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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 comes on the heels of four…

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 year…

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 of the Patent Clinic,…

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 for Aviation Law. Dallas, TXShannon W. BatesPatent…

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 to Vice President for…

Harper & Bates partner Shannon Bates will participate in the American Intellectual Property Law Association’s (AIPLA’s) annual spring meeting, which has gone virtual for the first time this year due to COVID-19. Bates will moderate two CLE presentations on the afternoon of Friday, May 15th, which is the last day of the two-week virtual meeting.First, she will moderate…

Harper & Bates congratulates partners Shannon Bates and Chris Kilgore for being named Best Lawyer by D Magazine. Bates was selected for her work in IP Trademarks and Copyrights while Kilgore was selected for Tort (Defense). To compile its list of the best lawyers in Dallas, D Magazine asks lawyers with a valid Texas Bar number to nominate two lawyers outside…

Harper & Bates partners Scott Harper and Shannon Bates recently traveled to Austin, Texas, to partake in the INTA Leadership Meeting, which brings together INTA volunteers and leaders once a year to advance the Association’s objectives and goals. In September, Harper and Bates were selected to the Brands & Innovations Committee and the Law Firm Committee, respectively, and the meeting allowed…

Harper & Bates is pleased to announce that partner Scott Harper has been recognized as an Elite Boutique Trailblazer by the National Law Journal. Harper was selected for the third annual edition for his efforts in promoting the boutique model since the beginning of his career before stepping out on his own to create HBC with Shannon Bates and Austin Champion. …

Harper & Bates partner Shannon Bates is currently winding down her tenure as Chair of the Dallas Bar Association’s IP Section, culminating with a gala 25th Anniversary Celebration on October 1 at the Belo Mansion and the Section’s first scholarship awards.More than 250 people attended the 25th Anniversary event, including visiting judges from the Federal Circuit, several federal district court…