Stites & Harbison, PLLC

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Stites & Harbison attorney David W. Nagle, Jr., has earned the Certified Licensing Professional™ (CLP) credential.  He joins a group of intellectual property professionals who have demonstrated they are dedicated to higher standards of practice in the licensing industry.  Kentucky has two professionals with the CLP™ designation and both are Stites & Harbison attorneys: David W. Nagle, Jr., and Vance Smith (of counsel).

The CLP™ designation acknowledges licensing professionals who have demonstrated their experience and proficiency in licensing and the commercialization of intellectual property.  It is built on internationally applicable standards of practice, knowledge, and ethics to differentiate licensing professionals who have taken the steps necessary to become certified.  Requirements:

• Education – Bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited university
• Experience – At least three years of professional-level experience involving the development, use, transfer, marketing, and/or management of IP within the past eight years
• Knowledge – Pass the CLP™ examination

David W. Nagle, Jr., is a member of Stites & Harbison based in the Louisville, Ky., office.  He is a member of the Intellectual Property & Technology Service Group and is one of 17 Registered Patent Attorneys at the firm.

About Stites & Harbison

Stites & Harbison, PLLC, is a regional business and litigation firm with attorneys in Louisville, Frankfort and Lexington, Ky.; Alexandria, Va.; Atlanta; Jeffersonville, Ind.; and Nashville and Franklin, Tenn.  Tracing its origins to 1832, Stites & Harbison is one of the oldest law practices in the nation and among the largest law firms in the Southeast.  Our attorneys are consistently recognized by their peers in the following leading legal directories: Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory^®, The Best Lawyers in America^®, Chambers USA and Super Lawyers magazine.  Recent firm honors include being named: one of the Top 15 Places to Work in Kentucky — five years in a row (Kentucky Chamber of Commerce), one of the 50 Best Overall Law Firms in America (Global Research), one of the Leading Law Firms in America (The American Lawyer), a Go-To Law Firm^® (Corporate Counsel), one of the Top 100 Law Firms for Diversity (MultiCultural Law Magazine) and a Top 10 Growth Firm (National Law Journal).

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