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Harper & Bates is pleased to announce the addition of partners Chris Kilgore and Dottie Sheffield to the firm’s litigation group. Together, Kilgore and Sheffield bring more than 50 years of legal experience and further enhance the firm’s service offerings to include a newly formed aviation and insurance litigation and coverage practice, while increasing the depth of the firm’s…

Harper & Bates is pleased to announce partner Shannon Bates has been appointed to the International Trademark Association’s Law Firm Committee.The committee, which is part of INTA’s Resources Group, develops member benefits, services, education programs specifically designed for law firms, and guidelines for committee members to serve as ambassadors to new law firm associate members that join INTA.…

Harper & Bates is pleased to announce partner Scott Harper has been appointed to the International Trademark Association’s Brands and Innovation Committee.Harper’s two-year term begins January 1, 2020 and concludes on December 31, 2021.

Harper & Bates supports the Dallas Bar Association’s IP Section as it celebrates 25 years of IP and Innovation in North Texas, and welcomes visiting judges from the Federal Circuit. The celebration will take place at the Belo Mansion on Oct. 1 from 6-9 pm and will include a strolling dinner, open bar and live music. Underwriter contributions made the celebration event…

Harper & Bates partner Shannon Bates, who was named a 2019 Professional Excellence Honoree for being a Best Mentor, recently spoke with Texas Lawyer about her most important career mentors and the biggest challenges to maintaining a mentor-mentee relationship.Bates will be recognized at an awards reception on Wednesday, Sept. 18 at the Belo Mansion in Dallas.To read the Q&A, click…

Harper & Bates is pleased to announce partners Shannon Bates and Scott Harper have been recognized as 2019 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 fourth consecutive year…

Harper & Bates partner Scott Harper and associate Laura Brock secured the dismissal of a trademark opposition brought against a firm client at the Trademark Trial & Appeal Board (TTAB). The TTAB found there was no evidence to support a likelihood of confusion between the marks at issue and dismissed the opposition.The client’s trademark application depicted a lightning bolt in…

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 2019-2020 school year. Classes begin on Aug. 19. Bates joined the faculty of SMU Dedman School of Law as an adjunct professor in 2018 to become the new Director of the Patent…

Harper & Bates LLP is pleased to announce partner Shannon Bates has been elected to serve as Secretary of the Honorable Barbara M.G. Lynn American Inn of Court. After being invited to join the Lynn Inn as a Master of the Bench in 2017, Bates was quickly promoted into leadership, serving as Treasurer during the 2018-2019 term before her election to…

Harper & Bates LLP is pleased to announce partner Shannon Bates has been named a 2019 Professional Excellence Honoree for being a "Best Mentor" by Texas Lawyer.The criterion for selection was based on attorneys who have helped less-experienced colleagues become better lawyers. During her legal career, Bates has trained and mentored many associates, patent agents, and paralegals, building strong and enduring…