ATLANTA – Aug. 22, 2023 – Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP added Trenton A. Ward to its Atlanta office as a shareholder in the Intellectual Property & Technology Practice. Ward, who served for five years as an administrative patent judge at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, joins Greenberg Traurig from the Atlanta office of intellectual property firm Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP.
Ward, who has over 20 years of experience in patent law, adjudicated more than 250 America Invents Act (AIA) trial proceedings as a patent judge and advocated in over 50 AIA trials since leaving the bench. His practice comprises complex patent litigation, prosecution, and counselling across various technologies, including mobile communication devices, medical devices, semiconductor devices, consumer goods, and sporting equipment.
“Our focus is on strategic expansion in market sectors where we see increased client demand for legal services,” said Theodore I. Blum, managing shareholder of the Atlanta office. “Trenton’s impressive experience as an administrative patent judge and his experience in intellectual property law will bolster our abilities to serve our clients in Atlanta and beyond.”
“We are thrilled to welcome Trenton as a valuable addition to Greenberg Traurig’s Intellectual Property team,” said Robert A. King, chair of Greenberg Traurig’s Atlanta Intellectual Property & Technology Practice. “Trenton's deep knowledge and unique background will provide our clients with invaluable insights and will enrich our ability to serve them.”
In his legal practice, Ward provides strategic and tailored solutions to clients in a diverse range of industries, including chemicals, industrials and materials, communications, consumer goods and services, electronics and information technology, energy, hospitality, gaming and leisure, life sciences, and transportation and logistics.
“Joining Greenberg Traurig allows me to utilize the resources of the firm’s vast platform to effectively serve clients by providing them with a business-centric approach to legal services,” Ward said. “I am looking forward to collaborating with other attorneys across practices to build upon the firm’s substantial presence in Atlanta, while also amplifying the firm’s intellectual property capabilities.”
As an active member of the legal community, Ward has been listed in the The Best Lawyers in America for Litigation and Patent Law and in the Intellectual Asset Management magazine, “IAM Patent 1000.”
Ward received his J.D. from Emory University School of Law and a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology.
About Greenberg Traurig’s Intellectual Property & Technology Practice: With more than 260 intellectual property attorneys and patent agents in the United States, Asia, and Europe, Greenberg Traurig provides a broad range of patent, trademark and copyright protection and strategic counseling. Greenberg Traurig was named a “National Tier 1” Law Firm for IP Litigation, Patent Law and Litigation, Copyright Law, Technology Law, and Information Technology Law by U.S. News and Best Lawyers, 2023 “Best Law Firms." In addition, Greenberg Traurig was named a “Law Firm of the Year” for Trademark Law in the 2020 and 2022 editions of “Best Law Firms." The BTI Consulting Group named Greenberg Traurig’s IP Litigation Practice a ‘Litigation Standout’ in the “BTI Litigation Outlook 2023: Litigation Spending in the Uncertain Economy and Beyond.”
About Greenberg Traurig, LLP – Atlanta: Greenberg Traurig's Atlanta office offers clients the local capabilities and wide-ranging experience of more than 100 attorneys, supported by the resources and reach of the firm's global platform. The firm's collaborative culture is reflected by attorneys who serve their clients with a combination of legal and business skills that are vital in today's competitive, global environment. Greenberg Traurig's Atlanta team brings a practical approach to the representation of our clients.
About Greenberg Traurig: Greenberg Traurig, LLP has more than 2650 attorneys in 45 locations in the United States, Europe and the Middle East, Latin America, and Asia. The firm is a 2022 BTI “Highly Recommended Law Firm” for superior client service and is consistently among the top firms on the Am Law Global 100 and NLJ 500. Greenberg Traurig is Mansfield Rule 5.0 Certified Plus by The Diversity Lab. The firm is recognized for powering its U.S. offices with 100% renewable energy as certified by the Center for Resource Solutions Green-e® Energy program and is a member of the U.S. EPA’s Green Power Partnership Program. The firm is known for its philanthropic giving, innovation, diversity, and pro bono. Web: www.gtlaw.com.