Legal Advantage, LLC Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Second Quarter 2012 – April 1, 2012 – June 30, 2012
Top 20 List – Law Firms
|
Current Rank |
Law Firm |
Number of Patents Issued – Q2 |
Current Rank |
Law Firm |
Number of Patents Issued – Q2 |
|
|
1 |
Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P. |
1516 |
11 |
Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto |
536 |
|
|
2 |
Sughrue Mion, PLLC |
972 |
12 |
Cantor Colburn LLP |
525 |
|
|
3 |
Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP |
835 |
13 |
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP |
483 |
|
|
4 |
Fish & Richardson P.C. |
709 |
14 |
McDermott Will & Emery LLP |
479 |
|
|
5 |
Oliff & Berridge, PLC |
698 |
15 |
Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione |
449 |
|
|
6 |
Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C. |
650 |
16 |
Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. |
397 |
|
|
7 |
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP |
637 |
17 |
Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P. |
393 |
|
|
8 |
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP |
588 |
18 |
Blakely, Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafman LLP |
375 |
|
|
9 |
Nixon & Vanderhye P.C. |
549 |
19 |
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC |
352 |
|
|
10 |
Foley & Lardner LLP |
541 |
20 |
Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. |
351 |
**Source – USPTO July 2012 **Data is subject to change as there may be some lag time in publishing issued patents data by the USPTO.
Top 20 List – Companies
|
Current Rank |
Company |
Number of Patents Issued – Q2 |
Current Rank |
Company |
Number of Patents Issued – Q2 |
|
|
1 |
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. |
1454 |
11 |
Fujitsu Limited |
402 |
|
|
2 |
International Business Machines Corporation |
1287 |
12 |
Hitachi, Ltd. |
389 |
|
|
3 |
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha |
876 |
13 |
Ricoh Company, Ltd. |
386 |
|
|
4 |
Sony Corporation |
784 |
14 |
GM Global Technology Operations LLC |
351 |
|
|
5 |
Panasonic Corporation |
761 |
15 |
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. |
351 |
|
|
6 |
Microsoft Corporation |
692 |
16 |
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. |
350 |
|
|
7 |
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba |
646 |
17 |
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha |
324 |
|
|
8 |
LG Electronics Inc. |
488 |
18 |
Broadcom Corporation |
315 |
|
|
9 |
General Electric Company |
451 |
19 |
QUALCOMM Incorporated |
314 |
|
|
10 |
Seiko Epson Corporation |
413 |
20 |
Intel Corporation |
308 |
**Source – USPTO July 2012 **Data is subject to change as there may be some lag time in publishing issued patents data by the USPTO. Numbers may be lower or higher due to divestitures, acquisitions, mergers and / or incomplete subsidiary information. Legal Advantage attempts to capture information from aforementioned events, however due to timing and availability of information it is not always possible.
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