2013 Top Patent Firms

The list this year is comprised of 271 law firms/individuals. Thank you to all who participated. Firms are ranked according to the number of utility patents issued in 2012 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 1/1/13-2/16/13.

Rank	Firm Name	2012 Design	2012 Utility	2012 Plant	Total 2012	Total 2011	Total 2010	3 Yr. Avg.	2011-12 % Change	Patent Attorneys	Patent Agents	Website
1	Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, LLP	42	5725	0	5767	5686	5545	5,666.0	1.4%	102	11
2	Sughrue Mion, PLLC	256	3787	0	4043	3619	3897	3,853.0	11.7%	93	0
3	Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP	193	3148	0	3341	3336	3465	3,380.7	0.1%	51	7
4	Oliff & Berridge, PLC	90	3018	0	3108	2979	2878	2,988.3	4.3%	47	9
5	Harness, Dickey & Pierce, PLC	110	2696	0	2806	2554	2812	2,724.0	9.9%	91	5
6	Fish & Richardson PC	75	2639	0	2714	2317	2175	2,402.0	17.1%	203	30
7	Cantor Colburn LLP	114	2287	0	2401	2154	1932	2,162.3	11.5%	85	12
8	Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP	115	2246	4	2365	2146	1878	2,129.7	10.2%	203	12
9	Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton	143	2134	4	2281	2207	2064	2,184.0	3.4%	189	22
10	Foley & Lardner	206	2098	23	2327	2040	1929	2,098.7	14.1%	136	10
11	Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP	123	1973	0	2096	1826	1915	1,945.7	14.8%	269	35
12	McDermott Will & Emery LLP	55	1908	0	1963	1915	1928	1,935.3	2.5%	111	9
13	Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto	19	1837	0	1856	1866	1862	1,861.3	-0.5%	89	0
14	Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione	130	1634	0	1764	1526	1449	1,579.7	15.6%	118	4
15	Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.	38	1603	0	1641	1415	1423	1,493.0	16.0%	102	7
16	Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP	32	1572	0	1604	1490	1820	1,638.0	7.7%	71	3
17	Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.	33	1538	0	1571	1396	1392	1,453.0	12.5%	22	0
18	Staas & Halsey LLP	65	1534	0	1599	1336	1460	1,465.0	19.7%	26	1
19	Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC	126	1421	14	1561	1365	1362	1,429.3	14.4%	41	4
20	Perkins Coie LLP	36	1331	0	1367	844	908	1,039.7	62.0%	106	9
21	Volpe and Koenig, P.C.	41	1265	0	1306	1502	1830	1,546.0	-13.0%	38	8
22	Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP	81	1225	12	1318	1135	1012	1,155.0	16.1%	23	2
23	Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP	126	1205	0	1331	1208	1109	1,216.0	10.2%	84	10
24	Thomas | Horstemeyer	13	1204	0	1217	1064	1092	1,124.3	14.4%	24	0
25	Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser	24	1105	0	1129	937	801	955.7	20.5%	25	5