Intellectual Property

Barnes and Thornburg’s IP department provides strategic IP counsel backed by strong industry rankings and a deep technical bench of talent that few can match:

• Top patent law firm in Juristat Top 100

• Ranked #8 nationally for trademark portfolio volume by Clarivate

• 125+ dedicated IP attorneys, including former in-house counsel for global brands and generic companies across a myriad of industries;

• 78 percent of our team has deep backgrounds in biochemistry, pharmacology, genetics, molecular biology, engineering, and other highly technical fields; and

• 24 percent of the team possesses an advanced technical degree.

• 15,000+ active trademark files managed in nearly every jurisdiction worldwide

Barnes and Thornburg IP attorneys help monitor, protect, and defend their clients’ IP across cutting-edge markets and industries, relying on extensive experience and technical knowledge. Their capabilities include all aspects of IP practice, including such rapidly evolving areas as:

• Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies and related issues

• Life sciences

• Data security and privacy challenges, protections, regulations

• Advertising and marketing regulation

• Patent, trademark, and copyright litigation in federal courts

• Brand protection and disputes before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board

• Post-grant proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board

• Internet domain names and UDRP

• IP counseling, prosecution, and portfolio management

• Licensing and joint ventures