Dunlap Codding is pleased to announce the addition of four attorneys to shareholder and director status effective May 2021: Elizabeth Isaac, Oklahoma City; Julie Langdon, Chicago; Ann Robl, Oklahoma City; and Evan Talley, Oklahoma City. Nick Rouse, the firm\u2019s managing director and shareholder, marked the occasion, saying \u201cAnn, Elizabeth, Evan, and Julie have been mainstays of our firm and the service we provide to clients for quite some time, and the four of them will be instrumental in the continued success of our firm and our clients for years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Elizabeth Isaac<\/a> leads Dunlap Codding\u2019s Design group. Her practice includes patent preparation and prosecution, due diligence, trademarks, copyrights, and entertainment law, as well as multi-disciplinary portfolio management, licensing, transactional, and litigation matters. Elizabeth focuses on patents in the industrial design, mechanical, consumer products, medical devices, and computer-related arts. Elizabeth assists clients in diversifying and enforcing their intellectual property portfolios and mitigating the risks associated with the rights of others by negotiating deals and settlements. She also manages, enforces, and defends complex, global brand portfolios. Elizabeth received her J.D. from Oklahoma City University College of Law, summa cum laude<\/em>, and her B.A., magna cum laude<\/em>, from Austin College. Elizabeth currently serves on the Boards for the Intellectual Property Law Section of the Oklahoma Bar Association, the Oklahoma City University Alumni Association, the Oklahoma County Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, and deadCenter Film.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Julie Langdon<\/a> protects and enforces her clients\u2019 intellectual property through litigation and non-litigation strategies, and helps clients obtain and maintain patent and trademark protection. Her intellectual property litigation practice is diverse. She has handled patent litigation in the areas of biotechnology, chemical, software and computer-based systems, and pharmaceutical arts, including Hatch-Waxman issues. She has also handled litigation involving assertions of copyright, trademark, and trade dress infringement, as well as trade secret misappropriation. Julie has represented plaintiffs and defendants in all phases of litigation, including preliminary injunction proceedings, discovery, and appeals. Julie received her J.D. from DePaul University College of Law, her M.S. in Forensic Science with a concentration in biotechnology from Florida International University, and her B.S. in Cellular Biology and Biotechnology from State University of New York at New Paltz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n