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Featured Articles: Patents

Patent Term Extension Under Israeli Law

Liad Whatstein - Dr Shlomo Cohen & Co

Liad Whatstein

Liad Whatstein at Dr Shlomo Cohen & Co analyses the requirements for acquiring a Patent Term Extension in Israel.

Roundtable: Patents 2011

Who's Who Legal has brought together four leading practitioners from around the world to discuss key issues facing patent lawyers today

On the Way to Fair Balance, the French Approach to Patent Litigation

Isabelle Romet - Véron & Associés

Pierre Véron - Véron & Associés

Isabelle Romet and Pierre Véron

Two of Europe's leading experts provide an interesting insight into recent developments that have affected the way patent litigation is done in France.

US Patent Litigation: A Year of Living Dangerously

Kenneth R Adamo

Kenneth R Adamo

Kenneth R Adamo at Kirkland & Ellis LLP offers his highly sought-after expertise on current developments that look set to alter the course of patent enforcement in the United States.

Injunctions in English Patent Litigation - A Big Thing or a Small, The Winner Takes it All

Nicola Dagg - Allen & Overy LLP

Nicola Dagg

The stakes can be very high in patent litigation. If I infringe a patent, an injunction is normally granted against me; if the technology is key to the competitiveness of my product, that injunction could cost me my business.

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Analysis: Patents

Most Highly Regarded Firms: Patents 2011

In this section we analyse the findings of our research in greater depth to identify the firms and practitioners who stand out worldwide.

Research Trends and Conclusions: Patents 2011

With the benefit of over 14 years of research and thousands of votes from clients and private practitioners, Who’s Who Legal takes a closer look at developing trends in the patent legal marketplace worldwide.

Most Highly Regarded Firms: Patents 2010

Our research has revealed 555 patent law experts in 54 jurisdictions who can truly be considered leaders in the field.

Research Trends and Conclusions: Patents 2010

Richard Noakes

Unlike many other sectors, the patent market has demonstrated its resilience in the face of the global recession. This can largely be put down to the nature and importance of patents themselves in protecting clients’ market share.

Most Highly Regarded Firms: California 2009 - Patents

In this chapter we identify 33 leading practitioners from 21 firms. A number are based in Silicon Valley and Irvine - areas well known for their links to high-tech industry. We have focused our research on patent litigators.

Most Highly Regarded Practitioners: Patents 2010

Our research into the world's leading patent attorneys finds 391 practitioners in 52 jurisdictions with the technical expertise and business savvy needed to succeed in a field increasingly characterised by complex, multi-jurisdictional suits and multi-lingual client-partner coordination. We found three firms that lead the field for patent work: unsurprisingly they enjoy a strong presence in numerous international jurisdictions.

Most Highly Regarded Firms: Texas 2009 - Patents

The research for this chapter has identified 31 leading practitioners in Texas from 18 firms.

Most Highly Regarded Firms: Argentina 2008 - Patents

In this chapter we highlight nine leading practitioners from as many firms in Argentina. They are experts in dealing with patent issues. Owing to the broad nature of many IP practices in Argentina, a number of the individuals who feature in this chapter also appear in the trademarks section.

Most Highly Regarded Firms: Illinois 2008 - Patents

This chapter identifies 22 intellectual property professionals who are specialists in the area of patents. Of these 22 individuals, 12 hail from IP boutiques, demonstrating the strong hold that these specialised firms have on the market.

Most Highly Regarded Firms: Florida 2008 - Patents

Research for this chapter has identified eight leading practitioners in Florida from six different firms. A number of these lawyers practise at specialised firms.

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All Lawyers in Patents (Listed Alphabetically)

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All Firms in Patents (Listed Alphabetically)

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A J Park

4 Patents Lawyers featured

A&L Goodbody

1 Patents Lawyer featured

AIP Patent & Law Firm

1 Patents Lawyer featured

ATMD Bird & Bird LLP

2 Patents Lawyers featured

Abe Ikubo & Katayama

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Adams & Adams

4 Patents Lawyers featured

Advokatfirmaet Grette DA

2 Patents Lawyers featured

Advokatfirmaet Haavind AS

2 Patents Lawyers featured

Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Advokatfirman Lindahl KB

3 Patents Lawyers featured

Aguilar Castillo Love

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Alessandri & Compañía

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Allan & Ogunkeye

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Allen & Overy LLP

4 Patents Lawyers featured

Allende & Garcia Abogados

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Allens Arthur Robinson

3 Patents Lawyers featured

Alston & Bird LLP

2 Patents Lawyers featured

Altius

2 Patents Lawyers featured

An Tian Zhang & Partners

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Anand and Anand

2 Patents Lawyers featured

Anek Group

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Arguelles & Company LLC

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Armengaud Guerlain

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Arnold & Porter LLP

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Arnold + Siedsma

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Arochi Marroquin & Lindner SC

1 Patents Lawyer featured

August & Debouzy

1 Patents Lawyer featured

BA-HR (Bugge, Arentz-Hansen & Rasmussen)

1 Patents Lawyer featured

BMP Associes

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Backström & Co

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Baker & Hostetler LLP

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Baker & McKenzie

4 Patents Lawyers featured

Baker Botts LLP

3 Patents Lawyers featured

Baldwins Intellectual Property

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Ballard Spahr LLP

2 Patents Lawyers featured

Bankside Chambers

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Banner & Witcoff Ltd

3 Patents Lawyers featured

Bardehle Pagenberg

4 Patents Lawyers featured

BarentsKrans

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Barreda Moller

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Basham Ringe y Correa S.C.

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Becerril Coca & Becerril SC

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Bech-Bruun

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Bell Gully

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Belmore Neidrauer LLP

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Bereskin & Parr LLP

4 Patents Lawyers featured

Bird & Bird

20 Patents Lawyers featured

Blake Cassels & Graydon LLP

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Blake Dawson

3 Patents Lawyers featured

Borenius

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Boulware & Valoir

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Brinkhof

6 Patents Lawyers featured

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione PC

5 Patents Lawyers featured

Bristows

8 Patents Lawyers featured

Cabinet Hirsch & Associés

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Carey y Cia

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Castillo Laman Tan Pantaleon & San Jose

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Casucci Law Firm

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Cermak a spol

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Charles Russell

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Chavalit & Associates Limited

1 Patents Lawyer featured

City-Yuwa Partners

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Clifford Chance LLP

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Clyde & Co LLP

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

2 Patents Lawyers featured

Cooper & Cí­a

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Corral & Rosales

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Corrs Chambers Westgarth

3 Patents Lawyers featured

Coulson Harney Advocates

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Cousin & Associés

2 Patents Lawyers featured

Covington & Burling LLP

3 Patents Lawyers featured

Cox Smith Matthews Incorporated

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP

2 Patents Lawyers featured

Crowell & Moring LLP

1 Patents Lawyer featured

DLA Piper LLP

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Daniel Advogados

2 Patents Lawyers featured

Dannemann Siemsen Bigler & Ipanema Moreira

4 Patents Lawyers featured

Danubia

1 Patents Lawyer featured

David do Nascimento Advogados Associados

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Davies Collison Cave Law

4 Patents Lawyers featured

De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek NV

1 Patents Lawyer featured

De Puy & Asociados

1 Patents Lawyer featured

DePenning & DePenning

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Dechert LLP

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Deeth Williams Wall LLP

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Desmarais LLP

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Di Blasi, Parente & Associados

3 Patents Lawyers featured

Dimock Stratton LLP

2 Patents Lawyers featured

Dr Shlomo Cohen & Co

2 Patents Lawyers featured

Drew & Napier LLC

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Duane Morris LLP

2 Patents Lawyers featured

Duclos Thorne Mollet-Vieville et Associés

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Durie Tangri LLP

1 Patents Lawyer featured

EIP Legal

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Ella Cheong (Hong Kong & Beijing)

2 Patents Lawyers featured

Elzaburu

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Estudio Federico Villaseca

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Eversheds LLP

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Feldman Gale PA

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Fernandez Secco & Asociados

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP

2 Patents Lawyers featured

Fish & Richardson PC

6 Patents Lawyers featured

Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

9 Patents Lawyers featured

Foley & Lardner LLP

4 Patents Lawyers featured

Foley Hoag LLP

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Freehills

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP

3 Patents Lawyers featured

Friedland Vining PA

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Fuhrer Marbach & Partner

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Fukuda & Kondo

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Fulbright & Jaworski LLP

1 Patents Lawyer featured

G Breuer

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Gardiner Roberts LLP

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Gartman Law PC

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Gassauer-Fleissner Rechtsanwläte GmbH

2 Patents Lawyers featured

Gaultier Lakits Szleper

2 Patents Lawyers featured

Gide Loyrette Nouel

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Gilat, Bareket & Co, Reinhold Cohn Group

2 Patents Lawyers featured

Gomez-Acebo & Pombo

2 Patents Lawyers featured

Goodmans LLP

3 Patents Lawyers featured

Gorodissky & Partners

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP

4 Patents Lawyers featured

Grau & Angulo

2 Patents Lawyers featured

Gray Robinson

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Griffith Hack Lawyers

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Gusmão & Labrunie

2 Patents Lawyers featured

Haynes and Boone LLP

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Heenan Blaikie LLP

2 Patents Lawyers featured

Henry Hughes

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Herbert Smith LLP

5 Patents Lawyers featured

Hogan Lovells

13 Patents Lawyers featured

Homburger

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Homburger AG

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Horten

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Hoyng Monegier LLP

8 Patents Lawyers featured

IP Asset

1 Patents Lawyer featured

IP Law Galli

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Innotec Group

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Irell & Manella LLP

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Iuris Valls

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Jackson Etti & Edu

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Jenner & Block LLP

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Johansson & Langlois

1 Patents Lawyer featured

John Wilson Partners

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Jones Day

2 Patents Lawyers featured

K & S Partners

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Karin Klempp Sociedade de Advogados

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Kaye Scholer LLP

3 Patents Lawyers featured

Keker & Van Nest LLP

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Kensington Swan

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

5 Patents Lawyers featured

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP

7 Patents Lawyers featured

Kim & Chang

3 Patents Lawyers featured

Kims and Lees

1 Patents Lawyer featured

King & Spalding LLP

2 Patents Lawyers featured

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

5 Patents Lawyers featured

Klaka Rechtsanwälte

2 Patents Lawyers featured

Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

5 Patents Lawyers featured

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Krieger Mes & Graf von der Groeben

3 Patents Lawyers featured

Kromann Reumert

1 Patents Lawyer featured

LDS Łazewski Depo & Partners

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Lalive

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Latham & Watkins LLP

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Leason Ellis LLP

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Lee & Ko

2 Patents Lawyers featured

Lee & Lee

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Lee and Li

2 Patents Lawyers featured

Lenz & Staehelin

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Leonardos & Licks

2 Patents Lawyers featured

Liedekerke Wolters Waelbroeck Kirkpatrick

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Linklaters LLP

2 Patents Lawyers featured

Liu Shen & Associates

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Lloreda Camacho & Co

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Locke Lord LLP

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Lott & Fischer PL

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Luthi & Co

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Mallesons Stephen Jaques

2 Patents Lawyers featured

Marccus Partners

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Maristela Basso Advogados

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Marks & Clerk Solicitors LLP

2 Patents Lawyers featured

Marval O'Farrell & Mairal

2 Patents Lawyers featured

McAndrews Held & Malloy

2 Patents Lawyers featured

McCarthy Tetrault LLP

1 Patents Lawyer featured

McCracken & Frank LLP

1 Patents Lawyer featured

McDermott Will & Emery LLP

2 Patents Lawyers featured

McDole Kennedy & Williams PC

1 Patents Lawyer featured

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

2 Patents Lawyers featured

McKeon Meunier Carlin & Curfman LLC

1 Patents Lawyer featured

McKool Smith PC

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Mehmet Gun & Partners

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy LLP

2 Patents Lawyers featured

Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell LLP

2 Patents Lawyers featured

Morrison & Foerster LLP

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Nakamura & Partners

3 Patents Lawyers featured

NautaDutilh NV

2 Patents Lawyers featured

Niro Scavone Haller & Niro

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Noetinger & Armando

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Norton Rose Canada LLP

4 Patents Lawyers featured

Obligado & Cia

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Office of James F Davis

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Ohno & Partners

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Olswang LLP

1 Patents Lawyer featured

One Legal LLC

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

1 Patents Lawyer featured

PATENTSERVIS Praha a.s.

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Pakharenko & Partners

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Patrinos & Kilimiris

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Patterson & Sheridan LLP

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

2 Patents Lawyers featured

Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Perkins Coie LLP

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Plesner Law Firm

3 Patents Lawyers featured

Portal & Asociados

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Porzio Rios & Associates

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Powell Gilbert LLP

7 Patents Lawyers featured

Preu Bohlig & Partner

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP

4 Patents Lawyers featured

Raja Darryl & Loh

1 Patents Lawyer featured

RamRais & Partners

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Reimann Osterrieth Köhler & Haft

6 Patents Lawyers featured

Reinhold Cohn Group

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Rentsch Partner AG

2 Patents Lawyers featured

Richelet & Richelet

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Robic LLP

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Robins Kaplan Miller & Ciresi LLP

2 Patents Lawyers featured

Rodrigo Elías & Medrano Abogados

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Rodyk & Davidson LLP

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Ropes & Gray LLP

5 Patents Lawyers featured

Roschier, Attorneys Ltd

2 Patents Lawyers featured

Rothwell Figg Ernst & Manbeck

3 Patents Lawyers featured

Rouse Legal

2 Patents Lawyers featured

S Horowitz & Co

1 Patents Lawyer featured

SJ Berwin LLP

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Sandart & Partners

2 Patents Lawyers featured

Sanford T Colb & Co

2 Patents Lawyers featured

Sar and Partners Attorneys at Law

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Sargent & Krahn

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Schoenherr Rechtsanwaelte

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Seligsohn & Gabrieli

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Shearn Delamore & Co

2 Patents Lawyers featured

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Shortland Chambers

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Sidley Austin LLP

5 Patents Lawyers featured

Simmons & Simmons

6 Patents Lawyers featured

Simont Braun

2 Patents Lawyers featured

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Sit Fung Kwong & Shum

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP

3 Patents Lawyers featured

Smart & Biggar/Fetherstonhaugh

5 Patents Lawyers featured

Soltysinski Kawecki & Szlezak

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Spoor & Fisher

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Spruson & Ferguson Lawyers

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Steptoe & Johnson LLP

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox PLLC

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Stibbe

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Streichenberg Attorneys at Law

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Studio Legale Floridia

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Studio Legale SIB

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Studio Legale Sena e Tarchini

2 Patents Lawyers featured

Studio Legale Vanzetti e Associati

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Sughrue Mion PLLC

1 Patents Lawyer featured

SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan

1 Patents Lawyer featured

TMI Associates

2 Patents Lawyers featured

Tani & Abe

2 Patents Lawyers featured

Taylor Wessing LLP

4 Patents Lawyers featured

Tensegrity Law Group LLP

1 Patents Lawyer featured

ThomannFischer

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Thompson & Knight LLP

2 Patents Lawyers featured

Torys LLP

2 Patents Lawyers featured

Trevisan & Cuonzo Avvocati

2 Patents Lawyers featured

Troller Hitz Troller

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Uhthoff Gómez Vega & Uhthoff SC

2 Patents Lawyers featured

United Trademark & Patent Service

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Uría Menéndez

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Véron & Associés

4 Patents Lawyers featured

Vadillo & Co

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Vedder Price

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Vinson & Elkins LLP

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Vivien Chan & Co

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Vossius & Partner

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Wiggin and Dana LLP

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Wikborg Rein LLP

2 Patents Lawyers featured

Wilkinson & Grist

3 Patents Lawyers featured

William Fry

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Williams & Connolly LLP

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Wiltschek Rechtsanwälte

2 Patents Lawyers featured

Winston & Strawn LLP

3 Patents Lawyers featured

Woodcock Washburn LLP

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Workman Nydegger

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Wragge & Co LLP

2 Patents Lawyers featured

Yuasa and Hara

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Zhongzi Law Office

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Zobella & Co (AQ Ancheta & Partners)

1 Patents Lawyer featured

Zurcher Odio & Raven

1 Patents Lawyer featured

hslegal LLP

1 Patents Lawyer featured

meyerlustenberger

1 Patents Lawyer featured

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