New York (February 2, 2007) – On Friday, the International Lawyers Network announced that Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP has joined the Network as the representative for Delaware. Connolly Bove is one of the leading intellectual property and business law firms in the United States, headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, with offices in Washington, D.C. and California.

The firm was founded from Wilmington, Delaware as an intellectual property firm in 1944. From its home office in Delaware, the firm also offers corporate, commercial and bankruptcy services for which the Delaware courts are renowned, as well as taxation services. In 2001, they established an office in Washington, D.C., giving them a presence close to the US Patent and Trademark Office, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the International Trade Commission. The firm’s first chair litigation group in its Washington, D.C. office has expanded the firm’s reach into courts in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia. By 2005, the firm had entered Southern California, and opened an office in Los Angeles. This office continues the tradition of Connolly Bove, offering intellectual property services, as well as litigation, in the Central District of California and other courts throughout the State of California. The office positions the firm closer to the technology centers on the West Coast, as well as businesses in the Pacific Rim.