2010 Top Patent Firms

The list this year is comprised of 356 law firms/individuals. Thank you to all who participated. Firms are ranked according to the number of utility patents issued in 2009 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 1/1/10-2/16/10.

Rank	Name	2009 Utility	2009 Design	2009 Plant	Total 2009	Total 2008	Total 2007	3 Year Avg	2008-2009 % Change	Atty	Agts	Web
1	Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.	4043	72	0	4115	3847	3481	3814.3	6.5%	104	9
2	Sughrue Mion, PLLC	2874	244	0	3118	3216	3320	3218.0	-3.1%	98	5
3	Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP	2503	202	0	2705	2751	2915	2790.3	-1.7%	42	10
4	Oliff & Berridge, PLC	2429	149	0	2578	2491	2426	2498.3	3.4%	53	3
5	Harness, Dickey & Pierce PLC	1974	142	0	2116	1710	1612	1812.7	19.2%	101	4
6	Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto	1618	31	0	1649	1,623	1,704	1658.7	1.6%	n/p	n/p
7	Fish & Richardson	1584	95	0	1679	1625	1653	1652.3	3.2%	206	22
8	Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP	1537	76	6	1619	1556	1461	1545.3	3.9%	125	17
9	Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP	1515	46	0	1561	1612	1687	1620.0	-3.3%	79	4
10	Nixon & Vanderhye P.C.	1418	150	0	1568	1416	1538	1507.3	9.7%	46	2
11	McDermott Will & Emery LLP	1415	82	0	1497	1448	1420	1455.0	3.3%	86	7
12	Foley & Lardner LLP	1351	159	23	1533	1651	1579	1587.7	-7.7%	138	16
13	Cantor Colburn LLP	1330	100	0	1430	1173	861	1154.7	18.0%	68	10
14	Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP	1313	94	0	1407	1449	1249	1368.3	-3.0%	318	2
15	Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP	1282	132	3	1417	1315	1313	1348.3	7.2%	183	5
16	Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione	1025	206	0	1231	1242	1089	1187.3	-0.9%	158	8
17	Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.	1022	2	0	1024	78	70	390.7	92.4%	85	15
18	Staas & Halsey LLP	976	309	0	1285	1712	1450	1482.3	-33.2%	25	1
19	Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.	939	149	0	1088	959	950	999.0	11.9%	24	0
20	Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC	919	93	23	1035	1046	1157	1079.3	-1.1%	55	4
21	Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.	878	31	0	909	895	979	927.7	1.5%	68	3
22	Merchant & Gould	850	87	0	937	822	881	880.0	12.3%	62	5
23	Kenyon & Kenyon LLP	849	44	0	893	841	911	881.7	5.8%	129	12
23	Workman Nydegger, P.C.	849	46	0	895	648	551	698.0	27.6%	55	0
25	Baker Botts L.L.P.	779	40	0	819	822	900	847.0	-0.4%	82	9

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