Intellectual Property Legends® Award and Community Service Awards
The Intellectual Property Legends® Award, presented every 2-3 years, recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions in the area of intellectual property in the business and legal arenas. Intellectual Property Legends® Award recipients are those who have been role models within the intellectual property community, have displayed the highest level of ethics in their careers, and have had a positive impact on their communities.
2018 IP Legends Luncheon Details
11:30 a.m. Reception
12:00 p.m. Luncheon
Wednesday, Oct. 24
AT&T, Midtown Two Ballroom
725 West Peachtree St NE, Atlanta
2018 IP Legends Award Recipients
Lonnie Johnson, Inventor and Engineer
Lawrence “Larry” Nodine, partner at Ballard Sphar
Hon. Andrew Young Jr., Congressman, Diplomat, Mayor, Pastor, Activist
Past Honorees
2015: Henry "Hank" Aaron, community leader and baseball legend
2015: Michael Landau, Georgia State professor of law
2015: William "Bill" Needle, partner at Ballard Spahr
2012: Joe Beck, partner, Kilpatrick, Townsend & Stockton LLP
2012: Bill Curry, inaugural Georgia State University football coach
2012: Dennis C. Liotta, professor, and Raymond F. Schinazi, professor, Emory University
2012: L. Ray Patterson, professor, University of Georgia
2009: Stanley F. Birch Jr., judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit
2009: Ted Turner, chair of Turner Enterprises Inc.
2009: Anthony B. Askew, partner with King & Spalding LLP
2007: Miles J. Alexander, partner at Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
2007: S. Truett Cathy, founder and CEO of Chick-fil-A
2007: Sandy Evans, former chief IP counsel for BellSouth