TOP TRADEMARK FIRMS
The list this year is comprised of 278 law firms/individuals. Thank you to all who participated. Firms are ranked according to the number of trademark registrations issued in 2008 where the firm or individual is listed as the legal representative on the registration. — 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 3/3/09-4/13/09. Top Trademark FIRMS 3 YR. % CHANGE RANK NAME 2008 2007 2006 AVG. ‘07-’08 CITY STATE WEB SITE ADDRESS 1 Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP 1616 1374 1991 1660.3 17.6% Boston MA www.eapdlaw.com 2 K&L Gates LLP 1335 751 746 944.0 77.8% Pittsburgh PA www.klgates.com 3 Greenberg Traurig, LLP 1210 1350 1142 1234.0 -10.4% www.gtlaw.com 4 Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu, PC 1161 1021 1073 1085.0 13.7% New York NY www.frosszelnick.com 5 DLA Piper 1009 830 764 867.7 21.6% www.dlapiper.com 6 Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP 926 466 377 589.7 98.7% San Francisco CA www.townsend.com 7 Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP 1 809 721 747 759.0 12.2% Kansas City MO www.huschblackwell.com 8 Merchant & Gould, P.C. 722 743 664 709.7 -2.8% Minneapolis MN www.merchantgould.com 9 Arent Fox LLP 710 773 697 726.7 -8.2% Washington DC www.arentfox.com 10 Venable LLP 689 617 446 584.0 11.7% Washington DC www.venable.com 11 Sughrue Mion, PLLC 683 680 665 676.0 0.4% Washington DC www.sughrue.com 12 Nixon Peabody LLP 680 733 674 695.7 -7.2% Boston MA www.nixonpeabody.com 13 Holland & Knight 636 479 489 534.7 32.8% Washington DC www.hklaw.com 14 Ladas & Parry LLP 577 614 670 620.3 -6.0% New York NY www.ladas.com 14 Barnes & Thornburg LLP 577 485 520 527.3 19.0% Indianapolis IN www.btlaw.com 16 Duane Morris LLP 569 403 396 456.0 41.2% Philadelphia PA www.duanemorris.com 17 Perkins Coie LLP 567 479 574 540.0 18.4% Seattle WA www.perkinscoie.com 18 Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP 526 465 484 491.7 13.1% www.pillsburylaw.com 18 Fish & Richardson P.C. 526 422 497 481.7 24.6% Boston MA www.fr.com 20 Dorsey & Whitney LLP 524 394 494 470.7 33.0% Minneapolis MN www.dorsey.com 21 McDermott Will & Emery 494 658 533 561.7 -24.9% Chicago IL www.mwe.com 22 Foley & Lardner LLP 489 401 330 406.7 21.9% www.foley.com 23 Alston & Bird LLP 487 483 635 535.0 0.8% www.alston.com 24 Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C. 485 449 379 437.7 8.0% Alexandria VA www.oblon.com 25 Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP 468 422 546 478.7 10.9% Washington DC www.finnegan.com 26 Kenyon & Kenyon LLP 462 454 409 441.7 1.8% New York NY www.kenyon.com 27 Holland & Hart LLP 445 316 333 364.7 40.8% Denver CO www.hollandhart.com 27 Baker Hostetler LLP 445 344 405 398.0 29.4% Washington DC www.bakerlaw.com 29 Jacobson Holman PLLC 438 412 438 429.3 6.3% Washington DC www.jhip.com 30 Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd. 435 1158 408 667.0 -62.4% Chicago IL www.leydig.com 31 Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC 433 466 573 490.7 -7.1% Alexandria VA www.buchananingersoll.com 32 Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC 432 199 189 273.3 117.1% Pittsburgh PA www.eckertseamans.com 33 Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 429 434 397 420.0 -1.2% Milwaukee WI www.michaelbest.com 34 Bryan Cave LLP 426 415 354 398.3 2.7% St. Louis MO www.bryancave.com 35 Baker & McKenzie LLP 404 506 501 470.3 -20.2% Chicago IL www.bakernet.com 36 Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC 400 407 400 402.3 -1.7% New York NY www.fkks.com 37 Kilpatrick Stockton 398 362 416 392.0 9.9% Atlanta GA www.kilpatrickstockton.com 38 McGuireWoods LLP 393 470 469 444.0 -16.4% Richmond VA www.mcguirewoods.com 39 Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman 384 387 407 392.7 -0.8% Los Angeles CA www.bstz.com 40 Mayer Brown LLP 382 431 639 484.0 -11.4% Chicago IL www.mayerbrown.com 41 Wood, Herron & Evans 376 337 348 353.7 11.6% Cincinnati OH www.whepatent.com 42 Sonnenschein Nathn & Rosenthal LLP 361 310 332 334.3 16.5% Chicago IL www.sonnenschein.com 43 Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. 359 352 414 375.0 2.0% Cleveland OH www.ssd.com 44 Hovey Williams LLP 355 329 248 310.7 7.9% Overland Park KS www.hoveywilliams.com 45 Cantor Colburn LLP 354 269 160 261.0 31.6% Hartford CT www.cantorcolburn.com 46 Stites & Harbison PLLC 350 343 299 330.7 2.0% Louisville KY www.stites.com 46 Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC 350 237 223 270.0 47.7% Memphis TN www.bakerdonelson.com 48 Troutman Sanders 347 287 279 304.3 20.9% Atlanta GA www.troutmansanders.com 49 Rader, Fishman & Grauer, PLLC 344 345 347 345.3 -0.3% Bloomfield Hills MI www.raderfishman.com 50 Sheridan Ross P.C. 343 270 241 284.7 27.0% Denver CO www.sheridanross.com 50 Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP 343 333 351 342.3 3.0% Pasadena CA www.cph.com 52 Ostrolenk Faber LLP 342 277 293 304.0 23.5% New York NY www.ostrolenk.com 53 Law Office of Xavier Morales 333 47 n/a 190.0 608.5% New York NY www.secureyourtrademark.com 53 Haynes and Boone, LLP 333 406 388 375.7 -18.0% Dallas TX www.haynesboone.com 55 Lackenbach Siegel LLP 332 298 287 305.7 11.4% Scarsdale NY www.lackenbach.com 56 Christensen O’Connor Johnson Kindness PLLC 329 274 303 302.0 20.1% Seattle WA www.cojk.com 57 Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 328 437 304 356.3 -24.9% Philadelphia PA www.drinkerbiddle.com 58 Faegre & Benson LLP 326 327 235 296.0 -0.3% Minneapolis MN www.faegre.com Legend: n/p - numbers not provided; n/a - not applicable.
24 Intellectual Property Today MAY, 2009 3 YR. % CHANGE RANK NAME 2008 2007 2006 AVG. ‘07-’08 CITY STATE WEB SITE ADDRESS 59 Young & Thompson 325 301 307 311.0 8.0% Alexandria VA www.young-thompson.com 60 Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist, P.A. 319 214 211 248.0 49.1% Orlando FL www.addmg.com 61 Jackson Walker LLP 314 292 309 305.0 7.5% San Antonio TX www.jw.com 61 Blank Rome LLP 314 291 341 315.3 7.9% Philadelphia PA www.blankrome.com 63 Harness, Dickey & Pierce, PLC 309 288 257 284.7 7.3% Troy MI www.hdp.com 64 Hogan & Hartson LLP 306 180 182 222.7 70.0% Washington DC www.hhlaw.com 65 Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 303 283 261 282.3 7.1% Cincinnati OH www.dinslaw.com 65 Akerman Senterfitt 303 323 320 315.3 -6.2% West Palm Beach FL www.akerman.com 67 Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC 297 244 244 261.7 21.7% Seattle WA www.seedip.com 68 Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP 277 282 234 264.3 -1.8% Atlanta GA www.sgrlaw.com 68 Baker Botts L.L.P. 277 290 355 307.3 -4.5% Houston TX www.bakerbotts.com 70 Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP 271 344 445 353.3 -21.2% Washington DC www.akingump.com 71 Fox Rothschild LLP 2 264 198 197 219.7 33.3% Philadelphia PA www.foxrothschild.com 72 St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens LLC 257 264 289 270.0 -2.7% Stamford CT www.ssjr.com 72 Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, p.c. 257 216 153 208.7 19.0% Washington DC www.rfem.com 74 Stetina Brunda Garred & Brucker 256 198 168 207.3 29.3% Aliso Viejo CA www.stetinalaw.com 75 Darby & Darby P.C. 252 324 322 299.3 -22.2% New York NY www.darbylaw.com 76 Stoel Rives LLP 248 248 186 227.3 no change Portland OR www.stoel.com 77 Dykema Gossett PLLC 247 224 177 216.0 10.3% Bloomfield Hills MI www.dykema.com 77 Amster, Rothstein & Ebenstein LLP 247 203 237 229.0 21.7% New York NY www.arelaw.com 79 Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. 244 248 189 227.0 -1.6% Phoenix AZ www.swlaw.com 80 Fay Sharpe LLP 243 244 311 266.0 -0.4% Cleveland OH www.faysharpe.com 81 Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione 241 279 332 284.0 -13.6% Chicago IL www.usebrinks.com 82 McKee, Voorhees & Sease 238 216 198 217.3 10.2% Des Moines IA www.ipmvs.com 83 Brooks Kushman P.C. 235 172 195 200.7 36.6% Southfield MI www.brookskushman.com 84 The Webb Law Firm 233 231 203 222.3 0.9% Pittsburgh PA www.webblaw.com 85 Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP 231 237 172 213.3 -2.5% Wilmington DE www.cblh.com 86 Hunton & Williams LLP 228 184 183 198.3 23.9% Washington DC www.hunton.com 87 WilmerHale 227 215 203 215.0 5.6% Boston MA www.wilmerhale.com 87 Holme Roberts & Owen LLP 227 161 164 184.0 41.0% Denver CO www.hro.com 89 Chapman and Cutler LLP 226 223 212 220.3 1.3% Chicago IL www.chapman.com 90 Malloy & Malloy, P.A. 217 164 164 181.7 32.3% Miami FL www.malloylaw.com 91 Loeb & Loeb LLP 212 226 190 209.3 -6.2% Los Angeles CA www.loeb.com 92 Workman Nydegger 208 237 154 199.7 -12.2% Salt Lake City UT www.wnlaw.com 93 Hitchcock Evert LLP 206 266 161 211.0 -22.6% Dallas TX www.hitchcockevert.com 94 Egbert Law Offices, PLLC 203 175 166 181.3 16.0% Houston TX www.egbertlawoffices.com 95 Muskin & Cusick LLC 202 113 2 105.7 78.8% Lansdale PA www.patentstrademarks.com 96 WolfBlock LLP 201 238 188 209.0 -15.5% Philadelphia PA www.wolfblock.com 96 Kirton & McConkie 201 150 246 199.0 34.0% Salt Lake City UT www.kmclaw.com 98 Vedder Price P.C. 199 125 156 160.0 59.2% Chicago IL www.vedderprice.com 99 Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP 195 218 209 207.3 -10.6% Chicago IL www.marshallip.com 100 McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC 194 167 142 167.7 16.2% Harrisburg PA www.mwn.com 100 Frost Brown Todd LLC 194 231 190 205.0 -16.0% Cincinnati OH www.frostbrowntodd.com 102 Procopio Cory Hargreaves & Savitch LLP 191 143 133 155.7 33.6% San Diego CA www.procopio.com 102 Banner & Witcoff 191 192 207 196.7 -0.5% Chicago IL www.bannerwitcoff.com 104 Pearne & Gordon LLP 190 174 160 174.7 9.2% Cleveland OH www.pearne.com 105 Epstein Drangel Bazerman & James, LLP 185 174 130 163.0 6.3% New York NY www.ipcounselors.com 106 Caesar, Rivise, Bernstein, Cohen & Pokotilow, Ltd. 182 161 177 173.3 13.0% Philadelphia PA www.crbcp.com 107 Goodwin Procter LLP 179 204 237 206.7 -12.3% Boston MA www.goodwinprocter.com 108 Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP 178 166 163 169.0 7.2% Atlanta GA www.sutherland.com 108 Luedeka, Neely & Graham, P.C. 178 148 136 154.0 20.3% Knoxville TN www.lng-patent.com 110 RatnerPrestia 173 137 98 136.0 26.3% Berwyn PA www.ratnerprestia.com 111 Warner Norcross & Judd LLP 169 153 171 164.3 10.5% Grand Rapids MI www.wnj.com 111 Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP 169 181 206 185.3 -6.6% Huntsville AL www.babc.com 113 Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP 166 163 143 157.3 1.8% Atlanta GA www.tkhr.com 114 Pryor Cashman LLP 165 146 135 148.7 13.0% New York NY www.pryorcashman.com 114 Foley Hoag LLP 165 135 145 148.3 22.2% Boston MA www.foleyhoag.com 116 Thorpe North & Western 163 163 144 156.7 no change Sandy UT www.tnw.com
Legend: n/p - numbers not provided; n/a - not applicable.
26 Intellectual Property Today MAY, 2009 3 YR. % CHANGE RANK NAME 2008 2007 2006 AVG. ‘07-’08 CITY STATE WEB SITE ADDRESS 116 Price Heneveld 163 162 143 156.0 0.6% Grand Rapids MI www.priceheneveld.com 118 Barlow, Josephs & Holmes, Ltd. 162 149 93 134.7 8.7% Providence RI www.barjos.com 119 McAfee & Taft 161 97 95 117.7 66.0% Oklahoma City OK www.mcafeetaft.com 120 Dickstein Shapiro LLP 158 159 204 173.7 -0.6% Washington DC www.dicksteinshapiro.com 121 Thompson Coburn LLP 156 127 166 149.7 22.8% St. Louis MO www.thompsoncoburn.com 122 Adams and Reese LLP 153 216 176 181.7 -29.2% Nashville TN www.adamsandreese.com 123 Waddey & Patterson, P.C. 152 168 143 154.3 -9.5% Nashville TN www.iplawgroup.com 123 Fenwick & West LLP 152 123 101 125.3 23.6% Mountain View CA www.fenwick.com 125 Bracewell & Giuliani, LLP 150 119 140 136.3 26.1% Houston TX www.bracewellgiuliani.com 126 Dennison, Schultz & MacDonald 141 147 214 167.3 -4.1% Alexandria VA www.dennisonlaw.com 127 The Trademark Group, APLC 139 154 126 139.7 -9.7% La Jolla CA www.trademarkgroup.com 127 Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, P.C. 139 119 89 115.7 16.8% Morristown NJ www.pbnlaw.com 127 Millen White Zelano & Branigan, PC 139 146 115 133.3 -4.8% Arlington VA www.mwzb.com 130 Black Lowe and Graham PLLC 138 116 126 126.7 19.0% Seattle WA www.blacklaw.com 131 Lowenstein Sandler PC 137 94 82 104.3 45.7% Roseland NJ www.lowenstein.com 131 Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. 137 126 143 135.3 8.7% Milwaukee WI www.gklaw.com 133 Williams Mullen 136 125 187 149.3 8.8% Richmond VA www.williamsmullen.com 134 Winstead, P.C. 134 97 42 91.0 38.1% Dallas TX www.winstead.com 135 Steptoe & Johnson LLP 132 91 97 106.7 45.1% Washington DC www.steptoe.com 136 Berenato, White & Stavish, LLC 131 78 62 90.3 67.9% Bethesda MD www.bwsiplaw.com 137 Miller & Martin PLLC 130 130 165 141.7 no change Chattanooga TN www.millermartin.com 137 Hiscock & Barclay, LLP 130 116 146 130.7 12.1% Syracuse NY www.hblaw.com 139 Browdy and Neimark, PLLC 129 122 100 117.0 5.7% Washington DC 140 McNair Law Firm, P.A. 128 132 105 121.7 -3.0% Greenville SC www.mcnair.net 141 Conley Rose, P.C. 126 97 109 110.7 29.9% Houston TX www.conleyrose.com 142 Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi, L.C. 125 136 124 128.3 -8.1% St. Louis MO www.patpro.com 143 Middleton Reutlinger 124 106 153 127.7 17.0% Louisville KY www.middreut.com 143 Bacon & Thomas, PLLC 124 134 131 129.7 -7.5% Alexandria VA www.baconthomas.com 145 Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek 119 74 113 102.0 60.8% Milwaukee WI www.whdlaw.com 145 Nath Law Group 119 116 137 124.0 2.6% Alexandria VA www.nathlaw.com 145 Boyle Fredrickson S.C. 119 114 106 113.0 4.4% Milwaukee WI www.boylefred.com 148 Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto 117 156 217 163.3 -25.0% New York NY www.fitzpatrickcella.com 149 The Nath Law Group 116 110 112 112.7 5.5% Alexandria VA www.nathlaw.com 149 Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen 116 150 162 142.7 -22.7% Minneapolis MN www.ptslaw.com 151 Frommer Lawrence & Haug, LLP 112 103 137 117.3 8.7% New York NY www.flhlaw.com 152 Wong, Cabello, Lutsch, Rutherford & Brucculeri, LLP 110 131 136 125.7 -16.0% Houston TX www.wongcabello.com 153 Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c. 108 128 114 116.7 -15.6% Milwaukee WI www.reinhartlaw.com 153 Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C. 108 74 69 83.7 45.9% Concord MA www.hbsr.com 155 Andrews Kurth LLP 107 87 106 100.0 23.0% Houston TX www.andrewskurth.com 156 Peacock Myers, P.C. 106 86 78 90.0 23.3% Albuquerque NM www.peacocklaw.com 156 Grossman, Tucker, Perreault & Pfleger, PLLC 106 85 63 84.7 24.7% Manchester NH www.gtpp.com 158 Head, Johnson & Kachigian 105 45 50 66.7 133.3% Tulsa OK www.hjklaw.com 159 Armstrong Teasdale LLP 102 135 113 116.7 -24.4% St. Louis MO www.armstrongteasdale.com 160 Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts LLP 101 59 33 64.3 71.2% Mesa AZ www.iplawusa.com 160 Loza & Loza, LLP 101 66 32 66.3 53.0% Upland CA www.lozaip.com 160 Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C. 101 92 70 87.7 9.8% Minneapolis MN www.hsml.com 163 Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P. 100 124 94 106.0 -19.4% Washington DC www.wenderoth.com 164 Strasburger & Price, LLP 99 66 32 65.7 50.0% Houston TX www.strasburger.com 164 Oliff & Berridge, PLC 99 115 87 100.3 -13.9% Alexandria VA www.oliff.com 166 MacMillan, Sobanski & Todd, LLC 97 98 89 94.7 -1.0% Toledo OH www.mstfirm.com 167 Wells St. John PS 96 69 31 65.3 39.1% Spokane WA www.wsrgm.com 167 Butzel Long, PC 96 110 132 112.7 -12.7% Ann Arbor MI www.butzel.com 169 Harter Secrest & Emery 95 72 87 84.7 31.9% Rochester NY www.hselaw.com 169 Coats & Bennett, PLLC 95 102 77 91.3 -6.9% Cary NC www.coatsandbennett.com 171 Senniger Powers LLP 93 103 115 103.7 -9.7% Saint Louis MO www.senniger.com 172 Cohen Pontani Lieberman & Pavane LLP 92 115 126 111.0 -20.0% New York NY www.cplplaw.com 173 Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP 90 83 84 85.7 8.4% Los Angeles CA www.msk.com 174 Standley Law Group LLP 89 66 105 86.7 34.8% Dublin OH www.standleylawgroup.com 174 Buchalter Nemer 89 79 129 99.0 12.7% Los Angeles CA www.buchalter.com 176 Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP 88 112 122 107.3 -21.4% Cleveland OH www.rennerotto.com
Legend: n/p - numbers not provided; n/a - not applicable.
Intellectual Property Today MAY, 2009 27 3 YR. % CHANGE RANK NAME 2008 2007 2006 AVG. ‘07-’08 CITY STATE WEB SITE ADDRESS 176 Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC 88 74 64 75.3 18.9% Burlington VT www.drm.com 178 Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser 87 67 48 67.3 29.9% Garden City NY www.ssmp.com 178 Howrey LLP 87 238 199 174.7 -63.4% Washington DC www.howrey.com 180 Whitelaw Legal Group 85 66 63 71.3 28.8% Naples FL www.whitelawfirm.com 181 Ohlandt Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, LLP 81 71 86 79.3 14.1% Stamford CT www.ogrp.com 181 Dority & Manning, P.A. 81 79 75 78.3 2.5% Greenville SC www.dority-manning.com 183 Sheldon Mak Rose & Anderson PC 79 57 77 71.0 38.6% Pasadena CA www.usip.com 184 Oppedahl Patent Law Firm LLC 78 55 39 57.3 41.8% Frisco CO www.oppedahl.com 184 Bachman & LaPointe, PC 78 65 72 71.7 20.0% New Haven CT 186 Lewis, Rice, and Fingersh 76 43 69 62.7 76.7% Saint Louis MO www.lewisrice.com 186 Hayes Soloway P.C. 76 47 85 69.3 61.7% Tucson AZ www.hayes-soloway.com 186 Bateman IP Law Group 76 41 19 45.3 85.4% Salt Lake City UT www.batemanip.com 189 Van Dyke, Gardner, Linn & Burkhart, LLP 72 81 54 69.0 -11.1% Grand Rapids MI www.vglb.com 189 Dykas, Shaver & Nipper, LLP 72 47 59 59.3 53.2% Boise ID www.dykaslaw.com 191 McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP 70 63 93 75.3 11.1% Chicago IL www.mbhb.com 192 Schultz & Associates 67 54 42 54.3 24.1% Dallas TX www.texas-patent-law.com 192 Lindquist & Vennum 67 78 68 71.0 -14.1% Minneapolis MN www.lindquist.com 192 Fraser Clemens Martin & Miller LLC 67 47 53 55.7 42.6% Perrysburg OH www.fraser-ip.com 195 Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP 65 47 64 58.7 38.3% New York NY www.curtis.com 196 Lampel & Associates, P.C. 64 47 42 51.0 36.2% Northbrook IL www.lampellaw.com 196 D. Peter Hochberg Co., L.P.A. 64 48 63 58.3 33.3% Cleveland OH www.dpeterhochberg.com 198 Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox PLLC 63 60 58 60.3 5.0% Washington DC www.skgf.com 198 Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP 63 64 50 59.0 -1.6% Los Angeles CA www.lbbslaw.com 198 Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP 63 63 71 65.7 no change Hollywood FL www.patentusa.com 198 Jacobson & Colfin, PC 63 47 46 52.0 34.0% New York NY www.thefirm.com 202 Lucas & Mercanti LLP 62 63 48 57.7 -1.6% New York NY www.lmiplaw.com 203 Thomas Cook Intellectual Property Attorneys 61 55 41 52.3 10.9% Sausalito CA www.thomascooklaw.com 203 Myers Andras Sherman LLP 61 87 99 82.3 -29.9% Irvine CA www.masiplaw.com 205 Christopher & Weisberg, PA 59 76 71 68.7 -22.4% Fort Lauderdale FL www.cwiplaw.com 205 Alix, Yale & Ristas, LLP 59 59 49 55.7 no change Hartford CT www.pctlaw.com 207 The Marbury Law Group, PLLC 3 58 17 27 34.0 241.2% Reston VA www.marburylaw.com 208 SoCal IP Law Group LLP 56 58 65 59.7 -3.4% Westlake Village CA www.socalip.com 208 Meyertons, Hood, Kivlin, Kowert & Goetzel, P.C. 56 73 43 57.3 -23.3% Austin TX www.intprop.com 210 Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec, PA 54 66 37 52.3 -18.2% Raleigh NC www.myersbigel.com 211 Novak Druce + Quigg LLP 53 31 39 41.0 71.0% Houston TX www.novakdruce.com 212 Law Office of Michael N. Cohen, PC 52 25 4 27.0 108.0% Beverly Hills CA www.patentlawip.com 212 Colucci & Umans 52 39 55 48.7 33.3% New York NY www.colucci-umans.com 214 Lanier Ford Shaver & Payne P.C. 51 46 94 63.7 10.9% Huntsville AL www.lanierford.com 214 Chernow Katz 51 49 30 43.3 4.1% Horsham PA www.chernowkatz.com 214 Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP 51 40 33 41.3 27.5% Cleveland OH www.beneschlaw.com 217 Albert Bordas, P.A. 50 38 2 30.0 31.6% Miami FL www.bordasiplaw.com 218 McGarry Bair PC 49 69 72 63.3 -29.0% Grand Rapids MI www.mcgarrybair.com 219 David Ellis, Attorney at Law 47 50 42 46.3 -6.0% Largo FL www.davidellislaw.com 220 Law Offices of Mark E. Wiemelt, P.C. 46 24 40 36.7 91.7% Chicago IL www.wiemeltlaw.com 220 Lahive & Cockfield LLP 46 61 56 54.3 -24.6% Boston MA www.lahive.com 222 Saliwanchik, Lloyd & Saliwanchik 45 41 36 40.7 9.8% Gainesville FL www.slspatents.com 222 Brown Rudnick LLP 45 50 63 52.7 -10.0% Boston MA www.brownrudnick.com 222 Bingham McHale LLP 45 42 55 47.3 7.1% Indianapolis IN www.binghammchale.com 225 Lathrop & Clark LLP 43 42 41 42.0 2.4% Madison WI www.lathropclark.com 225 Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick 43 89 38 56.7 -51.7% New York NY www.fhgc-law.com 227 Buskop Law Group 42 48 31 40.3 -12.5% Houston TX www.buskoplaw.com 228 Simpson & Simpson PLLC 41 52 34 42.3 -21.2% Williamsville NY www.idealawyers.com 229 Milde & Hoffberg, LLP 39 37 25 33.7 5.4% White Plains NY www.mildehoffberg.com 229 Keisling, Pieper & Scott, PLC 39 30 26 31.7 30.0% Fayetteville AR www.kpslaw.com 231 Vidas, Arrett & Steinkraus, P.A. 38 22 22 27.3 72.7% Eden Prairie MN www.vaslaw.com 231 Lipsitz & McAllister 38 48 38 41.3 -20.8% Monroe CT www.patlawfirm.com 233 Summa, Additon & Ashe, P.A. 36 40 44 40.0 -10.0% Charlotte NC www.summalaw.com 234 Weingarten, Schurgin, Gagnebin & Lebovici LLP 34 59 38 43.7 -42.4% Boston MA www.wsglip.com 234 Stokes Lawrence, P.S. 34 30 44 36.0 13.3% Seattle WA www.stokeslaw.com 234 Myers Wolin, LLC 34 6 2 14.0 466.7% Morristown NJ www.myerswolin.com 237 Supnik Law Office 33 23 24 26.7 43.5% Beverly Hills CA www.supnik.com 237 Graham Curtin 33 21 19 24.3 57.1% Morristown NJ www.grahamcurtin.com
28 Intellectual Property Today MAY, 2009 3 YR. % CHANGE RANK NAME 2008 2007 2006 AVG. ‘07-’08 CITY STATE WEB SITE ADDRESS 239 Osha Liang LLP 31 26 24 27.0 19.2% Houston TX www.oshaliang.com 240 Smith & Hopen, P.A. 29 28 40 32.3 3.6% Oldsmar FL www.smithhopen.com 240 Ryndak & Suri LLP 29 9 21 19.7 222.2% Chicago IL www.ryndaksuri.com 240 Irving Keschner 29 12 14 18.3 141.7% Torrance CA 243 Bohan Mathers 28 45 54 42.3 -37.8% Portland ME www.bohanmathers.com 244 H. Jay Spiegel & Associates 27 29 13 23.0 -6.9% Mount Vernon VA www.spiegelaw.com 245 Howsion & Arnott, LLP 26 24 36 28.7 8.3% Dallas TX www.dalpat.com 245 Clark Hill PLC 26 17 30 24.3 52.9% Detroit MI www.clarkhill.com 247 Patents+TMS, P.C. 25 35 29 29.7 -28.6% Chicago IL www.patents-tms.com 247 Jenkins, Wilson, Taylor & Hunt, PA 25 19 22 22.0 31.6% Durham NC www.jenkinswilson.com 249 West & Associates, A PC 24 19 4 15.7 26.3% Walnut Creek CA www.westpatentlaw.com 250 Walker & Jocke 23 18 28 23.0 27.8% Medina OH www.walkerandjocke.com 250 Maldjian & Fallon LLC 23 24 20 22.3 -4.2% Red Bank NJ www.mfiplaw.com 250 Lauson & Tarver LLP 23 26 28 25.7 -11.5% El Segundo CA www.lauson.com 250 Davis & Kuelthau, s.c. 23 38 43 34.7 -39.5% Milwaukee WI www.dkattorneys.com 254 Vern Maine & Associates 21 38 23 27.3 -44.7% Nashua NH www.vernmaine.com 254 The Maxham Firm 21 15 10 15.3 40.0% San Diego CA www.maxhamfirm.com 256 Wilczynski Brozek Law 20 20 11 17.0 no change Huntington NY www.brozeklaw.com 257 Joel & Joel, LLP 19 7 15 13.7 171.4% Oradell NJ www.joelandjoel.com 257 Hickman Palermo Truong & Becker LLP 19 6 16 13.7 216.7% San Jose CA www.hptb-law.com 257 Curatolo Sidoti Co LPA 19 17 11 15.7 11.8% Cleveland OH www.patentandtm.com 260 Karich & Associates 18 24 15 19.0 -25.0% Mansfield TX www.karich.net 260 John P. McGonagle 18 11 13 14.0 63.6% Rockland MA 262 Murphy Desmond S.C. 15 22 17 18.0 -31.8% Madison WI www.murphydesmond.com 262 Kloss, Stenger & LoTempio 15 10 7 10.7 50.0% Buffalo NY www.klosslaw.com 264 Purdue Law Offices 14 18 26 19.3 -22.2% Toledo OH www.purdue-law.com 265 Leason Ellis LLP 13 n/a n/a n/a n/a White Plains NY www.leasonellis.com 265 Kramer & Amado, P.C. 13 10 13 12.0 30.0% Alexandria VA www.krameramado.com 267 Griffin & Szipl, P.C. 12 14 8 11.3 -14.3% Arlington VA www.szipl.com 268 Law Offices of Mario G. Ceste LLC 11 10 11 10.7 10.0% Wallingford CT www.cestelaw.com 269 Onofrio Law 9 11 2 7.3 -18.2% Nyack NY www.onofriolaw.com 270 Maxey Law Offices, PLLC 8 1 0 3.0 700.0% Clearwater FL www.maxeyiplaw.com 271 Plager Schack LLP 7 9 5 7.0 -22.2% Huntington Beach CA www.plagerschack.com 271 Michael L. Leetzow, P.A. 7 6 3 5.3 16.7% Sanford FL www.leetzow.com 271 Liu & Liu 7 10 7 8.0 -30.0% Los Angeles CA www.liulaw.com 271 Law Office of Barbara I. Berschler 7 7 0 4.7 no change Rockville MD www.berschlerlaw.com 275 Neifeld IP Law, PC 4 3 8 5.0 33.3% Alexandria VA www.neifeld.com 275 Charles C. McCloskey, LLC 4 11 3 6.0 -63.6% St. Louis MO 277 Stein McEwen, LLP 2 5 3 3.3 -60.0% Washington DC www.smiplaw.com 277 Kelleher IP, PLLC 2 1 0 1.0 100.0% Carmel NY
Endnotes 1. Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP merged with IP boutique Welsh & Katz, Ltd. in 2008. 2. 2008 includes attorneys who joined Fox Rothschild LLP from Synnestvedt & Lechner LLP. 3. the Marbury Law Group, PLLC was formerly called Roberts Mardula & Wertheim, LLC, the name historically used in IP Today. The firm name change took effect 12/19/08.
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