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• January 27th 2012 ADDMG is pleased to announce that one of their attorneys, Jack G. Abid, of their Orlando office, has been named a Shareholder at the firm.
  
  Mr. Abid practices in the area of patent prosecution. His patent prosecution experience includes electrical and electronic equipment, telecommunications equipment and cables, laser and optical devices, semiconductor devices, semiconductor processing, and mechanical devices.
  
  
• January 24th 2012 ADDMG is pleased to welcome the return of Allison R. Imber to the firm. Ms. Imber is a Registered Patent Attorney and will be based in the Orlando office.
  
  
• November 1st 2011 ADDMG recognized by impressive First Tier placement within Best Law Firms 2012.
  
  ADDMG is proud to announce that they achieved 2012 First Tier Metropolitan rankings in the following areas:
  
  Orlando and Jacksonville offices: Copyright Law, Trademark Law, Intellectual Property Litigation and Patent Litigation.
  
  Orlando office: Patent law (First Tier)
  Jacksonville office: Patent law (Second Tier)
  
  The firm also achieved National Second Tier rankings for Intellectual Property Litigation.
  
  U.S. News and Best Lawyers, the leading survey of lawyers worldwide, have joined to create these rankings. The rankings, presented in tiers, showcase 9,633 different law firms ranked nationally in one or more of 75 major legal practice areas and in metropolitan or state rankings in one or more of 119 major legal practice areas. Achieving a high ranking is a special distinction that signals a unique combination of excellence and breadth of expertise.
  
  
• October 4th 2011 ADDMG places number 32, of ranked IP law firms in the nation.
  
  ADDMG is proud to announce they have been ranked at number 32 in the nation for trademarks filed, according to Intellectual Property Today, a jump of 11 places since 2010. 140 law firms and individuals were ranked, with ADDMG again listed as the top Florida-based law firm.
  
  In addition, Intellectual Property Today ranked the firm at number 111 in the nation for patents issued in 2010, issuing a total of 306 patent during the year.
  
  Intellectual Property Today is a national monthly publication, focusing on legal issues in patent, trademark and copyright law. Firms are ranked according to the number of U.S. trademark registrations issued in 2010.
  
  
• September 16th 2011 ADDMG welcomes new Registered Patent Attorney, Tricia M. Wozniak to their Orlando office.
  
  Ms. Wozniak is a Registered Patent Attorney practicing in the areas of patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, and related technology litigation in state and federal courts. She also provides patent, trademark, and copyright acquisition and counseling services.
  
  Ms. Wozniak earned a Bachelor of Science degree in three years from the University of Michigan, during which time she was a member of the competitive cheerleading team. While in law school at Florida State University, Ms. Wozniak served as the Executive Editor of the Business Law Review and as president of Phi Alpha Delta. She also participated in the Summer Program in Law at the University of Oxford in Oxford, England.
  
  
• September 14th 2011 ADDMG welcomes new Registered Patent Attorney, David A. Costa, Ph.D to their Miami office.
  
  Dr. Costa is a Registered Patent Agent specializing in the preparation, filing, and prosecution of complex international and domestic pharmaceutical, chemical, bio-chemical, and biological patents. In addition, Dr. Costa also assists clients in patent prosecution relating to business methods, computer systems and software, based upon his programming experience in various languages including C, C++, Visual Basic and assembly language. He also has experience in industrial design and processes.
  
  Dr. Costa is active in the Miami community, including involvement in HYPE Miami and the Technology Committee of the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce. He is an honors graduate of the University of Florida Levin College of Law, where he received a Juris Doctorate and Certificate Degree in Intellectual Property Law. While at the Levin College of Law, he received the book awards (highest grade) in Patent Law and International Intellectual Property Law. In addition, he served on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Technology Law & Policy.
  
  Prior to attending law school, Dr. Costa received his Ph.D. in the Medical Sciences (emphasis in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology) and his M.S. in Biomedical Engineering all from the University of South Florida. His master's studies focused primarily on the role of robotics in medical engineering and design. His Ph.D. dissertation focused on prevention of Alzheimer's Disease. While a graduate student at USF, he served on the College of Medicine Honors Counsel.
  
  
• September 14th 2011 ADDMG is proud to announce five of their attorneys, Herbert L. Allen, Ava K. Doppelt, Stephen D. Milbrath, Brian R. Gilchrist and David L. Sigalow have been selected by their peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America 2012. (© 2011 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.)
  
  The listings are as follows:
  
  Antitrust Law: Stephen D. Milbrath.
  Copyright Law: Herbert L. Allen, Ava K. Doppelt and David L. Sigalow.
  This is Mr. Sigalow's first year of inclusion in Best Lawyers.
  Intellectual Property: Herbert L. Allen, Ava K. Doppelt and Brian R. Gilchrist.
  Patent Law: Herbert L. Allen and Brian R. Gilchrist.
  Trademark Law: Herbert L. Allen and Ava K. Doppelt.
  
  Since its inception in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which more than 41,000 leading attorneys cast almost 3.9 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas.
  
  Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed, thus inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers "the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice."
  
  It is important to note that the lawyers listed in Best Lawyers have no say in deciding which practice areas they are included in. They are voted into practice areas entirely as a result of the votes they receive from their peers.
  
  
• September 6th 2011 ADDMG receives further recognition from CSC® Trademark Insider®.
  
  ADDMG is proud to announce that they have been listed as a Top 50 Trademark Law Firm, ranking 30th in the nation in 2010, moving up 15 rankings from 2009. The firm filed 463 trademarks in 2010.
  
  These annual rankings are compiled by Corporation Service Company® (CSC®) and World Trademark Review. The study, which appears in the August/September issue of World Trademark Review gives readers a ranking of the 100 leading trademark practitioners, insight into trademark filing activity, and an analysis of trends that should interest anyone with connections to the intellectual property world.
  
  A successor to CSC's respected Trademark Insider® annual feature, the report was prepared using public trademark filings data from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and reviewed by CSC's team of trademark professionals.
  
  
• July 12th 2011 ADDMG is proud to announce one of their Shareholders, Ava K. Doppelt, has been elected to the Florida Trend Legal Elite Hall of Fame.
  
  To achieve Hall of Fame status, an attorney must have been a Legal Elite winner at least seven times. Ms. Doppelt has appeared in Legal Elite every year, since its inception in 2004. A diverse panel of lawyers was consulted to evaluate the elite list and to make the final selections.
  
  In addition, Legal Elite recognized ADDMG attorney Herbert L. Allen this year. He is also a 2005, 2006, 2009 and 2010 honoree.
  
  Florida Trend Legal Elite recognizes a prestigious list of esteemed attorneys, chosen by their colleagues. The 1,352 lawyers chosen exemplify a standard of excellence in their profession, and by doing so have received endorsement from their peers. Lawyers were asked to name attorneys whom they hold in the highest regard or would recommend to others.
  
  The ballots were tabulated by Bradenton-based Outsource America and Suncoast Opinion Surveys in St. Petersburg. Each lawyer was given a score based on the number of votes received: one point for votes from within their firm or three points for votes from outside their firm. Only lawyers who are currently licensed and practicing in Florida were eligible for selection.
  
  The resulting list represents approximately 2% of the more than 66,000 active Florida Bar members practicing in Florida.
  
  
• July 11th 2011 ADDMG is pleased to announce that Neda A. Sharifi, Ph.D., has joined their office in Jacksonville, Florida.
  
  Ms. Sharifi is a Registered Patent Agent. She advises clients on the preparation and prosecution of patent applications in the fields of biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical device and medicine, patent acquisition and counseling and other intellectual property transactions.
  
  Ms. Sharifi earned her Ph.D. in Human Genetics and Molecular Biology from the McKusic-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in 2007 and her B.S. in Physiology and Neurobiology from the University of Maryland. She was a finalist for the Predoctoral Presentation Award from the American Society of Human Genetics in 2006. Her doctoral thesis, "Evolutionary Incorporation of Nonsense-Mediated mRNA Decay into Organismal Survival Mechanisms" was undertaken in the laboratory of Harry C. Dietz, M.D.
  
  She has written numerous articles, including "Physiologic substrates and functions for mammalian NMD. Nonsense-Mediated mRNA Decay", with H.C. Dietz, for Landes Bioscience, 2006; "Coupling of the Unfolded Protein Response and Nonsense-Mediate mRNA decay pathways promotes cellular survival", with H.C. Dietz and "Pacemaker genes are expressed in LHRH neurons", with S. Wray.
  
  
• June 15th 2011 Robert H. Thornburg named as Chair of the Intellectual Property Committee at the 2011 Florida Bar Convention.
  
  
• June 7th 2011 Stephen D. Milbrath, Shareholder at ADDMG, winner of the 2011 Guardian ad Litem Award of Excellence.
  
  This prestigious award is presented to an attorney who has demonstrated an outstanding commitment to pro bono casework for Orange County Bar Legal Aid Society clients over several years. Mr. Milbrath has been a pro bono panel member since 1992 and has primarily taken Guardian ad Litem (legal guardian) cases. He has assisted 30 children and provided over 300 hours on closed cases in the last 10 years.
  
  Mr. Milbrath commented: "I enjoy Guardian ad Litem work and have been doing it for most of my career as an attorney. I think it is an honor to be given the chance to advocate for a child in need, and to try to make a difference in a child's life. Every lawyer should participate in this vital and rewarding program of the Orange Country Bar."
  
  Mr. Milbrath is Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Business Litigation and Intellectual Property Law and is a Shareholder at ADDMG's Orlando office. He has substantial experience in the trial and appeal of complex cases, including all phases of intellectual property and business law, and in the representation of litigants in federal court appeals.
  
  
• June 7th 2011 10 lawyers from Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist, P.A., recognized by Super Lawyers.
  
  Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist, P.A. are proud to announce that Herbert L. Allen, Ava K. Doppelt, Stephen D. Milbrath, Brian R. Gilchrist, Christopher F. Regan and David L. Sigalow, all of ADDMG's Orlando office, have been named by Florida Super Lawyers magazine as top attorneys in Florida for 2011. Only five percent of the lawyers in the state are named by Super Lawyers.
  
  In addition, Bridget H. Labutta, Jeffery S. Boyles, Ryan T. Santurri and Robert H. Thornburg have been named as Florida Rising Stars for 2011.
  
  The selections for this esteemed list are made by the research team at Super Lawyers, which is a service of the Thomson Reuters, Legal division based in Eagan, MN. Each year, the research team at Super Lawyers undertakes a rigorous multi-phase selection process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, independent evaluation of candidates by the attorney-led research staff, a peer review of candidates by practice area, and a good-standing and disciplinary check. Thomson Reuters, Legal publishes Super Lawyers magazines across the country. In addition to the magazines, Thomson Reuters, Legal publishes newspaper inserts and magazine special sections devoted to Super Lawyers. In 2011, Super Lawyers will reach more than 15 million readers.
  
  
• May 13th 2011 Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath and Gilchrist, P.A. is proud to be a sponsor of the 2011 Florida Bar Convention Judicial Luncheon, honoring Florida's judiciary.
  
  The luncheon is being held as part of the 2011 Annual Florida Bar Convention, taking place this year at The Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center, Kissimmee, Fla.
  
  The luncheon takes place on June 23rd and features Chief Justice Charles T. Canady as keynote speaker presenting the State of the Judiciary address. Linda Greehouse, Journalist-in-Residence and Joseph Goldstein Lecturer in Law at Yale Law School will also be speaking.
  
  
• April 13th 2011 Arbus Magazine has named Crystal T. Broughan as a Woman of Influence.
  
  Arbus Magazine's Women in Business Section, included in their March/April issue lists fourteen Women of Influence in the Jacksonville area.
  
  Ms. Broughan is Of Counsel in the firm's Jacksonville office and a trial lawyer with experience in criminal and civil courts. She has managed civil cases in state and federal courts involving insurance fraud, medical malpractice defense, third party and first party insurance defense, negligence and general tort defense since 2003. She has been the Special Magistrate for Code Enforcement for the City of Jacksonville Beach, Florida since 2007.
  
  
• March 23rd 2011 ADDMG is proud to announce they have received the inaugural Champion of Justice award for 2011.
  
  The Champion for Justice award is presented by Barry University School of Law and honors an individual or organization that exemplifies the highest standards of the legal profession in service to the Central Florida community. The honoree is chosen by a panel of leaders in the Central Florida legal community.
  
  This year, the Champion for Justice award was presented to the Business Lawyers Pro Bono Project. The Business Lawyers Pro Bono Project was launched in late 2009 with a mission to assist nonprofit organizations in obtaining pro bono legal assistance from a business lawyer. All 11 law firms participating in the project were recognized at a ceremony on March 3 as part of the Orlando Magazine Best Lawyers reception.
  
  This was the first year of the award.
  
  
• March 4th 2011 ADDMG is proud to announce that Orlando Magazine has once again named four of the firm's lawyers in Orlando's Best Lawyers 2011. Those listed, in the practice area of Intellectual Property Law are: Herbert L. Allen, Ava K. Doppelt, Brian R. Gilchrist, and Stephen D. Milbrath.
  
  Orlando Magazine's annual list of Orlando's Best Lawyers provides the names of attorneys most recommended by their colleagues in the field.
  
  
• February 15th 2011 ADDMG is pleased to announce that one of their attorneys, Robert H. Thornburg, of their Miami office, has been named a Shareholder at the firm.
  
  Mr. Thornburg is a Registered Patent Attorney with extensive experience in the areas of patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, and related technology litigation.
  
  
• January 31st 2011 Stephen D. Milbrath, a Shareholder in the firm's Orlando office, will speak at the American Intellectual Property Law Association 2011 Mid-Winter Institute.
  
  Mr. Milbrath will discuss Copyright as a Tool for Protecting Technology, on Saturday February 5th at The Peabody Hotel in Orlando as part of the AIPLA's Mid-Winter conference on shaping IP law, policy, and practice.
  
  
• January 19th 2011 Robert H. Thornburg, a shareholder in the firm's Miami Office, was recently named the Treasurer of the Intellectual Property Law Association of Florida (IPLAF). This is the second year Mr. Thornburg will be serving on IPLAF's executive committee.
  
  
• October 14th 2010 Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath and Gilchrist, P.A. welcomes new attorney, Christopher M. Ramsey, Ph.D. to their Orlando office.
  
  Mr. Ramsey is a Registered Patent Attorney. He advises clients on patent acquisition and counseling and other intellectual property transactions.
  
  Mr. Ramsey was awarded the Hoffman Merit Award for academic achievement while at Florida State University and was a finalist for the Johnsen Award for best chemistry dissertation. He has extensive experience in chemical synthesis and characterization, as well as significant technical knowledge in other fields, including condensed matter physics, low temperature physics, materials science, nanotechnology, semiconductors, and scientific instruments. His lab at Florida State University was affiliated with the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory.
  
  
• August 30th 2010 ADDMG is pleased to announce that David L. Sigalow has achieved Florida Board Certification in Intellectual Property Law.
  
  ADDMG now has six Florida Board Certified attorneys: Herbert L. Allen, Ava K. Doppelt, Stephen D. Milbrath, Brian R. Gilchrist, David L. Sigalow and Richard K. Warther are all Board Certified in Intellectual Property Law. Stephen D. Milbrath, is also Board Certified in Business Litigation Law.
  
  
• July 20th 2010 ADDMG is proud to announce they have been ranked at number 43 in the nation for trademarks filed, according to Intellectual Property Today. 210 law firms and individuals were ranked.
  
  In addition, Intellectual Property Today ranked the firm at number 96 in the nation for patents issued in 2009. 356 law firms and individuals were ranked in the nation.
  
  Intellectual Property Today is a national monthly publication, focusing on legal issues in patent, trademark and copyright law.
  
  
• July 7th 2010 Henry Estevez, Ph.D., Registered Patent Attorney and shareholder at ADDMG will be teaching Patent Law at Barry University School of Law in Orlando this coming fall term. Dr. Estevez has previously taught Internet Law and Copyright Law at Barry University. This will be his fourth term there as an Adjunct Professor. Dr. Estevez served as Assistant Director of the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory at Duke University Medical Center for ten years. He was a member of Duke University School of Medicine faculty, providing laboratory administration, diagnostic services, applied research and teaching medical students, medical technology students and pathology residents. Dr. Estevez has authored twelve articles in clinical laboratory and medical literature, has made many presentations at lab medicine conferences and has been an invited speaker at state, regional and national meetings in medical and diagnostic microbiology.
  
  
• June 18th 2010 Eleven of ADDMG's attorneys receive further recognition from Super Lawyers:
  
  Super Lawyers is a listing of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Only 5% of the total lawyers in each state are selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers and no more than 2.5% are named to the Rising Stars list.
  
  Top 50 Female Lawyers in Florida:
  Ava Doppelt
  Top 100 Lawyers in Florida:
  Herbert Allen
  Ava Doppelt
  
  Super Lawyers 2010:
  Intellectual Property Litigation in Orlando:
  Ava Doppelt
  Stephen Milbrath
  Brian Gilchrist
  Intellectual Property in Orlando:
  Herbert Allen
  Christopher Regan
  David Sigalow
  
  Rising Stars 2010:
  (candidates under forty, or in practice for less than ten years)
  
  Intellectual Property Litigation in Orlando:
  Jeffrey Boyles
  Stephen Luther
  Ryan Santurri
  
  Intellectual Property Litigation in Jacksonville:
  Gregory Allen
  
  Intellectual Property Litigation in Miami:
  Robert Thornburg
  
  
• May 25th 2010: ADDMG is pleased to announce that the firm has been listed a Top 100 Trademark Law Firm, in the 2009 CSC? Trademark Insider? report, ranking 45th in the nation, up from 57th in 2008. The firm congratulates their trademark team: Herbert Allen, Ava Doppelt, David Sigalow, Bridget Labutta, and Allison Imber. ADDMG also recognizes their attorney David Sigalow, who has been named a Top 50 trademark filer by the 2009 CSC? Trademark Insider? report. Mr. Sigalow was ranked 26th in the nation, up 13 places from 2008.
• ADDMG attorney David Sigalow will be attending the International Trademark Association's 132nd Annual Meeting in Boston, MA. The INTA's Annual Meeting is the trademark community's premier event for networking, continuing legal education, and committee and client meetings. The annual meeting takes place from May 22nd - 26th. View profile
• ADDMG is pleased to announce that Robert Thornburg has been elected as secretary of the Intellectual Property Law Association of Florida, March 1st 2010.
• ADDMG is pleased to announce that Stephen Milbrath will be speaking at the First Annual Intellectual Property Symposium, presented by The Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education Committee in Tampa, Florida, March 1st 2010.
• ADDMG is pleased to announce that Crystal T. Broughan joined forces with the firm at their Jacksonville location, February 5, 2010. Ms. Broughan is a trial lawyer with experience in criminal and civil courts. She has managed civil cases in state and federal courts involving insurance fraud, medical malpractice defense, third party and first party insurance defense, negligence and general tort defense since 2003. View profile
• ADDMG is pleased to announce that Attorney Bridget Labutta, of the ADDMG Orlando office, has been appointed to the Young Practitioners Committee of the International Trademark Association, January 15, 2010.
• ADDMG is pleased to announce that they are enhancing their presence in the Tampa market with a new office location, October 22, 2009.  The new office enables the firm to better serve its Tampa area clients. ADDMG can be reached in the Tampa area on (813) 639 4222 or toll free at (877) 886 8810.
• ADDMG is proud to announce that two of their attorneys have been recognized by Florida Trend's Up and Coming Attorneys listings for 2009, October 7, 2009. Attorneys Stephen H. Luther and Jeffrey S. Boyles were honored in the listing, as up and coming attorneys who exhibit leadership in the law and in their local communities. Only 118 lawyers in Florida were chosen. Eligible attorneys have practiced law for no more than 10 years or are less than 40 years of age.
• ADDMG is ranked #66 in the nation, July 21, 2009. ADDMG is proud to announce that the firm has been ranked at #66 in the Top 100 Trademark Law Firms in the first quarter 2009 listings of CSC? Trademark Insider?
• ADDMG Attorneys conduct lecture at Rollins, June 27, 2009. Attorneys Ava Doppelt and Bridget Labutta were guest lecturers at Rollins College Crummer Graduate School, teaching a class on Branding and Product Strategy.
• ADDMG announces opening of its South Florida office, June 22, 2009. Robert H Thornburg, Of Counsel and Registered Patent Attorney, is heading up our office located at 777 Brickell Ave, Suite 1114, Miami FL 33131.
• ADDMG Attorneys selected by the Florida Super Lawyers magazine for 2009, June 19, 2009. ADDMG is proud to announce that eight of their attorneys have been recognized by the Florida Super Lawyers listings for 2009 in the following categories:
  
  Super Lawyers:
  Business Litigation: Brian R. Gilchrist, Stephen D. Milbrath
  Intellectual Property: Herbert L. Allen, Ava K. Doppelt, Christopher F. Regan
  Intellectual Property Litigation: Herbert L. Allen, Ava K. Doppelt, Brian R. Gilchrist, Stephen D. Milbrath
  Entertainment and Sports: Ava K. Doppelt
  
  Rising Stars: (candidates under forty, or in practice for less than ten years)
  Intellectual Property: Jeffrey S. Boyles
  Intellectual Property Litigation: Jeffrey S. Boyles
  
  Star Search: (candidates who have a high degree of peer recognition)
  Intellectual Property: Richard K. Warther
  Intellectual Property in Jacksonville: Karen A. Koster Burr
  Information Technology in Jacksonville: Karen A. Koster Burr
  Entertainment and Sports in Jacksonville: Karen A. Koster Burr
  
  This is Mr. Allen’s, Mrs. Doppelt’s, Mr. Gilchrist’s and Mr. Milbrath’s fourth year in succession of being recognized in the Super Lawyers listings. This is Mr. Regan’s third year in succession of being recognized in the Super Lawyer listings.
  
  Super Lawyers is a listing of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Only 5% of the total lawyers in each state are selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers. For further information about the selection process visit www.superlawyers.com
• ADDMG Attorneys recognized by The Florida Supreme Court for their 2008 pro bono work, June 17, 2009. Attorneys Herbert L. Allen, Ava K. Doppelt, and Brian R. Gilchrist were recognized by The Florida Supreme Court for their outstanding commitment to pro bono programs in 2008.
• ADDMG Attorney David Sigalow receives further recognition, June 15, 2009.  ADDMG is proud to announce that David Sigalow has been named a Top 50 Trademark filer in the 2008 CSC^? Trademark Insider^? report.
• ADDMG receives further recognition, June 15, 2009.  ADDMG is proud to announce that the firm has been named a Top 100 Trademark Law Firm in the 2008 CSC^? Trademark Insider^? report.
• ADDMG Attorneys Jeffrey S. Boyles and Stephen H. Luther were voted one of the top Up & Coming Attorneys in Florida Trend's Florida Legal Elite, March, 2009.
• ADDMG Attorneys selected by their peers for inclusion in the Orlando's Best Lawyers list, March 2009. Orlando magazine recognized four ADDMG attorneys, Herbert L. Allen, Ava K. Doppelt, Stephen D. Milbrath, and Brian R. Gilchrist, in the specialty list Intellectual Property Law. For more information visit www.OrlandoMagazine.com.
• ADDMG Attorney Ava K. Doppelt has been nominated by her peers for inclusion in The International Who's Who of Trademark Lawyers, February, 2009.
• ADDMG attorneys Brian R. Gilchrist and Gregory B. Allen prevail in trademark case for Homes & Land Affiliates, LLC, February 5, 2009.
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• ADDMG is pleased to announce that Arthur G. Yeager, one of Jacksonville's established trademark and patent lawyers, joined forces with the firm at their Jacksonville location, February, 2009. Mr. Yeager is a Jacksonville native and intellectual property law practice pioneer. He handles a complete range of intellectual property matters, which include patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret issues. View profile
• ADDMG is pleased to announce that Ryan T. Santurri has been named partner at the firm, January 13, 2009. Mr. Santurri is a registered patent attorney in the Orlando, Florida office; his practice area focuses primarily on Intellectual Property Litigation and Intellectual Property Transactions.
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• ADDMG hosted distinguished guest speaker Matthew Bryan, the Director of the Patent Cooperation Treaty ("PCT") Legal Division in Geneva, Switzerland, November 20, 2008. The Patent Cooperation Treaty makes it possible to seek patent protection for an invention simultaneously in each of a large number of countries by filing an "international" patent application. Mr. Bryan is one of the foremost experts on the PCT and provided the patent attorneys and counsel for technology-based corporations in attendance with a unique opportunity to gain insight and voice comments on PCT practice.
• ADDMG Attorney David S. Carus spoke at a meeting of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Sept. 2, 2008; The presentation was entitled "Patents for the Practical Inventor."
• ADDMG Attorney Ava K Doppelt has successfully acted as local counsel for Control Systemation, Inc., October 2008. In the case Controlled Semiconductor Inc. et. al. v. Control Systemation Inc. (CSI) et. al., case number 6:07-cv-01742, in the US District Court for the Middle District of Florida, CSI prevailed on Summary Judgment in the case a patent inventorship dispute US Patent Number 7,271,012 titled: "Failure Analysis Methods and Systems".
• ADDMG Attorney will be teaching at Barry University in the Spring Term, 2009. Shareholder Dr. Henry Estevez will be teaching a three-credit course titled "Internet Law" at Barry University's Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law in the Spring Term, 2009. Dr. Estevez has extensive teaching experience at the undergraduate and graduate level and is looking forward to teaching as an adjunct professor at Barry. View profile.
• ADDMG Attorneys selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America ? 2009, 26th anniversary edition. Four attorneys are listed in the specialty list intellectual property law, Herbert L. Allen, Ava K. Doppelt, Brian R. Gilchrist and Stephen D. Milbrath. Selection to Best Lawyers is based on a peer-review survey comprising more than 2 million confidential evaluations by the top attorneys in the country. Because no fee or purchase is required, being listed in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. For further information about Best Lawyers and the selection process log on to www.bestlawyers.com.
• ADDMG expands in Jacksonville, August 29, 2008.  ADDMG is pleased to announce that they are expanding their presence in the Jacksonville market. Their new Jacksonville offices are located at 1301 Riverplace Blvd, Suite 1916, Jacksonville, Florida 32207. ADDMG is the only law firm in the Jacksonville area that specializes exclusively in Intellectual Property Law and Intellectual Property Litigation.
• ADDMG Attorney Ava K. Doppelt on the list of Florida's Legal Elite, July 2008. Ava K. Doppelt, partner at ADDMG, has again been selected by Florida Trend's Magazine as a Florida Legal Elite in the Intellectual Property Rights practice area. Mrs. Doppelt has been selected by her peers to this list since 2004.
• ADDMG Attorney David Sigalow noted as one of the Top 10 Trademark Attorneys in the U.S., April 29, 2008. ADDMG is proud to announce that David Sigalow has been recognized by Trademark Insider as one of the Top 10 Trademark Attorneys in the United States for trademarks filed in 2007.
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• ADDMG receives 2007 Trademark Insider Award, April 2008.  ADDMG has been named as a recipient of a 2007 Trademark Insider Award, in recognition of their placement in the Top 40 Trademark Law Firms list in the United States for 2007. Trademark Insider also ranked ADDMG at #7 in the Top 10 Law Firm Advances list, having moved up 60 places in 2007.
• ADDMG Client receives 2007 Trademark Insider Award, April 2008. ADDMG is proud to announce their client Panama Jack International Inc, is a recipient of a 2007 Trademark Insider Award in recognition of their placement in the Top 100 Companies list for trademarks filed in 2007.
• ADDMG has been ranked in the Top 100 Patent Firms as listed by Intellectual Property Today, March 2008.
• ADDMG Attorney Stephen D. Milbrath conducted a session on "Overview of Patents," at The International Forum 2008 Annual Meeting, January 14, 2008. Click for "Overview of Patents" outline.
• ADDMG Attorney Christopher F. Regan was featured in the December issue of FirstMonday. Click to read his article, "Protecting Your Work."
• ADDMG Attorneys Awarded Nation’s First-Ever IP Certification, November 19, 2007. Four Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist, P.A. attorneys are among the first lawyers in Florida to be board-certified in the practice of intellectual property law. Read more.
• ADDMG Attorney Ava K. Doppelt is a panelist for, "Ethical Issues in Trademark and Copyright Practice," at Barry University School of Law, November, 2007.
• ADDMG Attorney speaks at the 5th Annual Invention to Venture Orlando at UCF, November 9, 2007. Henry Est?vez is scheduled to speak on, "Issues in Intellectual Property." The workshop is an introduction to the process and practice of technology entrepreneurship. For more information please visit http://www.invention2venture.org/orlando.
• ADDMG Attorney lectures in Las Vegas, September 2007. Stephen Milbrath lectured on the subject of trade secret law and protecting technology trade secrets at the Fall meeting of the Fluoropolymers Division of the Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc., in Las Vegas, Nevada, on September 24, 2007. The Society is the trade association which represents the interests of the plastics manufacturing industry in the United States and is composed of the leading manufacturers in all segments of the plastics supply chain. 
• ADDMG'S client enjoys patent infringement victory. On February 12, 2007, after a two week trial, a Jury has ruled that a major consumer electronic manufacturer, Directed Electronics, Inc., had willfully infringed Omega’s patents.
  
  As the Court pointed out, "The Jury found for Omega and against DEI on every question." [Case No. 6:05-cv-1113-Orl-22DAB] The Court subsequently entered an injunction and then took the extraordinary step of trebling the damages and ordering Direct to pay all of Omega’s attorneys’ fees. The Court pointed out that Directed’s conduct was outrageous and it tried to bankrupt Omega by running up litigation expenses and fabricating defenses. In all, Omega prevailed on its claims Directed Electronics infringed over thirty five claims of Omega’s patents, all of which Directed claimed were invalid or unenforceable. In spite of this action pending for over two years, ADDMG was able to manage costs and fees in order to prevent the much larger infringer from prevailing solely on the basis of economic superiority.
  
  Because of the overwhelming victory, Omega was able to negotiate a confidential settlement agreement after the verdict that was extremely favorable to the long term goals of the client. "I am overwhelmed and extremely grateful to ADDMG. Each lawyer exhibited professionalism while at the same time being aggressive, leading to this incredible success," said Omega’s Ken Flick. Brian R. Gilchrist, as lead Trial Counsel, and Ryan T. Santurri tried the case. Christopher F. Regan, Esq., who drafted the underlying patents, provided technical support.
• ADDMG'S client prevails on appeal. On February 22, 2007, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed an Order dismissing a copyright action which Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist obtained from the District Court. The Order dismissed a copyright action brought by Home Design Services, Inc. against Schwab Development due to Plaintiff’s activities at trial. [Case No. 6:03-cv-596-Orl-28DAB]. Home Design Services appealed the Lower Court's decision, but to no avail. In fact, the Eleventh Circuit found plaintiff's appeal so unavailing that it awarded ADDMG's client its attorneys fees for having to defend the case on appeal. [Appeal No. 06-10003] Brian R. Gilchrist was both lead Trial Counsel and lead Appellate Counsel.
• ADDMG Attorneys commended, July 2007. Mr. W Scott Jones recently wrote an unsolicited letter to The Florida Bar in regard to representation by attorneys Herbert L. Allen, Brian R Gilchrist, Jeffrey S Boyles and Steven H Luther. In part Mr. Jones wrote:
  
  “For the record my first initial contact with the firm was through Mr. Herb Allen, who expertly suggested initial strategy for our case. Daily ongoing case management has been by Mr. Brian R. Gilchrist and Mr. Jeffrey S. Boyles. My almost daily interaction with Mr. Boyles and Mr. Gilchrist, as well as a multitude of courteous, knowledgeable paralegals and support staff has made this nightmare bearable as our case steadily moves toward a just resolution. And finally, our meticulous patent application was crafted by yet another of their firms attorneys, Mr. Steven Luther which in it self required substantial immersion in to our product’s science, just to the patent application correct.
  
  … Although many would maintain that their professionalism is “what a legal client is paying for” or “ that is what attorneys are supposed to do for their clients,” I can assure you, this firm and these attorneys are the exception. Regardless of our case outcome, my company could not have asked for more diligent and comprehensive representation and were damn fortunate to have them on our side.”
• ADDMG Attorneys honored for pro bono work. In the April 2007 issue of The Briefs, a publication of the Orange County Bar Association, ADDMG attorneys are among those honored for their pro bono work during calendar year 2006.
• ADDMG Attorneys recognized for volunteer work. A letter of commendation from Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Fred Lewis and a gold pin award was given to Herb Allen and Brian Gilchrist, for over 100 hours of volunteer work. Special recognition was given to Jeffrey Boyles, Ava Doppelt, Enrique Estevez and Stephen Milbrath, for their volunteer work as well.
• ADDMG Attorney Jack Abid published “Software Patents on Both Sides of the Atlantic,” in the John Marshall Journal of Computer and Information Law cited at 23 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 815 (2006).