2009 News | Events

• January

  W|N Client’s Patent Portfolio Tops IT Industry Scorecards

  Microsoft, a W|N client since 1995, was recognized earlier this year by IEEE Spectrum, a publication of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, as the IP leader among all technology companies. In addition, the Patent Board, a leading independent provider of patent metrics, ranked Microsoft’s patent portfolio number one in Technology Strength for the IT industry.

• W|N’s Rick Nydegger Listed Among Best Lawyers in America for 2009

  W|N’s founding shareholder and managing director, Rick D. Nydegger, was recently selected for inclusion in the 2009 edition of The Best Lawyers In America® in the specialty for Intellectual Property Law. Mr. Nydegger is one of a distinguished group of attorneys nationwide who have been listed in Best Lawyers for ten years or longer.

• Seven W|N Attorneys Recognized in Mountain States Super Lawyers 2009

  Seven W|N attorneys were named Mountain States Super Lawyers for 2009. Super Lawyers identifies the top five percent of attorneys in each state, as chosen by their peers and through the independent research of Law & Politics.

• W|N Serves As A Sponsor for the Fifth Annual Dialogue on Democracy

  W|N recently sponsored the Utah Coalition for Civic, Character and Service Learning’s Fifth Annual Dialogue on Democracy. Partnering with the Utah Commission on Civic and Character Education, and the Hinckley Institute of Politics, the Coalition hosted the Fifth Annual Dialogue on Democracy dinner at the Little America Hotel, featuring keynote speaker Lieutenant General Brent Scowcroft.

• December

  W|N Celebrates 25 Years

  Earlier last year marked the twenty-fifth anniversary of Workman Nydegger. W|N represents a wide array of clients in all areas of intellectual property law, including patent, trademark, copyright, unfair competition, and related litigation and licensing matters. Founded in 1984, W|N has increased seven fold since that time, and is recognized today as one of the top patent prosecution and intellectual property litigation firms in the nation.