Fish & Richardson
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| No. of offices | 13 |
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| No. of attorneys | 400+ |
| Major practice areas | IP Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Patent, Post-Grant, Trademark, Copyright, Regulatory |
| Key people | John Adkisson (President) |
| Revenue | $400.87 million (2012) |
| Date founded | 1878 |
| Company type | Professional Corporation |
| Website | www.fr.com |
Fish & Richardson P.C. is a global patent, intellectual property litigation, and commercial litigation law firm with more than 400 attorneys and technology specialists across the US and Europe. Fish is active in both patent litigation and patent prosecution services among Fortune 100 companies.[1] Fish has been named the #1 patent litigation firm in the U.S. for 12 consecutive years.[2]
Founded in Boston in 1878,[3] Fish represented numerous American inventors of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison, and the Wright Brothers.[4] The firm now has 14 offices in the United States, Germany, and China.
In February 2020, the company named John Adkisson as president and CEO.[5]
Recognition
[edit]- Band 1 US Rankings for IP and ITC, Chambers Global, 2015-2021 [6]
- IP Practice Group of the Year, Law360, 2012 – 2016, 2018 2020 – 2021 [7]
- Top National Ranking – Patent Litigation, IAM Patent 1000, 2012 – 2021[8]
- Top 10 Firm, Associate Career Development, Chambers USA, 2021[9]
- IP Boutique Firm of the Year, Managing Intellectual Property, 2021[10]
- Top Trademark Firm, World Trademark Review, 2011-2021[11]
- ITC Firm of the Year, Managing Intellectual Property, 2019-2021[10]
- Number 1 Law Firm at the PTAB, Managing Intellectual Property, 2018–2021[12]
- One of America's Top Trusted Corporate Law Firms – IP, Forbes, 2019[13]
- Hall of Fame, Corporate Counsel, 2019[14]
- US Patent Litigation Firm of the Year, IAM & WTR Global IP Awards, 2019[15]
- Appellate Hot List, The National Law Journal, 2011–2019[16]
- IP Firm of the Year, National Impact Case of the Year, Benchmark Litigation, 2019[17]
Notable alumni
[edit]- Bainbridge Wadleigh, partner from 1878 to 1885.
- Frederick Perry Fish, Founder of the firm and president of American Telephone & Telegraph Corporation from 1901 to 1907.[18]
- James J. Storrow, partner from 1890 to 1900, during which time the firm was known as Fish, Richardson & Storrow.[19]
References
[edit]- ^ "Who Protects Innovation in America 2009: The Guardians". 2009. Retrieved 2010-08-17.
...With eight and six mentions, respectively, two of the top litigation firms—Fish & Richardson and IP Litigation Department of the Year winner Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges (see "What Rhymes with Win?" page 26) had four clients between the tech and telecom sectors. ...'
- ^ "2015 Patent Litigation Survey". November 2015. Archived from the original on 2017-02-14. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
Fish & Richardson...topped the survey for the twelfth consecutive year, having handled 201 cases in 2014 -- more than any other firm. Fish is on track to surpass that number this year...
- ^ "Fish & Richardson P.C. | Company Profile". Firsthand. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
- ^ "Frederick P. Fish Speaks at Commencement". College History. 2011-02-07. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
- ^ "Fish & Richardson Gets a New CEO in Minneapolis". Twin Cities Business. 24 February 2020. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
- ^ "Fish & Richardson PC, Intellectual Property | Chambers USA Profile". chambers.com. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
- ^ "Intellectual Property, USA - Nationwide, USA | Chambers Rankings". chambers.com. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
- ^ "Patent 1000IAM". www.iam-media.com. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
- ^ Street, 165 Fleet; London; Kingdom, United. "Fish & Richardson PC - The Inside View". www.chambers-associate.com. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Wingrove, Patrick; Mehta, Rani (April 7, 2021). "Managing IP Americas Awards 2021: all the winners revealed". Managing Intellectual Property. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
- ^ "Fish & Richardson - World Trademark Review". www.worldtrademarkreview.com. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
- ^ Wingrove, Patrick (February 28, 2022). "PTAB top petitioners, patent owners and law firms in 2021". Managing Intellectual Property. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
- ^ Glusker, Anne, ed. (October 3, 2019). "America's Top Trusted Corporate Law Firms 2019". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
- ^ "Best Of - Outside Counsel For IP Litigation". Corporate Counsel. Archived from the original on 2022-03-29. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
- ^ "Winners of the inaugural Global IP Awards named at gala dinner in London". IAM. 30 January 2019. Archived from the original on 2022-03-29. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
- ^ Glitzenstein, Kurt (October 25, 2019). "Appellate Hot List 2019: Fish & Richardson". National Law Journal. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
- ^ "Benchmark Litigation 2019 United States Awards - EAST: Winners and Photos". Benchmark Litigation. 1 March 2019. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
- ^ Staff report (November 7, 1930). Frederick P. Fish, Noted Lawyer, Dies; Was President of American Telephone and Telegraph Co. for Many Years. An Overseer of Harvard. Also a Leading Member of Massachusetts "Tech's" Board and a Bank Director. The New York Times
- ^ Class of 1885 Harvard College Secretary's Report No. VII Twenty-Fifth Anniversary. Cambridge: The University Press. 1910. pp. 146–148. Retrieved 2023-04-25 – via Internet Archive.