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2019 IAM Patent 1000 Recognizes HKW as a top Patent Litigation Firm
HKW, Steve Hill and John North have been named to the 2019 edition of Intellectual Asset Management’s Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Practitioners. This distinguished list is derived from an extensive research process and seeks to identify the leading intellectual property professionals across the globe. This is the sixth year in a row that IAM has… Read More »
HKW Sponsors 7th Annual IP Gala in Atlanta, GA
The 7th Annual IP Gala hosted by the IP Section of the State Bar of Georgia will be held on February 22, 2019 at the Georgia Aquarium.
HKW Successfully Defends Defendants Accused of Violating State and Federal Racketeering (RICO) Laws
HKW Attorneys Martha Decker and Steve Hill have successfully defended California flooring company Alston, Inc., its president Alan Chou and Christopher Dillon against a lawsuit brought by Georgia flooring company Home Legend. The suit accused Dillonof conspiring with Chou and Alston to violate state and federal racketeering laws while Dillon was an employee of Home… Read More »
HKW Ranked No. 16 in New 5-Year IPR Intelligence Report
Hill, Kertscher & Wharton, LLP is pleased to announce that it has been ranked in the top 20 law firms for performance on behalf of Petitioners in Inter Partes Reviews (“IPR”) in Patexia’s 2018 IPR Intelligence Report. The report recognized the firm as No.16 nationally. An IPR is trial proceeding conducted at the United… Read More »
HKW attorneys Blake Frye and Travis Cashbaugh recently won a reversal at the Georgia Supreme Court for clients seeking to recover damages due to food poisoning
The case is the first in which the Georgia Supreme Court has ever issued an opinion in a food poisoning case. It represents a major change in Georgia law regarding the ability of plaintiffs to prove food poisoning claims to a jury through circumstantial evidence. https://www.law.com/dailyreportonline/2018/08/21/supreme-court-warms-up-food-poisoning-suit-against-bbq-caterer/
Five HKW Attorneys Named to Legal Elite
Congratulations to Steve Hill, Doug Kertscher, Scott Wharton, John North, and Vivek Ganti for being named to Georgia Trend Magazine’s 2017 list of Legal Elite. This honor, which is based entirely on the voting of other attorneys in the state, recognizes a very small percentage of Georgia’s lawyers for excellence in the practice of… Read More »
HKW on behalf of its client GPS North America has won the first two of its Inter Partes Review trials against Per Diem
HKW on behalf of its client GPS North America has won the first two of its Inter Partes Review trials against Per Diem, represented by Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan. As a result of these two cases, the claims of two of Per Diem’s patents have now been declared invalid by the Patent Trial… Read More »
HKW Partners Recognized in Patent 1000
Steve Hill and John North were recently named to the Intellectual Asset Management Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Practitioners. This honor recognizes the top patent attorneys in the world as determined by more than 1,800 interviews with numerous attorneys at law, patent attorneys, and in-house counsel.
