Intellectual Property firm, expands its West Coast footprint. SEATTLE, WASHINGTON (SEPTEMBER 14, 2020) – Dority & Manning celebrates the opening of its Seattle office, located at 600 1st Avenue, Suite 624.  The new office will be led by Principal, Joseph Probst. The Firm’s expansion to Seattle reflects the …

Dority & Manning Hosts Virtual AIPLA Women in IP Global Networking Event

Dority & Manning is proud to be a part of the 13th Annual Women in IP Global Networking Event.  The virtual event will be held on September 29, 2020. The AIPLA provides an opportunity for women in IP to connect internationally by attending a sub-event hosted by a sponsor firm. With many of us working …

Dority & Manning Continues to Grow with the Addition of Three IP Professionals

Dority & Manning is excited to welcome three new collaborators to the team! Michael Wrobel, Alicia Johnson, and Blake Nickles each joined Dority & Manning within the first quarter of 2020. Michael Wrobel, formerly in-house counsel for a global FinTech company, joins the firm as an Associate Attorney focusing on patent prosecution, portfolio management, and …

Anand Patel, Rhoades White, Joseph Probst, and Erik Sivertson Elected Principals

Dority & Manning is proud to announce the election of Anand Patel, Rhoades White, Joseph Probst, and Erik Sivertson as Principals of the firm. Anand Patel specializes in strategic patent portfolio management.  He has extensive experience in drafting and prosecuting U.S. and international patent applications as well as assisting with patent claim construction for pharmaceutical litigations.  …

Dority & Manning to Participate in Artificial Intelligence Seminar in Tokyo, Japan

Dority & Manning is pleased to announce our collaboration with Marks & Clerk in the international seminar, Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property: A Global Perspective. The seminar will be held at the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo, Japan on Tuesday, December 3rd.  Principal Neil Batavia and Senior Associate Joseph Probst will be presenting “An Overview of …

Dority & Manning Hosts Annual AIPLA Women in IP Global Networking Event

Dority & Manning was proud to be a part of the 12th Annual Women in IP Global Networking Event held on April 4th, 2019.  The AIPLA provides an opportunity for women in IP to connect internationally by joining many sub-events together with a conference call held by AIPLA hosts. Allison Richmond, a Dority & Manning …

Allison Richmond and Seth Jones Elected Principals

Dority & Manning is proud to announce the election of Allison L. Richmond and Seth E. Jones as Principals of the firm. Allison and Seth have been practicing intellectual property law with Dority & Manning since 2011. Seth specializes in strategic patent portfolio management and has extensive experience in drafting and prosecuting both U.S. and …

Dority & Manning Patent Agent Recognized for Service by USPTO

Dority & Manning is pleased to announce that John Sweet has been awarded the 2017 Patent Pro Bono Certificate by the USPTO. John participated in the regional PATENTS Program (Pro bono Assistance & Training for Entrepreneurs and New, Talented, Solo Inventors).  This program is a segment of the Georgia Lawyers for the Arts Organization and …

Dority & Manning Recognized in the Annual Ocean Tomo/IAM Patent Quality Rankings

Dority & Manning, P.A. has been recognized as a Leading Law Firm in the annual Patent Quality Rankings released by Ocean Tomo and IAM. Ocean Tomo partners with IAM to research and identify the top US firms that perform high-quality patent prosecution before the USPTO.  In addition, Dority & Manning has been recognized as one …

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