Washington DC-based intellectual property firm Sughrue Mion has fired a third of its incoming first year class, and canceled its 2009 summer associate program.

The incoming first years received a $5,000 severance payment.

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Sughrue is one of the largest full service intellectual property practices in the United States, with offices in Washington, DC; Menlo Park, California; and Tokyo. The firm has a nanotechnology practice — maybe they plan to sue the gray goo.