Partners Jeffrey R. Kuester and John L. North Named Among the Worlds Leading Patent Lawyers by Intellectual Asset Management

ATLANTA, GA (June 9, 2025)  - Taylor Duma LLP is excited to announce that partners Jeffrey R. Kuester and John L. North have been recognized by Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) as leading patent attorneys in the IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Professionals 2025 – a unique guide that identifies the top patent professionals in key jurisdictions around the globe. 

The IAM Patent 1000 has become the definitive directory exclusively dedicated to identifying the world’s leading patent services providers. The extensive research process for the guide was conducted over several months by a team of full-time analysts and involved more than 1,700 interviews with patent specialist from across the globe. For more information on the IAM Patent 1000, please click here.

Kuester is the leader of Taylor Duma’s Intellectual Property Group and serves on the firm's Management Committee. He handles all types of intellectual property issues, including litigation, preparation and counseling. As a registered patent attorney, Kuester has been preparing and prosecuting patents for more than 30 years and has extensive trademark and copyright experience.

North is a partner in the firm’s IP Practice Group. His practice focuses on complex litigation matters, specializing in intellectual property litigation, including patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, and unfair competition issues. North has served as lead counsel in over 100 intellectual property cases and has litigated in all major IP courts across the United States. 

In addition to being listed in the IAM Patent 1000, both Kuester and North have been recognized as leading practitioners in intellectual property by Chambers USA. 

The IAM Patent 1000 is a standalone publication that identifies individual and firm expertise in all major areas of patent law and practice. Through an extensive research process conducted by a team of highly qualified, full-time analysts, the publication identifies the top patent practitioners, as well as leading patent law and attorney firms, in 48 of the world’s most important jurisdictions and 18 US states.