Top Patent Law Firms for 2017

We compiled a list of the top patent law firms that are ranked based on the total number of U.S. utility patents that issued in 2017 where the patent firms were listed on the front of the utility patents. We have included only patent firms that have obtained at least 50 utility patents. We made an attempt to correct for typographical errors. We did not eliminate company legal departments from the list.

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RANK LAW FIRM NAME 2017 UTILITY PATENTS
1 OBLON MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. 5864
2 SUGHRUE MION, PLC 4179
3 BIRCH STEWART KOLACH & BIRCH, LLP 3607
4 CANTOR COLBURN LLP 3487
5 KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP 3370
6 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. 3362
7 OLIFF PLC 3338
8 HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE P.L.C. 3325
9 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP 2989
10 FOLEY & LARDNER LLP 2633
11 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER, P.A. 2492
12 MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP 2421
13 DENTONS LLP 1929
14 SLATER & MATSIL, LLP 1768
15 MUNCY, GEISSLER, OLDS & LOWE P.C. 1714
16 BRINKS GILSON & LIONE 1712
17 NIXON & VANDERHYE P.C. 1627
18 MORGAN LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP 1623
19 BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD 1574
20 PATTERSON & SHERIDAN, LLP. 1565
21 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP 1558
22 FITZPATRICK, CELLA, HARPER & SCINTO 1434
23 PERKINS COIE LLP 1417
24 HAYNES & BOONE, LLP 1404
25 STAAS & HALSEY LLP 1348
26 BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY P.C 1343
27 MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HUBERT & BERGHOFF LLP 1324
28 BROOKS KUSHMAN, P.C. 1280
29 MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP 1273
30 BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP 1270
31 SEED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP 1268
32 MINTZ LEVIN COHN FERRIS GLOVSKY AND POPEO PC 1257
33 GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN P.L.C. 1235
34 CANON U.S.A. INC. IP DIVISION 1224
35 BLAKELEY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN LLP 1206
36 WENDEROTH, LIND & PONACK, L.L.C. 1204
37 BAKER BOTTS L.L.P 1191
38 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT 1161
39 WESTERMAN, HATTORI, DANIELS & ADRIAN, LLP 1152
40 HAUPTMAN HAM LLP 1144
41 LEYDIG, VOIT & MAYER, LTD 1143
42 WOLF, GREENFIELD & SACKS, P.C. 1126
43 LERNER, DAVID, LITTENBERG, KRUMHOLZ & MENTLIK, LLP 1117
44 SCULLY, SCOTT, MURPHY & PRESSER, PC 1074
45 MERCHANT & GOULD P.C. 1065
46 LEWIS ROCA ROTHGERBER CHRISTIE LLP 1026
47 FENWICK & WEST LLP 999
48 VOLPE & KOENIG, P.C. 987
49 POLSINELLI LLP 984
50 JIANQ CHYUN IP OFFICE 973
51 YOUNG & THOMPSON 972
52 STUDEBAKER & BRACKETT PC 946
53 KEATING & BENNETT, LLP 936
54 LOCKE LORD LLP 926
55 OSHA LIANG LLP 922
56 CROWELL & MORING LLP 917
57 LADAS & PARRY LLP 894
WORKMAN NYDEGGER 894
59 ALSTON & BIRD LLP 877
60 BARNES & THORNBURG LLP 857
61 ARENT FOX LLP 853
62 MEYERTONS, HOOD, KIVLIN, KOWERT & GOETZEL, P.C. 832
63 DORITY & MANNING, P.A. 830
NIXON & PEABODY LLP 830
65 SHUMAKER & SIEFFERT, P.A. 818
66 MYERS BIGEL, P.A. 809
67 MARSHALL, GERSTEIN & BORUN LLP 803
68 MASCHOFF BRENNAN 801
69 K&L GATES LLP 796
70 DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP 794
RABIN & BERDO, P.C. 794
72 CONLEY ROSE, P.C. 790
73 SHERIDAN ROSS P.C. 778
74 LEE & HAYES PLLC 771
75 THE WEBB LAW FIRM 761
76 STERNE KESSLER GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. 758
77 DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP 756
78 JEFFERSON IP LAW, LLP 744
79 MCCLURE, QUALEY & RODACK, LLP 733
80 GLOBAL IP COUNCELORS, LLP 731
81 LOWENSTEIN & SANDLER LLP 723
82 MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP 717
83 NSIP LAW 714
84 LORENZ & KOPF LLP 705
85 PEARNE & GORDON LLP 703
86 FLETCHER YODER P.C. 698
87 PILLSBURY WINTHORP SHAW PITTMAN, LLP 685
88 LEE & MORSE P.C. 679
89 BLANK ROME LLP 667
90 KLARQUIST SPARKMAN, LLP 656
91 AMIN, TUROCY & WATSON, LLP 648
92 DLA PIPER LLP 647
93 HAMRE, SCHUMANN, MUELLER & LARSON, P.C. 643
94 RENNER OTTO BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP 618
95 COOLEY LLP 616
96 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C 607
97 MCANDREWS, HELD & MALLOY, LTD. 600
98 WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI 587
99 ANDREWS KURTH KENYON LLP 586
RANKIN, HILL & CLARK LLP 586
101 WESTMAN CHAMPLIN & KOEHER, P.A. 580
102 FUJITSU PATENT CENTER 579
103 REISS, STEVEN 578
104 HESLIN ROTHENBERG FARLEY & MESITI P.C. 575
105 SHEPPARD, MULLIN, RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP 574
106 GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP 566
WPAT, P.C., INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ATTORNEYS 566
108 MCCOY RUSSELL LLP 560
109 HOLTZ, HOLTZ & VOLEK PC 544
110 CHIP LAW GROUP 543
111 DICKINSON WRIGHT PLLC 537
KED & ASSOCIATES LLP 537
RATNERPRESTIA 537
114 MURPHY, BILAK & HOMILLER, PLLC 535
115 QUARLES & BRADY LLP 529
116 SALIWANCHIK, LLOYD & EISENSCHENK 527
117 SCHWABE, WILLIAMSON & WYATT, P.C. 526
118 SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS (US) LLP 522
119 EDELL, SHAPIRO & FINNAN LLC 520
120 MCGINN IP LAW GROUP, PLLC 515
121 FAEGRE BAKER DANIELS LLP 508
122 MAGINOT MOORE & BECK LLP 507
123 CARLSON, GAKSEY & OLDS. P.C. 503
124 FAY SHARPE LLP 501
POSZ LAW GROUP, PLC 501
126 HUSCH BLACKWELL LLP 500
127 IP & T GROUP LLP 496
128 HSU, WINSTON 490
129 ROBERTS MLOTKOSKI SAFRAN COLE & CALDERON, P.C. 488
130 GREENBERG, LAURENCE A. | STEMER, WERNER H. | LOCHER, RALPH E. 485
131 TUTUNJIAN & BITETTO, P.C. 478
132 TAROLLI, SUNDHEIM, COVELL & TUMMINO L.L.P. 477
THOMAS HORSTEMEYER, LLP 477
134 ARMSTRONG TEASDALE LLP 471
H. C. PARK & ASSOCIATES, PLC 471
ROTHWELL, FIGG, ERNST & MANBECK P.C. 471
SCHMEISER, OLSEN & WATTS, LLP 471
138 FITCH, EVEN, TABIN & FLANNERY LLP 468
139 SNELL & WILMER L.L.P. 467
140 PROCOPIO, CORY, HARGREAVES & SAVITCH, LLP 464
141 DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP 463
MATTINGLY & MALUR, PC 463
NATH GOLDBERG & MEYER 463
144 MCCARTER & ENGLISH, LLP 460
TAFT STETTININUS & HOLLISTER LLP 460
WILLIAM PARK & ASSOCIATES LTD. 460
147 PRICE HENEVELD LLP 459
148 HOLLAND & HART LLP 452
149 F. CHAU & ASSOCIATES, LLC 446
150 HP INC. PATENT DEPARTMENT 440
151 ROSSI, KIMMS & MCDOWELL LLP 439
152 DUANE MORRIS LLP 437
HANLEY FLIGHT & ZIMMERMAN, LLC 437
154 TRASKBRITT P.C. 427
155 LEE HONG DEGERMAN KANG & WAIMEY 425
156 GREER BURNS & CRAIN LTD. 423
157 QUINN IP LAW 419
158 WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR LLP 418
159 CHENG, ANDREW C. 414
160 JONES DAY 413
161 HARRINGTON & SMITH 412
ROSENBERG, KLEIN & LEE 412
163 VAN PELT, YI & JAMES LLP 408
WEAVER AUSTIN VILLENEUVE & SAMPSON LLP 408
165 HSU, WINSTON | MARGO, SCOTT 407
166 THE MARBURY LAW GROUP 404
167 OSTROLENK FABER LLP 403
168 CHRISTENSEN O’CONNOR JOHNSON KINDNESS PLLC 399
169 ANOVA LAW GROUP, PLLC 397
170 BOZICEVIC, FIELD & FRANCIS LLP 394
171 LUCAS & MERCANTI, LLP 393
172 NICHOLSON DE VOS WEBSTER & ELLIOT LLP 391
WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP 391
174 WITHROW & TERRANOVA, P.L.L.C. 389
175 GUNTIN & GUST, PLC 387
176 LATHROP & GAGE L.L.P. 385
177 REISING ETHINGTON P.C. 384
178 PATENT CAPITAL GROUP 381
179 CARTER, DELUCA, FARRELL & SCHMIDT, LLP 378
INNOVATION COUNSEL LLP 378
181 TROUTMAN SANDERS LLP 376
182 LEE, HONG, DEGERMAN, KANG & WAIMEY PC 374
183 THORPE NORTH & WESTERN LLP 373
184 GE GLOBAL PATENT OPERATION 372
185 TROP PRUNER & HU, P.C. 370
ZILKA-KOTAB, P.C. 370
187 COLLARD & ROE, P. C. 364
FOX ROTHSCHILD LLP 364
189 VENABLE LLP 362
190 CKC & PARTNERS CO., LTD. 361
191 BRAKE HUGHES BELLERMAN LLP 358
192 ESCHWEILER & POTASHNIK, LLC 356
193 RYAN, MASON & LEWIS, LLP 355
194 BACON & THOMAS PLLC 354
195 MOORE & VAN ALLEN PLLC 353
196 HICKMAN PALERMO BECKER BINGHAM LLP 352
197 JENKINS, WILSON, TAYLOR & HUNT, P.A. 349
198 COATS & BENNETT, P.L.L.C. 348
KINNEY & LANGE, P.A. 348
NEAL, GERBER & EISENBERG LLP 348
201 WOOD HERRON & EVANS LLP 346
YEE & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 346
203 COOPER LEGAL GROUP LLC 337
204 HOFFMAN WARNICK LLC 331
YOUNG BASILE HANLON & MACFARLANE, P.C. 331
206 COOPER & DUNHAM LLP 329
207 SHOOK, HARDY & BACON L.L.P. 326
208 HOWARD & HOWARD ATTORNEYS PLLC 322
209 DITTHAVONG & STEINER, P.C. 321
210 VIERRA MAGEN MARCUS LLP 317
211 LECLAIRRYAN, A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION 313
212 PEARL COHEN ZEDEK LATZER BARATZ LLP 312
213 EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND (US) LLP 310
PANITCH SCHWARZE BELISARIO & NADEL LLP 310
215 LEMPIA SUMMERFIELD KATZ LLC 309
216 BROOKS CAMERON & HUEBSCH PLLC 306
KUNZIER LAW GROUP 306
218 COWAN LIEBOWITZ & LATMAN, P.C. 305
219 GARLICK & MARKISON 304
220 COZEN O’CONNOR 303
221 BOOKOFF MCANDREWS, LLC 300
ROBINSON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW OFFICE 300
223 TREYZ LAW GROUP, P.C. 298
224 TOLER LAW GROUP, P.C. 294
225 HAMILTON, BROOK, SMITH & REYNOLDS, P.C. 292
226 MA, ZHIGANG 291
227 HESPOS, GERALD E. | PORCO, MICHAEL J. | HESPOS, MATTHEW T. 289
228 IPUSA, PLLC 286
LEASON ELLIS LLP 286
230 VISTA IP LAW GROUP LLP 284
231 ANDRUS INTELLECTAUL PROPERTY LAW, LLP 282
CALFEE HALTER & GRISWOLD LLP 282
LANDO & ANASTASI, LLP 282
234 GROSSMAN, TUCKER, PERREAULT & PFELGER, PLLC 280
235 ARTEGIS LAW GROUP, LLP 279
236 SCHIFF HARDIN LLP 278
237 ALLEMAN HALL CREASMAN & TUTTLE LLP 277
FISHERBROYLES LLP 277
NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH LLP 277
PIONEER HI BRED INT’L, INC. 277
241 MILLER, MATTHIAS & HULL LLP 276
242 HONIGMAN MILLER SCHWARTZ & COHN LLP 274
VOLENTINE & WHITT, PLLC 274
244 MEUNIER CARLIN & CURFMAN LLC 273
PATTERSON, THUENTE, PEDERSEN, P.A. 273
246 VIERING, JENTSCHURA & PARTNER MBB 270
247 MILLEN WHITE ZELANO & BRANIGAN, P.C. 268
WINSTEAD PC 268
249 SEAGER, TUFTE & WICKHEM LLP 267
250 HARRITY & HARRITY, LLP 266
LOZA & LOZA, LLP 266
252 GARDERE WYNNE SEWELL LLP 265
TYPHA IP LLC 265
254 FLEIT GIBBONS GUTMAN BONGINI & BIANCO P.L. 260
255 KAMRATH IP LAWFIRM, P.A. 257
256 GOODWIN PROCTER LLP 256
257 PARK, VAUGHAN, FLEMING & DOWLER LLP 251
258 HENRY M. FEIEREISEN LLC 250
MH2 TECHNOLOGY LAW GROUP LLP 250
STOEL RIVES LLP 250
261 BURR & BROWN, PLLC 249
DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE LLP 249
PATENT PORTFOLIO BUILDERS, PLLC 249
264 HOFFMANN & BARON, LLP 248
265 NORRIS MCLAUGHLIN & MARCUS P.A. 246
266 BEJIN BIENEMAN PLC 244
JACKSON WALKER L.L.P. 244
TUCKER ELLIS LLP 244
269 HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP 243
270 LOWE GRAHAM JONES PLLC 242
271 SLAYDEN GRUBERT BEARD PLLC 239
272 CHA & REITER, LLC 238
HOVEY WILLIAMS LLP 238
274 CARRIER BLACKMAN & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 237
DAVIDSON, DAVIDSON & KAPPEL, LLC 237
276 MARTINE PENILLA GROUP, LLP 236
277 MACMILLAN, SOBANSKI & TODD, LLC 235
VORYS, SATER, SEYMOUR & PEASE LLP 235
279 GRIFFITHS & SEATON PLLC 234
280 BOYLE FREDRICKSON S.C. 233
SHAPIRO, GABOR AND ROSENBERGER, PLLC 233
THOMPSON HINE LLP 233
283 DALY, CROWLEY MOFFORD & DURKEE, LLP 232
MORI & WARD, LLP 232
285 MUIR PATENT LAW, PLLC 230
286 FOGG & POWERS LLC 227
287 BRUNDIDGE & STANGER, P.C. 226
HAYES SOLOWAY P.C. 226
289 LEI, LEONG C. 225
290 DICKE, BILLIG & CJAZA, PLLC 222
291 BROWDY AND NEIMAN, PLLC 220
LI & CAI INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (USA) OFFICE 220
MILES & STOCKBRIDGE P.C. 220
294 GARDNER, LINN, BURKHART & FLORY, LLP 218
295 FISHMAN STEWART PLLC 216
PARATUS LAW GROUP, PLLC 216
297 ABEL LAW GROUP, LLP 214
298 NOVICK, KIM & LEE, PLLC 213
299 BALLARD SPAHR LLP 212
300 JCIPRNET 211
301 FROST BROWN TODD LLC 210
302 ADDITON, HIGGINS & PENDLETON, P.A. 209
303 BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP 206
HAVERSTOCK & OWENS LLP 206
MCKEE, VOORHEES & SEASE, PLC 206
306 SUNSTEIN KANN MURPHY & TIMBERS LLP 204
307 MARSH FISCHMANN & BREYFOGLE LLP 201
308 KENEALY VAIDYA LLP 200
STEIN IP, LLC 200
310 KING & SPALDING LLP 199
PEPPER HAMILTON LLP 199
SKF USA INC. PATENT DEPT. 199
313 ALLEN DYER DOPPELT & GILCHRIST 198
HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT PATENT DEPARTMENT 198
315 BRACEWELL LLP 196
316 DOWNEY BRAND LLP 195
317 CHOATE HALL & STEWART LLP 194
WHITHAM, CURTIS & COOK, P.C. 194
319 BEUSSE, WOLTER, SANKS & MAIRE, PLLC 193
320 FINCH & MALONEY PLLC 192
MORRIS & KAMLAY LLP 192
322 KONRAD RAYNES DAVDA & VICTOR LLP 191
SHUMAKER, LOOP & KENDRICK, LLP 191
324 CHEN YOSHIMURA LLP 190
OPPEDAHL PATENT LAW FIRM LLC 190
326 BERESKIN & PARR LLP 189
327 REINHART BOERNER VAN DEUREN P.C. 188
328 MUETING, RAASCH & GEBHARDT, P.A. 186
329 CONDO ROCCIA KOPTIW LLP 185
CRGO LAW 185
DAVIS & BUJOLD, PLLC 185
332 STITES & HARBISON, PLLC 183
333 ALG INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, LLC 182
334 FREDRIKSON & BYRON, P.A. 181
PESSETTO, JOHN R. | BRILL, CHARLES A. | CIMINO, FRANK D. 181
336 KANESAKA, MANABU 180
RENNER KENNER GREIVE BOBAK TAYLOR & WEBER 180
SENNIGER POWERS LLP 180
STETINA BRUNDA GARRED & BRUCKER 180
340 OHLANDT, GREELEY, RUGGIERO & PERLE, L.L.P. 179
341 CLARK & ELBING LLP 178
CLEMENTS BENARD WALKER PLLC 178
HAYNES BEFFEL & WOLFELD LLP 178
344 LEX IP MEISTER, PLLC 177
SAUL EWING ARNSTEIN & LEHR LLP 177
346 ALLEMAN HALL MCCOY RUSSELL & TUTTLE LLP 176
BEYER LAW GROUP LLP 176
SEYFARTH SHAW LLP 176
349 AMSTER, ROTHSTEIN & EBENSTEIN LLP 175
NUTTER MCCLENNEN & FISH LLP 175
351 IMPERIUM PATENT WORKS 174
KLEIN, O’NEILL & SINGH, LLP 174
353 KING & SCHICKLI, PLLC 172
MIDDLETON REUITLINGER 172
RUTAN & TUCKER LLP 172
WHITMYER IP GROUP LLC 172
357 OCCHIUTI & ROHLICEK LLP 170
358 CHUNG, WEI TE | CHANG, MING CHIEH 169
JORDAN IP LAW, LLC 169
360 MESSINA, GERARD 168
PARKER HIGHLANDER PLLC 168
362 SMITH, GAMBRELL & RUSSELL, LLP 167
363 FOLEY HOAG LLP 166
364 ABELMAN, FRAYNE & SCHWAB 164
ROPES & GRAY LLP 164
SMITH TEMPEL BLAHA LLC 164
367 MCGLEW AND TUTTLE, P.C. 163
368 BOND SCHOENECK & KING PLLC 162
HOLLINGSWORTH DAVIS, LLC 162
370 BURNS & LEVINSON LLP 161
FRIEDMAN, MARK M 161
GREEN, GRIFFITH & BORG-BREEN LLP 161
373 LITMAN, RICHARD C. 160
WELLS ST. JOHN P.S. 160
375 SWANSON & BRATSCHUN, L.L.C. 158
376 CESARI AND MCKENNA LLP 157
KRATZ, QUINTOS & HANSON, LLP 157
WOODARD EMHARDT MORIARTY MCNETT & HENRY LLP 157
379 AMERSON LAW FIRM, PLLC 156
MCBEE MOORE WOODWARD & VANIK IP, LLC 156
SAGE PATENT GROUP 156
382 CHRISTOPHER & WEISBERG, P.A. 153
PATENT LAW WORKS, LLP 153
384 CASIMIR JONES S.C. 152
385 FAY KAPLAN & MARCIN, LLP 151
RENAISSANCE IP LAW GROUP, LLP 151
387 BAINWOODHUANG 150
388 WOOD, PHILLIPS, KATZ, CLARK & MORTIMER 149
389 DUFT BORNSEN & FETTIG LLP 147
390 MYERS WOLIN LLC 145
THE DOBRUSIN LAW FIRM P.C. 145
WHITE & CASE LLP 145
393 HENKEL, REBECCA L. | DEMILLE, RICHARD K. 144
394 WOLFE-SBMC 141
395 LRK PATENT LAW FIRM 140
MANNAVA & KANG P.C. 140
OTTERSTEDT, ELLENBOGEN & KAMMER, LLP 140
TURK IP LAW, LLC 140
399 DYKEMA GOSSETT PLLC 139
LAW OFFICE OF JIM BOICE 139
MAIER & MAIER, PLLC 139
PATTERSON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW, P.C. 139
403 BUSHNELL, ESQ., ROBERT E. 138
HARTMAN & CITRIN LLC 138
HAUG PARTNERS LLP 138
HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP 138
407 BRYAN CAVE LLP 137
CUENOT, FORSYTHE & KIM, LLC 137
409 HAMILTON DESANCTIS & CHA, LLP 136
PARKER IBRAHIM & BERG LLC 136
WARNER NORCROSS & JUDD LLP 136
412 BAKER & MCKENZIE LLP 135
413 CHRISTENSEN, FONDER, DARDI & HERBERT PLLC 134
414 INTERNATIONAL IP LAW GROUP, P.L.L.C. 133
KELLER JOLLEY PREECE 133
THE SMALL PATENT LAW GROUP, LLC 133
417 ADELI LLP 132
BACHMAN & LAPOINTE, P.C. 132
419 BYRNE POH LLP 130
IPRO, PLLC 130
421 OGAWA P.C. 129
422 D.KLIGLER IP SERVICES LTD. 128
SHAY GLENN LLP 128
424 DELIZIO LAW, PLLC 127
JACOBSON HOLMAN PLLC 127
426 BROWN RUDNICK LLP 126
KPPB LLP 126
428 BASSUK, LAWRENCE J. | BRILL, CHARLES A. | CIMINO, FRANK D. 125
HODGSON RUSS LLP 125
O’SHEA GETZ P.C. 125
431 J.C. PATENTS 124
KENNEDY LENART SPRAGGINS LLP 124
SPRINKLE IP LAW GROUP 124
434 GLOBAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AGENCY, LLC 122
KAGAN BINDER, PLLC 122
436 DIEDERIKS & WHITELAW, PLC 121
GIBB & RILEY, LLC 121
KWAN & OLYNICK LLP 121
439 BAYRAMOGLU, GOKALP 120
CHAMBERLAIN HRDLICKA 120
GTC LAW GROUP PC & AFFILIATES 120
KOLISCH HARTWELL, P.C. 120
443 FERENCE & ASSOCIATES LLC 119
KILE PARK REED & HOUTTEMAN LLC 119
445 GARNER, JACQUELINE J. | BRILL, CHARLES A. | CIMINO, FRANK D. 118
MATTHIAS SCHOLL P.C. 118
ONELLO & MELLO LLP 118
448 ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN & MELLOTT, LLC 117
SUITER SWANTZ PC LLO 117
WARD AND SMITH, P.A. 117
451 CRAWFORD MAUNA PLLC 116
GAZDZINSKI & ASSOCIATES, PC 116
HDLS IPR SERVICES 116
MCNEES WALLACE & NURICK LLC 116
ST ONGE STEWARD JOHNSTON AND REENS LLC 116
THOMPSON COBURN LLP 116
457 KOPPEL, PATRICK, HEYBL & PHILPOTT 115
458 CHANG & HALE LLP 114
DILWORTH & BARRESE LLP 114
ESCHWEILER & ASSOCIATES, LLC 114
EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY 114
NIELDS, LEMACK & FRAME, LLC 114
463 ALPINE TECHNOLOGY LAW GROUP LLC 113
CAESAR RIVISE, PC 113
SERVILLA WHITNEY LLC 113
SMITH & HOPEN, P.A. 113
467 FOUNTAINHEAD LAW GROUP P.C. 112
MILLER IP GROUP, PLC 112
U.S. NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY 112
470 COOK ALEX LTD. 111
WARE, FRESSOLA, MAGUIRE & BARBER LLP 111
472 CLARK & BRODY 110
GOWLING WLG (CANADA) LLP 110
HALL ESTILL LAW FIRM 110
KILYK & BOWERSOX, P.L.L.C. 110
476 ADVENT, LLP 109
LEVINE BAGADE HAN LLP 109
MUIRHEAD AND SATURNELLI, LLC 109
THE BELLES GROUP, P.C. 109
480 HOLZER PATEL DRENNAN 108
KIRTON MCCONKIE | WITT, EVAN R. 108
LARSON NEWMAN, LLP 108
SAILE ACKERMAN LLC 108
484 AKERMAN LLP 107
KATTEN MUCHIN ROSENMAN LLP 107
486 DARROW MUSTAFA PC 106
HALEY GUILIANO LLP 106
MARGER JOHNSON 106
MOTS LAW, PLLC 106
490 ADE & COMPANY INC. 105
CARR & FARRELL LLP 105
CHAKRABARTI, PABITRA K. 105
HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD 105
494 DERGOSITS & NOAH LLP 103
HUNTON & WILLIAMS LLP 103
SHERMAN IP LLP 103
497 ATKINS AND ASSOCIATES, P.C. 102
SIMPSON & SIMPSON, PLLC 102
499 GLOBAL PATENT OPERATION 101
MCCORMICK, PAULDING & HUBER LLP 101
MOSSMAN KUMAR & TYLER PC 101
POLSTER LIEDER 101
TERRILE, CANNATTI, CHAMBERS & HOLLAND LLP 101
504 GILLIAM IP PLLC 100
LING AND YANG INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 100
REVOLUTION IP, PLLC 100
SINORICA LLC 100
508 DUNLAP CODDING P.C. 99
HULTQUIST, PLLC 99
SHUTTLEWORTH & INGERSOLL, PLC 99
511 BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS, LLP 98
CARSTENS & CAHOON, LLP 98
KELLY, HOLT & CHRISTENSON, PLLC 98
KELLY, L. JEFFREY 98
STEINFL & BRUNO LLP 98
516 ABBOTT MEDICAL OPTICS INC. 97
BERKELEY LAW & TECHNOLOGY GROUP LLP 97
PROSKAUER ROSE LLP 97
RIVERSIDE LAW LLP 97
STEPTOE & JOHNSON LLP 97
VEDDER PRICE P.C. 97
WANG LAW FIRM, INC. 97
523 FLETCHER, ESQ., KYLE A. 96
MCDONALD HOPKINS LLC 96
SHIMOKAJI IP 96
526 BARCLAY DAMON LLP 95
DANN, DORFMAN, HERRELL & SKILLMAN, PC 95
FLYNN, THEIL, BOUTELL & TANIS, P.C. 95
JONES ROBB PLLC 95
PATENTS ON DEMAND P.A. 95
WILFORD, ANDREW 95
532 BUCKLEY, MASCHOFF & TALWALKAR LLC 94
CARPENTER, MAEVE 94
CHIANG, CHENG-JU 94
535 GERDZHIKOV, ANGEL N. | SUCHY, DONNA P. | BABIERI, DANIEL M. 93
STANDLEY LAW GROUP LLP 93
537 DUNLAP, BENNETT & LUDWIG PLLC 92
KEOHANE & D’ALESSANDRO PLLC 92
539 JOHNSON, MARCOU & ISAACS, LLC 91
LUEDEKA NEELY GROUP PC 91
MARTIN & ASSOCIATES, LLC 91
PARADICE AND LI LLP 91
543 BARLEY SNYDER 90
EGBERG LAW OFFICES, PLLC 90
545 STEVENSON IP, LLC 89
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594 ATHORUS, PLLC 78
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601 ADAMS & WILKS 77
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606 BAKER DONELSON BEARMAN CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ 76
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JAQUEZ LAND GREENHAUS LLP 76
PIERCE ATWOOD LLP 76
TAYLOR ENGLISH DUMA LLP 76
615 COMPASS IP LAW 75
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622 EDWARDS NEILS LLC 73
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626 PABST PATENT GROUP LLP 72
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628 DAE, MICHAEL 71
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PLAGER SCHACK LLP 71
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637 BELL & MANNING , LLC 70
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646 ALIX, YALE & RISTAS, LLP 69
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656 AUSTIN RAPP & HARDMAN 68
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676 CAMPBELL STEPHENSON LLP 65
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  • [Avatar for Frank Stapleton, DDS]
    Frank Stapleton, DDS
    March 6, 2018 11:44 pm

    I would give my shout out to Ed Bannon and his team at Fish & Richardson for the great job they did at helping me secure my patent this past December.

  • [Avatar for EPAttorney]
    EPAttorney
    March 2, 2018 09:22 am

    Hey, at least you’re open with your criteria, albeit rather unscientific as already discussed above. I wonder if the other law firm directories could be so open with their measures? Oh yeah, you have be a good buddy of the editor….that’s it!

  • [Avatar for Curious]
    Curious
    March 2, 2018 09:02 am

    What I see in law firms is an overall lack of appreciation of management theory.
    Law firms are mostly run by people with BAs who get away with terrible business practices because a large law firm (with decent clients and plenty of associates, a.k.a., leverage) essentially has a license to print money.

  • [Avatar for Anon]
    Anon
    March 2, 2018 08:13 am

    I completely agree with Curious, and would amplify the overall nature of the practice of law as being practically feudal.

    I come into law after careers in tech and management, with degrees and Deming training.

    What I see in law firms is an overall lack of appreciation of management theory.

  • [Avatar for Curious]
    Curious
    March 1, 2018 12:02 pm

    I think the task of assessing an individual attorney is a hopeless task without taking a brute force approach of looking through the applications and prosecution by that attorney in substantive detail.
    That’s pretty much it. Even then, you also need to understand the client’s objectives. Different clients have different goals that impact how an application is to be prosecuted. Some clients want the broadest claims — period. Some claims want broad claims but also want allowances. Some clients are all about allowances and don’t care about claim coverage. Some clients want all three at different times. Unless you know what the client wants, you cannot understand what the attorney is attempting to accomplish.

    Again, it makes identifying very good attorneys from good attorneys very hard. That being said, it is pretty easy to spot bad attorneys. Bad attorneys make bad arguments (i.e., arguments that have no shot of prevailing) and miss easy arguments. Bad attorneys craft undecipherable claims and add unnecessary limitations. Also, when I say “bad attorneys” I don’t mean that they inherently incompetent. Like anything, how one approaches his/her job is likely based upon his/her training. A very smart young attorney trained by an incompetent attorney is going to have a harder go at it than an average attorney trained by someone very competent. As an attorney, you can still overcome a bad trainer — it just makes the job harder.

    Also, when it comes to law firms, they are almost all little fiefdoms. Some are good, some as bad. Especially with a big firm, you can have excellent attorneys sitting right next door to bad attorneys. This doesn’t necessarily always apply, but one should always strive to hire an attorney — not a law firm.

  • [Avatar for Anon2]
    Anon2
    March 1, 2018 11:23 am

    Gene@4

    Incredibly difficult question given so many variables. On the extremities to the question of how good the work is are biases in the system (which examiners, what technology group, the “patentability” weather for subject matter of certain technologies and how that plays out at the USPTO and courts) and the level of inventiveness (foundational versus incremental), complexity, subtlety of the particular invention… so the “player” has to do what he/she can 1) in varyingly biased arenas of differing difficulty and 2) starting with something he/she has no control over. We could assume each firm has an equal distribution of technology areas and inventions of similar quality but that is a fiction, especially if firms focus on specific technology or tend to serve only large or small clients, established or new companies … etc.

    With respect to allowance, worthless patents with overly narrow claims are easier to patent than valuable patents with broad claims.

    If one were for example only to look to licensing and litigation outcomes (measured monetarily), one has to take into account the licensing team, and the litigation team as playing a large factor. Moreover, the amounts involved are in large part a reflection of the market share (or portion) of the particular products which the claimed invention reads on, and not a reflection of the patent as such.

    Another problem, you identify is true also, the name of the attorney doing the work does not always appear on the patent/application.

    I think the task of assessing an individual attorney is a hopeless task without taking a brute force approach of looking through the applications and prosecution by that attorney in substantive detail.

    Taking a huge step back, I think the only way to get any idea of a firm, is to look at how well the firm is doing overall, if clients are succeeding, making money, and are happy with the work, then the firm should be making money, expanding, hiring more attorneys, and they should be succeeding over the long term. I think (unfortunately) these are the probably the only reliable ways to judge, is to judge a firm on average.

  • [Avatar for Gene Quinn]
    Gene Quinn
    March 1, 2018 10:35 am

    I understand that quantity is not a measure of quality, but I do think this information is still at least interesting. And to some extent quantity must mean that at least some clients view the firm as doing work that is quality enough. And the firms that rank the highest are likely the ones doing the most foreign work and have developed a prosecution-style business. So I think the list is good for what it is.

    Having said that, I continue to try and think of a way to identify quality. I’d love to be able to come up with a way to identify quality work of individual attorneys in different disciplines. That would almost certainly require some kind of an application process because it just isn’t feasible to review hundreds of thousands of applications/patents a year, and even if we could the name of the attorney doing the work isn’t always on the patent/application.

    If anyone has any thoughts on how to legitimately recognize quality I am all ears.

  • [Avatar for Anon]
    Anon
    March 1, 2018 09:45 am

    https://www.isixsigma.com/community/blogs/what-you-measure-what-you-get/

    (along the lines of “you get what you measure”)

  • [Avatar for AAA JJ]
    AAA JJ
    March 1, 2018 08:41 am

    As Joe Stalin said, “Quantity has a quality all its own.”

  • [Avatar for Eric]
    Eric
    February 28, 2018 06:39 pm

    I don’t think quantity is correlated with quality beyond a bare minimum level of quantity.