The Harrity Analytics Team compiled a list of the top patent law firms that are ranked based on the total number of U.S. utility patents that issued in 2022 where the patent firms were listed on the front of the utility patents, and the art unit is in technology center 2100. Only patent firms that have obtained at least 50 utility patents are included. An attempt was made to correct for typographical errors. Company legal departments were not eliminated from the list.
| Rank - Overall | Law Firm Name | 2022 Patents | 2021 Patents | YoY Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER, P.A. | 649 | 611 | 6% |
| 2 | FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. | 589 | 634 | -7% |
| 3 | KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP | 365 | 393 | -7% |
| 4 | KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP | 354 | 288 | 23% |
| 5 | KOWERT, HOOD, MUNYON, RANKIN & GOETZEL, P.C. | 347 | 303 | 15% |
| 6 | FOLEY & LARDNER LLP | 337 | 291 | 16% |
| 7 | WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP | 318 | 286 | 11% |
| 8 | IP & T GROUP LLP | 296 | 272 | 9% |
| 8 | LOWENSTEIN & SANDLER LLP | 296 | 273 | 8% |
| 10 | NICHOLSON DE VOS WEBSTER & ELLIOTT LLP | 281 | 281 | 0% |
| 11 | FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP | 266 | 218 | 22% |
| 12 | SUGHRUE MION, PLC | 262 | 221 | 19% |
| 13 | PATTERSON & SHERIDAN, LLP. | 261 | 314 | -17% |
| 14 | NIXON & VANDERHYE P.C. | 246 | 259 | -5% |
| 15 | AMIN, TUROCY & WATSON, LLP | 225 | 185 | 22% |
| 16 | OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. | 219 | 252 | -13% |
| 17 | RYAN, MASON & LEWIS, LLP | 218 | 230 | -5% |
| 18 | CANTOR COLBURN LLP | 217 | 441 | -51% |
| 19 | FLETCHER YODER P.C. | 214 | 209 | 2% |
| 20 | MORGAN LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP | 200 | 255 | -22% |
| 21 | HOLLAND & HART LLP | 196 | 122 | 61% |
| 22 | BAINWOODHUANG | 190 | 189 | 1% |
| 22 | FENWICK & WEST LLP | 190 | 188 | 1% |
| 24 | HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP | 189 | 187 | 1% |
| 25 | JCIPRNET | 185 | 172 | 8% |
| 26 | GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP | 183 | 157 | 17% |
| 27 | BROOKS CAMERON & HUEBSCH PLLC | 174 | 157 | 11% |
| 28 | HARNESS IP | 167 | 160 | 4% |
| 29 | PERKINS COIE LLP | 165 | 163 | 1% |
| 30 | CHAMBERLAIN HRDLICKA | 163 | 119 | 37% |
| 31 | WORKMAN NYDEGGER | 159 | 166 | -4% |
| 32 | SHOOK, HARDY & BACON L.L.P. | 151 | 153 | -1% |
| 33 | HICKMAN BECKER BINGHAM LEDESMA LLP | 145 | 176 | -18% |
| 34 | STERNE KESSLER GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. | 135 | 138 | -2% |
| 35 | BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD | 132 | 99 | 33% |
| 35 | CROWELL & MORING LLP | 132 | 60 | 120% |
| 35 | KLARQUIST SPARKMAN, LLP | 132 | 93 | 42% |
| 38 | BAKER BOTTS L.L.P | 130 | 141 | -8% |
| 39 | FUJITSU PATENT CENTER | 129 | 150 | -14% |
| 40 | VAN PELT, YI & JAMES LLP | 125 | 101 | 24% |
| 41 | CONLEY ROSE, P.C. | 123 | 123 | 0% |
| 42 | HANLEY FLIGHT & ZIMMERMAN, LLC | 120 | 115 | 4% |
| 43 | DORITY & MANNING, P.A. | 118 | 83 | 42% |
| 44 | DENTONS | 111 | 104 | 7% |
| 45 | LEE & HAYES PLLC | 110 | 96 | 15% |
| 45 | POLSINELLI LLP | 110 | 125 | -12% |
| 47 | LEYDIG, VOIT & MAYER, LTD | 109 | 87 | 25% |
| 48 | SHEPPARD, MULLIN, RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP | 107 | 136 | -21% |
| 49 | MINTZ LEVIN COHN FERRIS GLOVSKY AND POPEO PC | 106 | 129 | -18% |
| 50 | BIRCH STEWART KOLACH & BIRCH, LLP | 104 | 78 | 33% |
| 50 | BUCKLEY, MASCHOFF & TALWALKAR LLC | 104 | 119 | -13% |
| 52 | HESLIN ROTHENBERG FARLEY & MESITI P.C. | 102 | 210 | -51% |
| 53 | XSENSUS, LLP | 100 | 72 | 39% |
| 54 | ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP | 98 | 53 | 85% |
| 55 | JEFFERSON IP LAW, LLP | 97 | 109 | -11% |
| 56 | BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP | 96 | 62 | 55% |
| 57 | NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT | 94 | 68 | 38% |
| 58 | K&L GATES LLP | 92 | 79 | 16% |
| 59 | ALSTON & BIRD LLP | 91 | 92 | -1% |
| 60 | TROP PRUNER & HU, P.C. | 90 | 85 | 6% |
| 61 | SCULLY, SCOTT, MURPHY & PRESSER, PC | 89 | 149 | -40% |
| 62 | COOPER LEGAL GROUP LLC | 88 | 94 | -6% |
| 62 | MUIRHEAD AND SATURNELLI, LLC | 88 | 65 | 35% |
| 64 | DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE LLP | 86 | 87 | -1% |
| 64 | KONRAD RAYNES DAVDA & VICTOR LLP | 86 | 202 | -57% |
| 64 | MATTINGLY & MALUR, PC | 86 | 87 | -1% |
| 64 | SLATER MATSIL | 86 | 75 | 15% |
| 64 | VOLPE & KOENIG, P.C. | 86 | 101 | -15% |
| 69 | SCHMEISER, OLSEN & WATTS, LLP | 85 | 155 | -45% |
| 70 | HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP | 83 | 58 | 43% |
| 70 | OLIFF PLC | 83 | 90 | -8% |
| 72 | MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP | 82 | 84 | -2% |
| 72 | SEED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP | 82 | 56 | 46% |
| 72 | THOMAS HORSTEMEYER, LLP | 82 | 96 | -15% |
| 75 | INVOKE | 81 | 94 | -14% |
| 75 | JAFFERY WATSON MENDONSA & HAMILTON LLC | 81 | 116 | -30% |
| 75 | LARSON NEWMAN, LLP | 81 | 78 | 4% |
| 78 | F. CHAU & ASSOCIATES, LLC | 80 | 70 | 14% |
| 79 | SCHWABE, WILLIAMSON & WYATT, P.C. | 79 | 90 | -12% |
| 80 | MIDDLETON REUITLINGER | 78 | 64 | 22% |
| 81 | MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HUBERT & BERGHOFF LLP | 76 | 70 | 9% |
| 81 | TUTUNJIAN & BITETTO, P.C. | 76 | 147 | -48% |
| 83 | JACKSON WALKER L.L.P. | 75 | 48 | 56% |
| 84 | MARSHALL, GERSTEIN & BORUN LLP | 74 | 55 | 35% |
| 84 | NEWPORT IP, LLC | 74 | 69 | 7% |
| 84 | SHUMAKER & SIEFFERT, P.A. | 74 | 70 | 6% |
| 87 | CALDERON, SAFRAN & COLE, P.C. | 73 | 134 | -46% |
| 87 | MUNCY, GEISSLER, OLDS & LOWE P.C. | 73 | 66 | 11% |
| 89 | COMPASS IP LAW | 72 | 113 | -36% |
| 90 | FISHERBROYLES LLP | 71 | 70 | 1% |
| 90 | FOUNTAINHEAD LAW GROUP P.C. | 71 | 70 | 1% |
| 90 | GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN P.L.C. | 71 | 48 | 48% |
| 90 | WENDEROTH, LIND & PONACK, L.L.P. | 71 | 61 | 16% |
| 94 | ARTEGIS LAW GROUP, LLP | 70 | 65 | 8% |
| 95 | MCCLURE, QUALEY & RODACK, LLP | 69 | 79 | -13% |
| 95 | WEAVER AUSTIN VILLENEUVE & SAMPSON LLP | 69 | 74 | -7% |
| 97 | HAYNES BEFFEL & WOLFELD LLP | 68 | 45 | 51% |
| 97 | KELLER JOLLEY PREECE | 68 | 60 | 13% |
| 97 | LEWIS ROCA ROTHGERBER CHRISTIE LLP | 68 | 57 | 19% |
| 97 | MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP | 68 | 76 | -11% |
| 101 | GARLICK & MARKISON | 67 | 57 | 18% |
| 101 | SPRINKLE IP LAW GROUP | 67 | 71 | -6% |
| 101 | WILLIAM PARK & ASSOCIATES LTD. | 67 | 51 | 31% |
| 101 | YOUNG BASILE HANLON & MACFARLANE, P.C. | 67 | 37 | 81% |
| 105 | KIM & STEWART LLP | 66 | 59 | 12% |
| 106 | MASCHOFF BRENNAN | 65 | 61 | 7% |
| 107 | FIG. 1 PATENTS | 63 | 66 | -5% |
| 107 | HARRITY & HARRITY, LLP | 63 | 54 | 17% |
| 107 | HAUPTMAN HAM LLP | 63 | 72 | -13% |
| 107 | STUDEBAKER & BRACKETT PC | 63 | 46 | 37% |
| 111 | ANDERSON GORECKI LLP | 62 | 35 | 77% |
| 112 | PROCOPIO, CORY, HARGREAVES & SAVITCH, LLP | 61 | 73 | -16% |
| 113 | MOORE & VAN ALLEN PLLC | 60 | 52 | 15% |
| 113 | YEE & ASSOCIATES, P.C. | 60 | 65 | -8% |
| 115 | ZILKA-KOTAB, P.C. | 59 | 158 | -63% |
| 116 | HALEY GUILIANO LLP | 58 | 55 | 5% |
| 117 | BRAKE HUGHES BELLERMAN LLP | 57 | 34 | 68% |
| 117 | HP INC. PATENT DEPARTMENT | 57 | 24 | 138% |
| 119 | COMMVAULT SYSTEMS, INC. | 56 | 32 | 75% |
| 120 | STANIFORD TOMITA LLP | 55 | 31 | 77% |
| 121 | CANON INC. | 54 | 41 | 32% |
| 121 | POTOMAC LAW GROUP, PLLC | 54 | 49 | 10% |
| 123 | GRIFFITHS & SEATON PLLC | 53 | 85 | -38% |
| 123 | HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT PATENT DEPARTMENT | 53 | 79 | -33% |
| 123 | PATENT LAW WORKS, LLP | 53 | 48 | 10% |
| 123 | TROUTMAN PEPPER | 53 | 57 | -7% |
| 127 | BOOKOFF MCANDREWS, LLC | 52 | 49 | 6% |
| 127 | DERGOSITS & NOAH LLP | 52 | 44 | 18% |
| 127 | KWAN & OLYNICK LLP | 52 | 26 | 100% |
| 127 | MERCHANT & GOULD P.C. | 52 | 86 | -40% |
| 127 | NOVOTECHIP INTERNATIONAL PLLC | 52 | 52 | 0% |
| 127 | RENAISSANCE IP LAW GROUP, LLP | 52 | 54 | -4% |
| 127 | SHERIDAN ROSS P.C. | 52 | 43 | 21% |
| 127 | TERRILE, CANNATTI, CHAMBERS & HOLLAND LLP | 52 | 44 | 18% |
| 127 | VENABLE LLP | 52 | 36 | 44% |
| 136 | DLA PIPER LLP | 51 | 66 | -23% |
| 137 | BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP | 50 | 51 | -2% |
| 137 | GARG LAW FIRM, PLLC | 50 | 59 | -15% |
If you have any questions about the 2022 Top Patent Firms list, or any other patent analytics related questions, feel free to contact:
Rocky Berndsen
Head of Patent Analytics
rberndsen@harrityllp.com