2015 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 2014 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 1/1/15-2/20/15.

Rank	Firm Name	2014 Design	2014 Utility	2014 Plant	Total 2014	Total 2013	Total 2012	3 Yr. Avg.	2013-14 % Change	Patent Attorneys	Patent Agents	Website
1	Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, LLP	91	6221	0	6312	6313	5935	6,186.7	no change	100	31
2	Sughrue Mion, PLLC	300	4915	0	5215	4103	4043	4,453.7	27.1%	101	5
3	Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP	212	3595	0	3807	3477	3341	3,541.7	9.5%	45	5
4	Fish & Richardson	62	3392	0	3454	3099	2714	3,089.0	11.5%	189	35
5	Oliff PLC	89	3228	0	3317	3332	3108	3,252.3	-0.5%	43	4
6	Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP	173	3044	2	3219	2796	2365	2,793.3	15.1%	209	15
7	Harness Dickey	211	3025	0	3236	3025	2806	3,022.3	7.0%	90	2
8	Foley & Lardner LLP	225	2775	62	3062	2706	2394	2,720.7	13.2%	129	10
9	Kilpatrick Townsend	141	2764	4	2909	2740	2281	2,643.3	6.2%	170	28
10	Cantor Colburn LLP	221	2655	0	2876	2514	2401	2,597.0	14.4%	95	16
11	Novak Druce Connolly Bove + Quigg LLP	26	2297	0	2323	1993	2256	2,190.7	16.6%	79	6
12	McDermott Will & Emery LLP	55	2132	0	2187	1972	1963	2,040.7	10.9%	91	15
13	Nixon & Vanderhye	106	2095	0	2201	2142	2184	2,175.7	2.8%	45	3
14	Conley Rose, P.C.	11	1979	0	1990	2669	2513	2,390.7	-25.4%	32	3
15	Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto	12	1978	0	1990	2010	1856	1,952.0	-1.0%	70	0
16	Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.	26	1958	0	1984	1674	1475	1,711.0	18.5%	117	4
17	Brinks Gilson & Lione	84	1946	0	2030	1957	1767	1,918.0	3.7%	n/p	n/p
18	Staas & Halsey LLP	63	1745	0	1808	1948	1599	1,785.0	-7.2%	29	2
19	Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP	26	1628	0	1654	1637	1604	1,631.7	1.0%	71	2
20	Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP	101	1579	0	1680	1804	2063	1,849.0	-6.9%	205	17
21	Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney	83	1578	17	1678	1713	1569	1,653.3	-2.0%	42	3
22	Morgan, Lewis & Bockius	225	1555	0	1780	1430	1331	1,513.7	24.5%	79	17
23	Kenyon & Kenyon LLP	15	1471	0	1486	1564	1460	1,503.3	-5.0%	86	7
24	Wenderoth	23	1408	0	1431	1503	1571	1,501.7	-4.8%	20	1
25	Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, P.C.	234	1387	0	1621	1285	956	1,287.3	26.1%	23	2