Fish & Richardson
Law firm
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Fish & Richardson |
| logo | Fish & Richardson logo.svg |
| num_offices | 13 |
| num_attorneys | 400+ |
| practice_areas | IP Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Patent, Post-Grant, Trademark, Copyright, Regulatory |
| key_people | John Adkisson (President) |
| date_founded | 1878 |
| revenue | $400.87 million (2012) |
| company_type | Professional Corporation |
| homepage | www.fr.com |
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| name = Fish & Richardson | logo = Fish & Richardson logo.svg | num_offices = 13 | num_attorneys = 400+ | practice_areas = IP Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Patent, Post-Grant, Trademark, Copyright, Regulatory | key_people = John Adkisson (President) | date_founded = 1878 | revenue = $400.87 million (2012) | company_type = Professional Corporation | homepage = www.fr.com Fish & Richardson P.C. is a global patent, intellectual property, 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. Fish has been named the U.S. Firm of the Year in three categories: Patent Contentious, Life Sciences IP Litigation, and PTAB by Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) magazine.
Founded in Boston in 1878, Fish represented numerous American inventors of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison, and the Wright Brothers. 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.
Recognition
- Band 1 US Rankings for IP and ITC, Chambers Global, 2015-2021
- IP Practice Group of the Year, Law360, 2012 – 2016, 2018 2020 – 2021
- Top National Ranking – Patent Litigation, IAM Patent 1000, 2012 – 2021
- Top 10 Firm, Associate Career Development, Chambers USA, 2021
- IP Boutique Firm of the Year, Managing Intellectual Property, 2021
- Top Trademark Firm, World Trademark Review, 2011-2021
- ITC Firm of the Year, Managing Intellectual Property, 2019-2021
- Number 1 Law Firm at the PTAB, Managing Intellectual Property, 2018–2021
- One of America's Top Trusted Corporate Law Firms – IP, Forbes, 2019
- Hall of Fame, Corporate Counsel, 2019
- US Patent Litigation Firm of the Year, IAM & WTR Global IP Awards, 2019
- Appellate Hot List, The National Law Journal, 2011–2019
- IP Firm of the Year, National Impact Case of the Year, Benchmark Litigation, 2019
Notable alumni
- 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.
- James J. Storrow, partner from 1890 to 1900, during which time the firm was known as Fish, Richardson & Storrow.
References
References
- (2009). "Who Protects Innovation in America 2009: The Guardians".
- "Fish & Richardson P.C. {{!}} Company Profile".
- (2011-02-07). "Frederick P. Fish Speaks at Commencement".
- (24 February 2020). "Fish & Richardson Gets a New CEO in Minneapolis".
- "Fish & Richardson PC, Intellectual Property {{!}} Chambers USA Profile".
- "Intellectual Property, USA - Nationwide, USA {{!}} Chambers Rankings".
- "Patent 1000IAM".
- "Fish & Richardson PC - The Inside View".
- (April 7, 2021). "Managing IP Americas Awards 2021: all the winners revealed".
- "Fish & Richardson - World Trademark Review".
- (February 28, 2022). "PTAB top petitioners, patent owners and law firms in 2021".
- (October 3, 2019). "America's Top Trusted Corporate Law Firms 2019".
- "Best Of - Outside Counsel For IP Litigation".
- (30 January 2019). "Winners of the inaugural Global IP Awards named at gala dinner in London".
- (October 25, 2019). "Appellate Hot List 2019: Fish & Richardson".
- (1 March 2019). "Benchmark Litigation 2019 United States Awards - EAST: Winners and Photos".
- 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]]''
- (1910). "Class of 1885 Harvard College Secretary's Report No. VII Twenty-Fifth Anniversary". The University Press.
- Clipson, Grace. (2024-12-27). "Helen Osborne & James Jackson Storrow: West End Benefactors – The West End Museum".
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