News
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 …
BNA’s Patent, Trademark & Copyright Journal
September 1, 2009
Federal Circuit Drops ‘Should Have Known’ From Medinol Trademark Fraud Standard
MARCH 2009
Texas Bar Journal
March 20, 2009
On the Move: Shannon Vale and Alison Frey
FEBRUARY 2009
Managing Intellectual Property
February 13, 2009
Pirkey Barber has added Shannon Vale, formerly of Fulbright & Jaworski, to the firm’s Austin office. Vale has 25 years of experience in trade mark and copyright proceedings in the technology and entertainment sectors. He also formerly worked with Pirkey’s founding partners, Lou Pirkey and Bill Barber, at Arnold White & Durkee and Fulbright & Jaworski.
Austin American-Statesman
February 11, 2009
Up the Ladder: Shannon Vale
Intellectual Property Today
February 5, 2009
Pirkey Barber Announces Addition of New Partner, Associate
JANUARY 2009
BNA’s Patent, Trademark & Copyright Journal
January 1, 2009
Intervention Granted to PTO to Defend Its Medinol Trademark Fraud Standard