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- Information Technology Litigation
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- Francis X. Taney, Jr.
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Philadelphia Litigation Attorney Frank Taney Elected to Advisory Board of the American Society of Inventors
May 5, 2009
Philadelphia, PA, May 5, 2009 — Litigation shareholder Francis (Frank) X. Taney, Jr., of Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC, was recently elected to the Advisory Board of the American Society of Inventors (ASOI).
As a member of the Advisory Board, Taney will help the ASOI fulfill its mission of providing programming, education and other assistance of use to inventors in protecting, licensing and commercializing their inventions
About ASOI
The American Society of Inventors is a Philadelphia-based nonprofit organization formed in 1953 to bring inventors together and to educate them on protecting, developing and marketing or licensing their invention. ASOI meets bi-monthly in the Philadelphia offices of Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney.
About Taney
Frank Taney chairs the Information Technology Litigation Practice Group and is a member of the Technology Transactions Group. His practice focuses on complex commercial litigation in a variety of substantive areas. He has experience in construction, antitrust, copyright, trade secret and information technology (IT) litigation, as well as disputes involving eminent domain and government contracts. Taney's clients range from individual entrepreneurs and start-ups to publicly traded companies.
In addition to his IT litigation practice, Taney negotiates IT-related transactions for his clients, including software licensing agreements, IT outsourcing, web hosting, software development and other IT service contracts. He also counsels clients on methods to avoid or minimize the adverse impact of IT-related disputes.
As a member of the Advisory Board, Taney will help the ASOI fulfill its mission of providing programming, education and other assistance of use to inventors in protecting, licensing and commercializing their inventions
About ASOI
The American Society of Inventors is a Philadelphia-based nonprofit organization formed in 1953 to bring inventors together and to educate them on protecting, developing and marketing or licensing their invention. ASOI meets bi-monthly in the Philadelphia offices of Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney.
About Taney
Frank Taney chairs the Information Technology Litigation Practice Group and is a member of the Technology Transactions Group. His practice focuses on complex commercial litigation in a variety of substantive areas. He has experience in construction, antitrust, copyright, trade secret and information technology (IT) litigation, as well as disputes involving eminent domain and government contracts. Taney's clients range from individual entrepreneurs and start-ups to publicly traded companies.
In addition to his IT litigation practice, Taney negotiates IT-related transactions for his clients, including software licensing agreements, IT outsourcing, web hosting, software development and other IT service contracts. He also counsels clients on methods to avoid or minimize the adverse impact of IT-related disputes.

