2009 Top Patent Firms
The list this year is comprised of 360 law firms/individuals. Thank you to all who participated. Firms are ranked according to the number of utility patents issued in 2008 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 1/6/09-2/11/09.
| Rank |
Name |
2008
Utility |
2008
Design |
2008
Plant |
Total
2008 |
Total
2007 |
Total
2006 |
3 Year
Avg |
2007-2008
% Change |
Atty |
Agts |
Web |
| 1 |
Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C. |
3751 |
96 |
0 |
3847 |
3481 |
3963 |
3,763.7 |
10.5% |
103 |
11 |
 |
| 2 |
Sughrue Mion, PLLC |
2899 |
317 |
0 |
3216 |
3320 |
3462 |
3,332.7 |
-3.1% |
101 |
6 |
|
| 3 |
Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP |
2378 |
373 |
0 |
2751 |
2915 |
2767 |
2,811.0 |
-5.6% |
53 |
17 |
|
| 4 |
Oliff & Berridge, PLC |
2345 |
146 |
0 |
2491 |
2426 |
2638 |
2,518.3 |
2.7% |
54 |
5 |
|
| 5 |
Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto |
1577 |
43 |
0 |
1620 |
1697 |
2015 |
1,777.3 |
-4.5% |
92 |
0 |
|
| 6 |
Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP |
1571 |
41 |
0 |
1612 |
1687 |
2091 |
1,796.7 |
-4.4% |
78 |
6 |
|
| 7 |
Harness, Dickey & Pierce, PLC |
1541 |
169 |
0 |
1710 |
1612 |
1637 |
1,653.0 |
6.1% |
103 |
6 |
|
| 8 |
Fish & Richardson P.C. |
1540 |
85 |
0 |
1625 |
1653 |
1664 |
1,647.3 |
-1.7% |
251 |
30 |
|
| 9 |
Foley & Lardner LLP |
1461 |
168 |
22 |
1651 |
1579 |
1809 |
1,679.7 |
4.6% |
147 |
21 |
|
| 10 |
Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP |
1439 |
107 |
10 |
1556 |
1461 |
1471 |
1,496.0 |
6.5% |
156 |
13 |
|
| 11 |
McDermott Will & Emery |
1392 |
56 |
0 |
1448 |
1420 |
1592 |
1,486.7 |
2.0% |
86 |
5 |
|
| 12 |
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP |
1349 |
100 |
0 |
1449 |
1,249 |
1,567 |
1,421.7 |
16.0% |
393 |
3 |
|
| 13 |
Nixon & Vanderhye P.C. |
1244 |
172 |
0 |
1416 |
1538 |
1543 |
1,499.0 |
-7.9% |
40 |
2 |
|
| 14 |
Staas & Halsey LLP |
1194 |
518 |
0 |
1712 |
1450 |
1402 |
1,521.3 |
18.1% |
26 |
1 |
|
| 15 |
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP |
1170 |
103 |
7 |
1280 |
1329 |
1029 |
1,212.7 |
-3.7% |
163 |
9 |
|
| 16 |
Cantor Colburn LLP |
1068 |
105 |
0 |
1173 |
861 |
899 |
977.7 |
36.2% |
76 |
16 |
|
| 17 |
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC |
902 |
106 |
38 |
1046 |
1157 |
1213 |
1,138.7 |
-9.6% |
63 |
2 |
|
| 18 |
Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione |
901 |
296 |
0 |
1197 |
1015 |
1130 |
1,114.0 |
17.9% |
151 |
8 |
|
| 19 |
Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack |
875 |
84 |
0 |
959 |
950 |
1131 |
1,013.3 |
0.9% |
19 |
1 |
|
| 20 |
Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner |
838 |
24 |
0 |
862 |
887 |
866 |
871.7 |
-2.8% |
76 |
4 |
|
| 21 |
Kenyon & Kenyon LLP |
801 |
40 |
0 |
841 |
900 |
1014 |
918.3 |
-6.6% |
124 |
9 |
|
| 22 |
Dickstein Shapiro LLP |
794 |
66 |
0 |
860 |
788 |
887 |
845.0 |
9.1% |
54 |
0 |
|
| 23 |
Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP |
786 |
26 |
0 |
812 |
791 |
863 |
822.0 |
2.7% |
12 |
2 |
|
| 24 |
Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP |
763 |
76 |
0 |
839 |
647 |
715 |
733.7 |
29.7% |
31 |
1 |
|
| 25 |
Young & Thompson |
742 |
176 |
0 |
918 |
892 |
899 |
903.0 |
2.9% |
13 |
2 |
|
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