2014 Top Patent Firms

The list this year is comprised of 286 law firms/individuals. Thank you to all who participated. Firms are ranked according to the number of utility patents issued in 2013 where the firm, or representative of the firm, 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 1/1/14-2/16/14.

Rank	Firm Name	2013 Design	2013 Utility	2013 Plant	Total 2013	Total 2012	Total 2011	3 Yr. Avg.	2012-13 % Change	Patent Attorneys	Patent Agents	Website
1	Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, LLP	68	6245	0	6313	5935	5836	6,028.0	6.4%	97	17
2	Sughrue Mion, PLLC	292	3811	0	4103	4043	3619	3,921.7	1.5%	101	4
3	Oliff PLC	0	3332	0	3332	3108	2979	3,139.7	7.2%	n/p	n/p
4	Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP	170	3307	0	3477	3341	3336	3,384.7	4.1%	48	4
5	Fish & Richardson	57	3042	0	3099	2714	2317	2,710.0	14.2%	193	35
6	Harness Dickey	150	2875	0	3025	2806	2554	2,795.0	7.8%	90	1
7	Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear, LLP	113	2679	4	2796	2365	2146	2,435.7	18.2%	198	13
8	Kilpatrick Townsend	181	2559	0	2740	2281	2207	2,409.3	20.1%	160	28
9	Foley & Lardner LLP	176	2476	29	2681	2394	2092	2,389.0	12.0%	135	7
10	Cantor Colburn LLP	103	2411	0	2514	2401	2154	2,356.3	4.7%	86	15
11	Nixon & Vanderhye	114	2028	0	2142	2184	1947	2,091.0	-1.9%	45	3
12	Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto	21	1989	0	2010	1856	1866	1,910.7	8.3%	87	0
13	Novak Druce Connolly Bove + Quigg LLP	51	1942	0	1993	2256	2169	2,139.3	-11.7%	91	7
14	McDermott Will & Emery	64	1908	0	1972	1963	1915	1,950.0	0.5%	101	14
15	Staas & Halsey LLP	122	1826	0	1948	1599	1336	1,627.7	21.8%	29	2
16	Brinks Gilson & Lione	133	1804	0	1937	1730	1512	1,726.3	12.0%	128	9
17	Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP	98	1706	0	1804	2063	1826	1,897.7	-12.6%	226	15
18	Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP	21	1616	0	1637	1604	1490	1,577.0	2.1%	76	3
19	Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC	111	1577	25	1713	1569	1369	1,550.3	9.2%	42	4
20	Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.	36	1467	0	1503	1571	1396	1,490.0	-4.3%	20	0
21	Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser PC	19	1324	0	1343	1129	937	1,136.3	19.0%	20	4
22	Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP	132	1298	0	1430	1331	1208	1,323.0	7.4%	93	11
23	Kenyon & Kenyon LLP	17	1264	0	1281	1118	994	1,131.0	14.6%	103	5
24	Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP	107	1201	18	1326	1318	1135	1,259.7	0.6%	25	2
25	Merchant & Gould	0	1199	0	1199	1140	1111	1,150.0	5.2%	69	3