Jeffrey Jacobstein > Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP > Boston, United States > Lawyer Profile

The patent prosecution group at Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP is well-regarded for its provision of ‘outstanding, commercially-focused legal advice’, which includes the establishment, preparation, filing and management of patent portfolios; inventions and foreign protection issues, as well as the handling of reissues; re-examinations, IPRs, PGRs, and the scope of work that may arise from range of patent transactions, all of which the group handles for such renowned clients as FedEx Corporation, Toshiba Corporation and Google. The team is headed up by specialist Jeffrey Jacobstein and Cory Bell who leads the PTAB sub-team, both are based at the Boston office. Bell and Jacobstein lead alongside Boston-based managing partner Erika Harmon Arner who has a focus on PTAB and federal-level appeal cases and Anand Sharma who splits her time between both Boston and Reston. Among the team are an array of IP and tech experts, with attorneys to note in DC being Adriana Burgy who is experienced handling litigation in the chemical, pharma and biotech industry sectors; ‘great mentor’ Aaron Parker, Mark Feldstein and associate Gracie Mills . On the West Coast, Aaron Capron in Palo Alto has expertise handling post-grant proceedings pertaining to electronics, telecoms and software-based tech. Arpita Bhattacharyya stands out at the same office. Senior counsel Thomas Irving retired in March 2023.