News
DECEMBER 2011
Texas People: Bill Barber
December 20, 2011
OCTOBER 2011
Interview: Bill Barber, President-Elect
October 20, 2011
Bill Barber gets ready for his year as the next AIPLA President
APRIL 2011
Duo Creates App for Parents-to-Be
April 26, 2011
Allison W. Edwards and Allison L. McDade are lawyers, moms and entrepreneurs. They have created an application (app) for the iPhone and iPod Touch to help busy moms- and dads-to-be prepare for a new baby. “Your BFF During Pregnancy” sends a weekly message to users about decisions that should be made or items that should be purchased prior to the …
JANUARY 2011
ESPN, UT Ink $300 Million TV Deal (Excerpt)
January 21, 2011
“Already boasting one of the wealthiest collegiate athletic programs in the country, the University of Texas has secured another revenue stream by announcing a 20-year, $300 million deal with ESPN this week for a new television network…The school was…advised on IP matters by Louis Pirkey and Shannon Vale, partners at Austin firm PirkeyBarber, and associate Steven Espenshade. The firm has …
JUNE 2010
The 25 Greatest Texas Lawyers of the Past Quarter Century: Louis T. Pirkey
June 28, 2010
“What’s in a name? If it’s ‘Joe,’ it is a dispute”
June 20, 2010
H-E-B is represented by PirkeyBarber
APRIL 2010
The Southeast Texas Record
April 13, 2010
Victoria’s Secret Sues Texas Company for Trademark Infringement
DECEMBER 2009
Austin American-Statesman
December 7, 2009
Up the Ladder: Louis Pirkey
NOVEMBER 2009
Austin American-Statesman
November 11, 2009
Up the Ladder: Susan Hightower
SEPTEMBER 2009
Federal Circuit Reverses Cancellation of Bose’s ‘Wave’ Trademark
September 20, 2009
“The Federal Circuit ruling applies the correct standard to trademark fraud cases,’ said Susan Hightower, a senior associate at Austin, Texas-based trademark and copyright boutique Pirkey Barber, who argued for amicus curiae the American Intellectual Property Law Association. ‘There’s been a lot of fear that a simple mistake could lead to a finding of fraud and a cancellation of a …