News
DECEMBER 2019
U.S. News – Best Lawyers® Awards Pirkey Barber Tier 1 Rankings in Trademark Law, Copyright Law, and IP Litigation in the Austin Metropolitan Area for the Sixth Consecutive Year
December 9, 2019
Law firms included in the 2020 Edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” are recognized for professional excellence with consistently impressive ratings from clients and peers alike. We are thrilled to announce that this year, Pirkey Barber has been named as an Austin Metropolitan Area Tier 1 law firm in three distinct categories: 1) Intellectual Property Litigation, …
Seven Pirkey Barber Attorneys Recognized in Who’s Who Legal: Trademarks 2019
December 5, 2019
Of the only 16 lawyers recognized in Who’s Who Legal: Trademarks 2019 for the entire state of Texas, nearly half of them practice at Pirkey Barber. Among those honored this year are Bill Barber, Christopher L. Graff, Christopher Kindel, Wendy Larson, Steve Meleen, Lou Pirkey, and Shannon Vale. Bill Barber is a veteran lawyer who focuses on contentious trademark matters. Sources …
Texas Bar Foundation Elects Dan Noonan to Elite Group of Fellows
December 3, 2019
Dan Noonan, Senior Counsel at Pirkey Barber, has been elected to membership in the Fellows of the Texas Bar Foundation. The Fellows are a nonpareil group within the Texas Bar Foundation that includes the top one-third of one percent of practicing attorneys annually. Criteria for selection as a Fellow is based upon an outstanding record in the legal profession, as …
NOVEMBER 2019
Video Highlights Louis Pirkey, Recipient of the 2019 AIPLA Excellence Award
November 20, 2019
At last month’s 2019 American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., our very own Lou Pirkey received the AIPLA Board of Director’s Excellence Award. You can see the video created by the AIPLA to honor Lou for his many years of service below. Individuals in attendance to help celebrate Lou’s honor included United States District Judges …
OCTOBER 2019
2019 Texas Super Lawyers® List Honors Five Pirkey Barber Attorneys
October 8, 2019
We are honored to announce that Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters Service, has selected attorneys Bill Barber, Wendy Larson, Steve Meleen, Lou Pirkey, and Shannon Vale for inclusion in the 2019 Texas Super Lawyers list. Super Lawyers identifies outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a multiphase …
Pirkey Barber is Proud to Have Eleven Attorneys Included in The Best Lawyers in America, 2020 Edition
October 1, 2019
We are pleased to announce that 11 of our attorneys are listed in the 2020 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America. This year’s honorees for Austin, Texas include: Bill Barber, Litigation – Intellectual Property and Trademark Law Rodney Caldwell, Litigation – Intellectual Property and Trademark Law Sherri Eastley, Trademark Law Christopher L. Graff, Trademark Law Chris Kindel, Trademark Law …
SEPTEMBER 2019
Pirkey Barber Attorneys Travis Wimberly and Giulio Yaquinto Selected by ABA to Prepare Amicus Brief for the U.S. Supreme Court
September 27, 2019
The American Bar Association selected Pirkey Barber attorneys Travis Wimberly and Giulio Yaquinto to prepare an amicus brief filed at the Supreme Court in support of the petitioner in Romag Fasteners, Inc. v. Fossil, Inc., No. 18-1233. At issue is whether Section 35(a) of the Lanham Act requires a finding of willful infringement as a prerequisite to awarding disgorgement of …
Our Austin Office Has Moved!
September 25, 2019
Pirkey Barber’s Austin office recently moved to its new home at 1801 East 6th Street, Suite 300, Austin, Texas, 78702. “We are excited about what’s happening in East Austin and felt like it would be the perfect fit for our growing firm. Working with Interior Architects allowed us to design an efficient space that better aligns with our culture and …
Travis Wimberly to Present at the Houston Intellectual Property Law Association’s (HIPLA) 35th Annual Fall Institute in Galveston, Texas on September 26
September 17, 2019
Pirkey Barber Member Travis Wimberly will be speaking at HIPLA’s 35th Annual Fall Institute on Intellectual Property Law conference on Thursday, September 26th at 3:15 pm CT. His presentation is titled “The Five (or More) Forums for Your Trademark Dispute, and How to Choose (Hint: Don’t Choose the ITC),” and will offer advice and strategy considerations for deciding whether to …
Dani Rojas to Present at the Trademark Administrators and Practitioners Meeting (TMAP) in Berlin, Germany on September 17
September 10, 2019
Pirkey Barber’s Foreign Legal Consultant, Daniela (Dani) Rojas is participating in a panel discussion with Joshua Mandell from Rouse and Iván Sempere from Padima, titled “Not Only Words…Options to Protect Nontraditional Trademarks.” Dani will provide an update on the protection of Nontraditional marks in Latin America and the U.S. The panel will be moderated by Ina-Mara Helbig from Unverzagt von …