The monthly magazine Intellectual Property Today has again released its
annual list of the top patent law firms. The 2010 list includes a total of
256 firms, and this complete list may be downloaded in PDF format for $25 or
by obtaining a copy of the March 2010 IP Today magazine. However, the
IPtoday website shows the 25 firms at the top of that list, as well as
information on the number of patents obtained during by these firms in 2007,
2008 and 2009, along with a percent increase in 2009 over 2008.
Heading the list is Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, LLP, with
4043 utility patents, 72 design patents, which represents an increase of
6.5% in 2009 over 2008.
According to IP Today, the Top 25 according to IPToday are:
- Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
- Sughrue Mion, PLLC
- Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP
- Oliff & Berridge, PLC
- Harness, Dickey & Pierce PLC
- Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto
- Fish & Richardson
- Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP
- Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP
- Nixon & Vanderhye P.C.
- McDermott Will & Emery LLP
- Foley & Lardner LLP
- Cantor Colburn LLP
- Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
- Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP
- Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.
- Staas & Halsey LLP
- Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.
- Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
- Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
- Merchant & Gould
- Kenyon & Kenyon LLP and Workman Nydegger, P.C.
- Workman Nydegger, P.C.
- Baker Botts L.L.P.
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