Wab Kadaba is the Managing Partner of the firm's Atlanta office. He concentrates his practice on litigation related to intellectual property as well as strategy and management of intellectual property and technology issues. Mr. Kadaba has considerable experience representing clients in patent, trademark and trade secret litigation matters, covering technologies as diverse as software, telecommunications, e-commerce, medical devices, footwear and chemical compositions. He is admitted to the United States Patent & Trademark Office.

Mr. Kadaba was recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for Intellectual Property Law in 2012 and the two years immediately preceding. He has been selected as a Georgia "Rising Star" for Intellectual Property and Intellectual Property Litigation by SuperLawyers magazine every year since 2005, and a Georgia "Super Lawyer" in 2011. He is listed in the 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 editions of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business as a leading Georgia Intellectual Property lawyer. He was selected as one of the top 15 young Atlanta lawyers "On the Rise" by Fulton County Daily Report in 2007. Mr. Kadaba speaks conversational Japanese and Hindi and has a working knowledge of Spanish.

Professional & Community Activities

IndUS Entrepreneurs, Member

Japan America Society of Georgia, Member

Sigma Xi Scientific Research Honor Society, Member

State Bar of Georgia, Intellectual Property Section, Chair (2008-2009)

The Westminster Schools, Diversity Advisory Council, Member

Leadership Atlanta, Class of 2012, Member

Fernbank Museum of Natural History, Corporate Leadership Council

Education

  • University of North Carolina School of Law, J.D. (1997)
  • Case Western Reserve University, M.S., Mechanical Engineering (1994)
  • Georgia Institute of Technology, B.S., Mechanical Engineering (1992)

Bar Admissions

  • Georgia (1997)

Court Admissions

  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (1999)

Who We Are

Suite 2800, 1100 Peachtree Street
Atlanta, GA, 30309-4528
USA
t +1 404.532.6959
f +1 404.541.3258

Wab P. Kadaba

Experience Highlights

Identifying and evaluating third-party patent rights for a retailer of building supplies
Represented one of the largest retailers of building supply and home improvements products in the country with intellectual property more
Patent portfolio management services for Rock-Tenn Company
Provide comprehensive patent portfolio management services for Rock-Tenn Company. Although historically, the company’s main focus has been on more
Furnace Brook LLC v. Thomasville Furniture Industries Inc.
The firm served as lead counsel defending Thomasville Furniture Industries, Inc. in a suit filed by Furnace Brook LLC in the U.S. District Court for more
Belinda Y. Brown v. Georgia-Pacific Corporation Products LLC
The firm serves as lead counsel on behalf of Georgia-Pacific in a qui tam false marking suit filed by Belinda Brown in the United States more