Dunlap Codding Ranked in Band 1 for Intellectual Property by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA—June 3, 2014—Dunlap Codding is pleased to be ranked in Band 1 (the top band) for intellectual property by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. The publication is widely regarded as the most reliable and intensively researched of all lawyer rating directories. Chambers USA began ranking Oklahoma Intellectual Property firms in 2010. Dunlap Codding has been a top-ranked firm since the inaugural coverage of the state’s intellectual property practitioners, and is again ranked in Band 1 for 2014. Additionally, each of the firm’s shareholders is listed in the top band. The firm is the only firm in the United States ranked in Band 1 with each of its shareholders or partners also ranked in the top-most band for intellectual property.
Chambers quotes sources as saying, “A go-to for any kind of IP work,” and, “Dunlap’s fantastic customer service is one big reason why we have engaged and continue to utilize their services.” Sources quoted in the publication in prior years said, “The attorneys at Dunlap Codding really try to understand the objectives and the needs of our company and use them to form their advice,” and, “They were outstanding—they contributed to improving the patent and never dropped the ball.”
Chambers described the firm as a “[l]ong-established, independent IP boutique with comprehensive coverage of contentious issues and the strategic management of copyright, patent and trademark portfolios. Expertise in sectors such as biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, electrical engineering and software….Significant clients [include] Ashland, Cristal USA, DePuy Synthes, Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, University of Oklahoma.”
Regarding Nicholas D. Rouse, Chambers said, “[Nick] acts as both managing director and head of the mechanical engineering group. He is regarded by commentators as a “fine attorney” with particular experience in transactional work.” Chambers also said, “Marc Brockhaus specializes in electrical engineering matters and recently defended online retailer QuiBids against a threatened law suit. Clients praise his “amazing talent for explaining complicated technical specifications in layman’s terms,” and his dedication to their best interests.” Finally, Chambers wrote, “Douglas Sorocco’s academic background is appreciated by biotechnology and life sciences clients. He regularly advises on transactions, portfolio management and licensing.”
Dunlap Codding P.C. is an Oklahoma City-based law firm serving regional, national, and international clients. Established in 1957 as Oklahoma’s original intellectual property firm, Dunlap Codding remains the state’s largest and most versatile IP boutique. Dunlap Codding represents a substantial number of sophisticated client companies, and for the past 50 years has obtained more patents, trademarks, and copyrights than any other firm in the region.
Dunlap Codding is a member of Primerus, an International Society of Law Firms.