Fish & Richardson Named #1 PTAB Law Firm in the U.S. for 2017 by Managing Intellectual Property

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Jan 19, 2018, 12:24 ET

BOSTON, Jan. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Fish & Richardson is the #1 law firm at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) for 2017 according to a PTAB survey compiled by Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) – retaining its #1 ranking from 2016. Fish represented petitioners and respondents in 171 proceedings — handling 32 more PTAB cases overall than its closest competitor. Fish is also the #1 most active firm representing patent owners at the PTAB, with 97 proceedings — 29 more than the second place firm on the list.

Fish also had a strong showing in MIP's ranking of the most active individual attorneys at the PTAB. Karl Renner, principal and co-chair of Fish's Post-Grant Practice Group, was the #1 most active attorney at the PTAB overall in 2017, appearing in 76 proceedings. Also among the most active attorneys was Jeremy Monaldo, appearing in 47 proceedings. Fish attorneys on the list of top patent owner attorneys at the PTAB include: Michael Kane (37 proceedings), Dorothy Whelan (32 proceedings), and Roberto Devoto (20 proceedings). Michael Hawkins (16 petitions) also made the list of top petitioner attorneys.

This is the fifth year that MIP has ranked the leading PTAB law firms, analyzing data from the Docket Navigator database to determine the top petitioners, patent owners, law firms, and attorneys at the PTAB for petitions filed in 2017. A total of 1,799 petitions were filed at the PTAB in 2017, which was fairly stable compared to the previous two years, but still the busiest year to date.

Fish offers complete patent prosecution and strategic counseling services, including worldwide patent portfolio management, due diligence, freedom-to-operate investigations, licensing, post-grant proceedings, and appeals. Fish's Patent Group works with companies – ranging from Fortune 500 corporations to newly formed startups – across all industries.

Founded in 1990, MIP is an international magazine for in-house IP counsel and a leading source of news and analysis on all IP developments worldwide.

Fish & Richardson is a global patent prosecution, intellectual property litigation, and commercial litigation law firm with more than 400 attorneys and technology specialists in the U.S. and Europe. Our success is rooted in our creative and inclusive culture, which values the diversity of people, experiences, and perspectives. Fish is the No. 1 U.S. patent litigation firm, handling nearly three times as many cases as its nearest competitor; a powerhouse patent prosecution firm; a top-tier trademark and copyright firm; and the No. 1 firm at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, with more cases than any other firm. Since 1878, Fish attorneys have been winning cases worth billions in controversy – often by making new law – for the world's most innovative and influential technology leaders. For more information, visit https://www.fr.com or follow us at @FishRichardson.