Harper & Bates is pleased to announce three firm partners have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2022 in five practice areas. The attorneys honored by Best Lawyers and their respective ranked practice areas are: Shannon Bates Litigation – Intellectual Property Patent Law Trademark Law Scott Harper Litigation…
Harper & Bates is pleased to announce it was listed among the largest law firms in North Texas, according to the Dallas Business Journal’s 2021 Law Firm List, which ranks firms by headcount. This is the firm’s first year on the list. Learn more about Dallas City Business Journal’s lists here.
Harper & Bates is pleased to announce partner Shannon Bates has been named to the 2021 list of the Best Lawyers in Dallas by D Magazine. Bates was honored for her work in Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution. To compile its list of the best lawyers in Dallas, D Magazine asks every lawyer with a valid Texas Bar number to nominate…
Harper & Bates LLP is pleased to announce partner Shannon Bates served as a regional judge as part of the virtual United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) 2021 National Patent Application Drafting Competition on March 16. As part of a three-person panel, Bates reviewed four different teams’ written submissions prior to the virtual competition and then…
Harper & Bates LLP is pleased to announce partner Shannon Bates served as a judge at the International Trademark Association (INTA) Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition on February 6. This annual competition, named to honor trademark and unfair competition lawyer Saul Lefkowitz, introduces law students to important issues in U.S. trademark and unfair competition law in a…
Harper & Bates is pleased to announce it has earned the distinction of U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” for 2021. It’s the first time the firm has garnered the recognition as it earned a Dallas/Fort Worth Tier 1 ranking for its work in Litigation – Intellectual Property. The “Best Law Firms” award…
Harper & Bates is pleased to announce partners Shannon Bates and Scott Harper have been recognized as 2020 Texas Super Lawyers. Bates has been recognized by Super Lawyers every year since 2012 for her work in Intellectual Property. Harper was also recognized for his Intellectual Property work in addition to his Intellectual Property Litigation work. For Harper, this is his fifth consecutive…
Harper & Bates LLP is pleased to announce partner Shannon Bates will continue serving as the Director of the Patent Clinic at Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law during the 2020-2021 school year. Classes began on Aug. 17. Bates joined the faculty of SMU Dedman School of Law as an adjunct professor in 2018 to become the Director…
Harper & Bates is pleased to announce four partners have been included in the 2021 Edition of “The Best Lawyers in America” – a directory produced by Best Lawyers. Scott Harper, Shannon Bates and Chris Kilgore were each first-time honorees. Harper was recognized for Litigation – Intellectual Property, Bates for Patent Law and Kilgore was honored…
Harper & Bates LLP is pleased to announce partner Shannon Bates has been elected to serve as Vice President of the Honorable Barbara M.G. Lynn American Inns of Court. Bates joined the Lynn Inn as a Master of the Bench in 2017 and was quickly promoted into leadership, serving as Treasurer and as Secretary before her election…