2011 Top Patent Firms
The list this year is comprised of 327 law firms/individuals. Thank you to all who participated. Firms are ranked according to the number of utility patents issued in 2010 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 1/1/11-2/9/11.
| Rank |
Firm Name |
2010 Design |
2010 Utility |
2010 Plant |
Total 2010 |
Total 2009 |
Total 2008 |
3 Yr. Avg. |
2009-10 % Change |
Patent Attorneys |
Patent Agents |
Website |
| 1 |
Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P. |
89 |
5455 |
1 |
5545 |
4115 |
3847 |
4502.3 |
25.8% |
107 |
9 |
|
| 2 |
Sughrue Mion, PLLC |
231 |
3666 |
0 |
3897 |
3118 |
3216 |
3410.3 |
20.0% |
84 |
11 |
|
| 3 |
Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP |
248 |
3217 |
0 |
3465 |
2705 |
2751 |
2973.7 |
21.9% |
46 |
10 |
|
| 4 |
Oliff & Berridge, plc |
108 |
2770 |
0 |
2878 |
2578 |
2491 |
2649.0 |
10.4% |
57 |
2 |
|
| 5 |
Harness, Dickey and Pierce PLC |
115 |
2697 |
0 |
2812 |
2118 |
1695 |
2208.3 |
24.7% |
114 |
3 |
|
| 6 |
Fish & Richardson |
76 |
2097 |
0 |
2173 |
1681 |
1627 |
1827.0 |
22.6% |
190 |
29 |
|
| 7 |
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton |
141 |
1922 |
1 |
2064 |
1711 |
1603 |
1792.7 |
17.1% |
173 |
16 |
|
| 8 |
McDermott Will & Emery LLP |
64 |
1864 |
0 |
1928 |
1497 |
1448 |
1624.3 |
22.4% |
93 |
7 |
|
| 9 |
Cantor Colburn LLP |
91 |
1841 |
0 |
1932 |
1430 |
1173 |
1511.7 |
26.0% |
71 |
10 |
|
| 10 |
Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto |
31 |
1814 |
0 |
1845 |
1651 |
1626 |
1707.3 |
10.5% |
101 |
0 |
|
| 11 |
Foley & Lardner LLP |
122 |
1780 |
27 |
1929 |
1533 |
1651 |
1704.3 |
20.5% |
143 |
15 |
|
| 12 |
Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP |
42 |
1778 |
0 |
1820 |
1561 |
1612 |
1664.3 |
14.2% |
75 |
3 |
|
| 13 |
Nixon & Vanderhye P.C. |
111 |
1739 |
0 |
1850 |
1568 |
1416 |
1611.3 |
15.2% |
47 |
2 |
|
| 14 |
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP |
132 |
1711 |
5 |
1848 |
1463 |
1251 |
1520.7 |
20.8% |
205 |
7 |
|
| 15 |
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP |
90 |
1646 |
0 |
1736 |
1407 |
1449 |
1530.7 |
19.0% |
269 |
30 |
|
| 16 |
Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione |
125 |
1324 |
0 |
1449 |
1231 |
1242 |
1307.3 |
15.0% |
146 |
8 |
|
| 17 |
Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P. |
92 |
1299 |
1 |
1392 |
1088 |
959 |
1146.3 |
21.8% |
24 |
0 |
|
| 18 |
Staas &Halsey LLP |
198 |
1262 |
0 |
1460 |
1285 |
1712 |
1485.7 |
12.0% |
25 |
1 |
|
| 19 |
Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. |
34 |
1185 |
0 |
1219 |
961 |
941 |
1040.3 |
21.2% |
73 |
2 |
|
| 20 |
Kenyon & Kenyon LLP |
28 |
1105 |
0 |
1133 |
851 |
813 |
932.3 |
24.9% |
111 |
9 |
|
| 21 |
Workman Nydegger |
70 |
1096 |
0 |
1166 |
892 |
647 |
901.7 |
23.5% |
43 |
0 |
|
| 22 |
Young & Thompson |
107 |
1044 |
0 |
1151 |
838 |
906 |
965.0 |
27.2% |
13 |
4 |
|
| 23 |
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius |
77 |
1001 |
0 |
1078 |
874 |
852 |
934.7 |
18.9% |
62 |
9 |
|
| 24 |
Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP |
67 |
935 |
2 |
1004 |
856 |
777 |
879.0 |
14.7% |
19 |
3 |
|
| 25 |
K&L Gates LLP |
57 |
922 |
0 |
979 |
655 |
222 |
618.7 |
33.1% |
93 |
10 |
|
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