Hope Baldauff Hartman, LLC is pleased to announce that Steven Wong has become a partner with the firm. Steven holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Computer Science from the University of Texas at Austin and a law degree from Texas Tech. Steven practices general intellectual property law with an emphasis on the preparation and prosecution of computer-related patent applications. Steven can be reached at steven@hbhlawfirm.com.

Hope Baldauff Harman, LLC celebrated its fifth anniversary on April 15, 2010.  Since its inception in April 2005, the firm has grown from one patent lawyer to seven.

During the last five years, the firm has been busy preparing and prosecuting domestic and international patent applications for a wide range of technologies, including computer hardware and software, telecommunications, and mechanical devices. The firm looks forward to many more years of dedicated service to its clients.

Hope Baldauff Hartman, LLC was named a top patent firm in the 2010 Top Patent Firms Survey published by Intellectual Property Today magazine in a list that includes 356 firms and individuals. HBH issued 49 patents in 2009, representing a 24.5% increase over the number of patents issued by the firm in 2008.

Each year Intellectual Property Today magazine ranks firms according to the number of patents issued in the prior year. Additional details about the survey can be found here.

Hope Baldauff Hartman, LLC is pleased to announce that Adam Citrin has joined the firm as an associate.

Adam holds a Bachelor's of Science in Industrial Engineering from North Carolina State University and a law degree from The University of Akron School of Law in Akron, Ohio.

Adam is a member of the State Bar of Georgia and is licensed to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Hope Baldauff Hartman, LLC is proud to announce that it has become a Platinum Level sponsor for the 2009 Corporate Intellectual Property Institute. The Corporate IP Institute is a 2-day event organized by the Georgia State University College of Law and the J. Mack Robinson College of Business.

This unique event provides in-house IP professionals the opportunity to discuss issues facing corporate IP counsel and to network locally and nationally. Speakers from corporations of all sizes will be featured. In addition, the Intellectual Property Owner's Association will deliver an enlightening discussion on recent developments in the IP field that impact in-house IP professionals. Hope Baldauff Hartman, LLC is honored to be a sponsor of this event.

More information on the 2009 Corporate IP Institute can be found here.

Hope Baldauff Hartman, LLC was recognized as one of the "Top Patent Firms" in the March issue of Intellectual Property Today magazine. This distinction is based on the number of patents issued by the firm in 2008.

The full article can be found here.

Hope Baldauff Hartman attorney Steven Wong obtained a favorable result for HBH client Rockdale Medical Center under the Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP) today. In an opinion issued January 5, 2009, Rockdale Medical Center was awarded ownership of the www.rockdalehospital.com domain name.

The decision of the National Arbitration Forum under the UDRP can be found here.

Hope Baldauff Hartman, LLC is pleased to announce that Shabbi Khan has joined the firm as an associate. Shabbi joins the firm from Leill & McNeil Attorneys, PC in Bloomington, Indiana.

Shabbi holds a Bachelor's of Science in Electrical Engineering from Northwestern University and a law degree from The John Marshall Law School of Chicago.

Shabbi is a member of the State Bar of Illinois and is licensed to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Hope Baldauff Hartman proudly welcomes a new family member. HBH co-founder and partner Jodi Hartman gave birth to Ava Juliet Hartman at 8:36 p.m. on November 21st.

Baby Ava weighed 7 lbs 9 ounces and was 20 inches long at birth. Both baby and mother are doing great.

LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell, the leading provider of client development solutions for the legal profession, today announced that HBH partner Leonard J. Hope has received an AV® Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating in recognition of his highly regarded legal skills and professional ethics.

Mr. Hope has received an AV® Peer Review Rating which is deemed a significant accomplishment and a testament to the fact that a lawyer’s peers rank him at the highest level of professional excellence. A lawyer must be admitted to the bar for 10 years or more to receive an AV® rating.