2008 Top Patent Firms

The list this year is comprised of 352 law firms/individuals. Thank you to all who participated. Firms are ranked according to the number of patent registrations issued in 2007 where the firm or individual is listed as the legal representative on the face of the registration.

• Averages and percentages have been rounded to the nearest tenth.
• There will be no additions to the list once it has been published.
• The survey form was available on our website from 1/10/08-2/10/08.

Rank	Name	2007 Utility	2007 Design	2007 Plant	Total 2007	Total 2006	Total 2005	3 Year Avg	2006-2007 % Change	Atty	Agts	Web
1	Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.	3423	57	1	3481	3963	3032	3492.0	-12.2%	92	7
2	Sughrue Mion, PLLC	3053	267	0	3320	3462	2907	3229.7	-4.1%	98	3
3	Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP	2515	400	0	2915	2767	2302	2661.3	5.3%	52	8
4	Oliff & Berridge, PLC	2253	173	0	2426	2638	1778	2280.7	-8.0%	44	5
5	Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto	1658	31	0	1689	1999	1751	1813.0	-15.5%	92	0
6	Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP	1651	36	0	1687	2091	1739	1839.0	-19.3%	71	5
7	Fish & Richardson	1598	55	0	1653	1664	1366	1561.0	-0.7%	213	21
8	Harness Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C.	1481	131	0	1612	1636	1317	1521.7	-1.5%	90	7
9	Foley & Lardner LLP	1423	115	41	1579	1809	1447	1611.7	-12.7%	136	18
10	Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP	1385	72	4	1461	1471	1013	1315.0	-0.7%	139	8
11	McDermott Will & Emery LLP	1349	71	0	1420	1592	1362	1458.0	-10.8%	98	6
12	Nixon & Vanderhye P.C.	1344	194	0	1538	1543	1239	1440.0	-0.3%	33	2
13	Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear, LLP	1240	86	3	1329	1092	952	1124.3	21.7%	126	12
14	Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP	1180	69	0	1249	1567	1135	1317.0	-20.3%	319	3
15	Staas & Halsey LLP	1136	314	0	1450	1402	1006	1286.0	3.4%	30	2
16	Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC	995	144	18	1157	1213	1173	1181.0	-4.6%	62	1
17	Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.	894	56	0	950	1131	838	973.0	-16.0%	17	1
18	Kenyon & Kenyon LLP	887	24	0	911	995	915	940.3	-8.4%	116	6
19	Cantor Colburn LLP	781	78	2	861	899	660	806.7	-4.2%	63	15
20	Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP	761	30	0	791	858	800	816.3	-7.8%	11	1
21	Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione	759	256	0	1015	1130	945	1030.0	-10.2%	128	9
22	Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner P.A.	747	12	0	759	725	651	711.7	4.7%	83	6
23	Dickstein Shapiro LLP	731	57	0	788	887	751	808.7	-11.2%	47	0
24	Young & Thompson	716	179	0	895	891	845	877.0	0.4%	16	1
25	Bacon & Thomas, PLLC	700	143	0	843	941	684	822.7	-10.4%	11	2

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