News
MAY 2020
Pirkey Barber Boosts International Reach With Three Additions
May 4, 2020
Pirkey Barber PLLC, one of the largest boutique trademark and copyright law firms in the United States, has added Michael S. Metteauer, Christopher Weimer, and Katherine Klammer Madianos to its robust roster of internationally recognized intellectual property practitioners. These three highly respected attorneys join the firm at its Austin headquarters and bring with them decades of combined experience protecting prominent …
APRIL 2020
Five from Pirkey Barber Named 2020 Texas Rising Stars by Super Lawyers
April 14, 2020
Five Pirkey Barber PLLC attorneys appear on the 2020 Texas Super Lawyers Rising Stars list, a selective directory that accepts only 2.5% of attorneys statewide. Representing the prominent intellectual property firm as 2020 Rising Stars are: David E. Armendariz, an associate at Pirkey Barber, makes his debut on the Rising Stars list this year. He appears in the Intellectual Property …
Pirkey Barber’s Wendy Larson Announced as Winner of 2020 Client Choice Award in Texas Trademark Law
April 6, 2020
We are pleased to announce that Pirkey Barber member Wendy Larson was selected as a winner among 2020’s Client Choice Awards, Intellectual Property – Trademarks category for the United States, Texas. Unlike other awards, nominees for the Client Choice Award are selected only by corporate counsel. Recent client comments about Larson include: “She gives very practical advice and has great …
Pirkey Barber Awarded 2020 U.S. Trademark Prosecution Firm of the Year – South
April 1, 2020
Pirkey Barber PLLC is excited to reveal that Managing Intellectual Property has once again named the firm the U.S. Trademark Prosecution Firm of the Year — South. Each year, Managing IP presents awards to firms behind the most innovative and challenging intellectual property work of the past year. Though invited to receive the award at the global publication’s fifteenth annual …
MARCH 2020
Chambers Global Ranks Louis Pirkey and Bill Barber Among Top IP Lawyers in USA
March 24, 2020
Pirkey Barber PLLC founding members Louis Pirkey and Bill Barber rank among the best intellectual property lawyers across the United States in the 2020 edition of Chambers Global, a leading international legal directory that covers a broad range of practice areas and jurisdictions worldwide. Both earned recognition as Ranked Lawyers in the category of Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright and Trade …
2020 World Trademark Review’s WTR 1000 Recognizes Pirkey Barber Among Top Trademark Law Firms and Lawyers
March 9, 2020
Pirkey Barber PLLC was named one of the top firms in the country for trademark law in the 2020 edition of World Trademark Review’s WTR 1000. The firm was described as “One of the most stacked trademark outfits in the United States” with “depth and variety of experience provided by each attorney.” This is the tenth year of the WTR rankings and …
FEBRUARY 2020
Five Pirkey Barber Attorneys Selected as 2020 WIPR Leaders
February 20, 2020
Since the inaugural edition in 2015, once again we are proud to announce that William Barber, Shannon Vale, Steve Meleen, and Lou Pirkey are listed among the 2020 World Intellectual Property Review (WIPR) Leaders. This year also marks the first time Daniela (Dani) Rojas has earned the honor. WIPR Leaders is a prominent guide to identifying the leading IP practitioners …
DECEMBER 2019
One-quarter of Texas Trademark Lawyers Honored in the WTR Global Leaders 2019 are from Pirkey Barber
December 19, 2019
The World Trademark Review (WTR) Global Leaders 2019 is a ground-breaking new publication bringing together the world’s foremost law firm and corporate experts in trademark practice today. The WTR Global Leaders draws from market-leading research projects, including the WTR 1000 and WTR 300, to identify the most elite group of trademark professionals globally, with special attention to their expertise in …
Three Pirkey Barber Attorneys Receive 2019 Judge Suzanne Covington Pro Bono Service Awards
December 17, 2019
Three Pirkey Barber associates received the Judge Suzanne Covington Pro Bono Service Award on behalf of Volunteer Legal Services (VLS) of Central Texas. Every year, VLS honors attorneys and law firms that exemplify Judge Covington’s extraordinary commitment to pro bono legal services. Recognized at a special event attended by a group of outstanding volunteers, judges, attorneys, and other legal community …
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, …