2012 Top Patent Firms

The list this year is comprised of 272 law firms/individuals. Thank you to all who participated. Firms are ranked according to the number of utility patents issued in 2011 where the firm or individual is listed as the legal representative on the issued patent.

• 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 1/1/12-2/17/12.

Rank	Firm Name	2011 Design	2011 Utility	2011 Plant	Total 2011	Total 2010	Total 2009	3 Yr. Avg.	2010-11 % Change	Patent Attorneys	Patent Agents	Website
1	Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, LLP	85	5601	0	5686	5545	4115	5,115.3	2.5%	103	14
2	Sughrue Mion, PLLC	206	3413	0	3619	3897	3118	3,544.7	-7.1%	85	11
3	Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP	276	3060	0	3336	3465	2705	3,168.7	-3.7%	50	9
4	Oliff & Berridge, PLC	124	2855	0	2979	2878	2578	2,811.7	3.5%	48	8
5	Harness, Dickey & Pierce, PLC	80	2475	1	2556	2812	2116	2,494.7	-9.1%	99	4
6	Fish & Richardson PC	84	2232	0	2316	2173	1679	2,056.0	6.6%	206	30
7	Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton	141	2060	6	2207	2064	1711	1,994.0	6.9%	186	15
8	Cantor Colburn LLP	95	2059	0	2154	1932	1430	1,838.7	11.5%	87	12
9	Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP	139	1999	8	2146	1878	1463	1,829.0	14.3%	206	12
10	McDermott Will & Emery LLP	92	1823	0	1915	1928	1497	1,780.0	-0.7%	103	9
11	Foley & Lardner LLP	173	1822	22	2017	1929	1533	1,826.3	4.6%	134	14
12	Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto	40	1819	0	1859	1856	1653	1,789.3	0.2%	95	0
13	Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP	89	1737	0	1826	1915	1407	1,716.0	-4.6%	265	38
14	Volpe and Koenig, P.C.	51	1451	0	1502	1830	1447	1,593.0	-17.9%	36	6
15	Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP	45	1445	0	1490	1820	1561	1,623.7	-18.1%	69	3
16	Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione	150	1376	0	1526	1449	1231	1,402.0	5.3%	120	6
17	Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.	61	1335	0	1396	1392	1088	1,292.0	0.3%	22	0
18	Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC	65	1271	6	1342	1336	1054	1,244.0	0.4%	43	3
19	Staas & Halsey LLP	87	1249	0	1336	1460	1285	1,360.3	-8.5%	26	2
20	Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.	34	1222	0	1256	1261	993	1,170.0	-0.4%	76	2
21	Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP	105	1103	0	1208	1109	879	1,065.3	8.9%	70	11
22	Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley	48	1009	0	1057	1088	826	990.3	-2.8%	25
23	Kenyon & Kenyon LLP	19	961	0	980	1115	863	986.0	-12.1%	115	7
24	Baker Botts L.L.P.	15	951	0	966	923	815	901.3	4.7%	104	3
25	Merchant & Gould	73	925	0	998	1047	962	1,002.3	-4.7%	66	4