Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks PC

Wolf Greenfield is one of the 10 largest law firms in the country devoted exclusively to intellectual property law. With more than 160 legal professionals, Wolf Greenfield attorneys advise clients whose IP is at the core of their business: large global corporations, mid-size companies, innovative start-ups and emerging enterprises, renowned universities and research institutions, and Nobel Prize winners. More than 90% of the firm’s practitioners have science or engineering degrees, and nearly 70% hold advanced degrees (MS, PhD, or MD). To learn more, visit wolfgreenfield.com.

• Patent prosecution
• Litigation
• Post-grant proceedings, including IPRs
• Opinions and strategic counseling
• Licensing and transactions
• IP audits and due diligence
• Trademark and copyright prosecution and litigation

• Boston
• New York
• Washington, DC

SERVICES

Patent

Wolf Greenfield has been a patent powerhouse for nearly a century. The firm provides a full range of patent services, including assessing client business vision and protecting it, patent drafting, prior art searches, international filing strategies, infringement opinions, and enforcement/defense of patent rights. Wolf Greenfield filed 7,400+ patent applications in 2024. The firm has been recognized for excellence by Chambers and Partners, Legal 500, Best Law Firms, IAM Patent 1000, Managing IP, LMG Life Sciences, World Trademark Review, and Patexia.

Contact:

See “TECHNOLOGIES” below for practice chairs.

Litigation

The firm represents both plaintiffs and defendants in patent and trademark infringement; post-grant proceedings; trade secret, nondisclosure, and noncompetition disputes; ITC investigations; domain name disputes; copyright disputes; breach of contract claims; IP licensing and other transactional disputes; antitrust claims; ANDA litigation; joint ownership issues; university/corporate collaborations; and ADR. Wolf Greenfield is ranked in the top 5% of law firms for best overall performance representing defendants or plaintiffs by Patexia.

Contact:

Gregory F. Corbett

617.646.8249

[email protected]

Post-Grant Proceedings

The firm represents both patent owners and petitioners in complex USPTO proceedings, including inter partes reviews (IPRs), post-grant reviews (PGRs), reexaminations, interferences, and parallel litigation. Wolf Greenfield is ranked as high as top five among all law firms for best overall IPR performance by Patexia, and the group is also ranked nationally by Legal 500 and Managing IP.

Contact:

Elisabeth H. Hunt, PhD

617.646.8443

[email protected]

Trademark & Copyright

The firm advises clients on the full range of trademark and copyright issues, from clearance, selection, and use, to prosecution of trademark and copyright registrations in the US and other countries, to enforcement of rights worldwide. The firm filed 1,500+ trademark applications in 2024, has more than 22,000 active trademarks under management, and serves clients across a broad range of industries. Wolf Greenfield is recognized for excellence as a group and individually by World Trademark Review, Managing IP, US News & World Report and Best Law Firms, Best Lawyers, and Patexia.

Contacts:

Christina M. Licursi

617.646.8384

[email protected]

Douglas R. Wolf

617.646.8260

[email protected]

Licensing & Transactions

Wolf Greenfield’s licensing and transactions team, comprised of members from every practice area, successfully structures and negotiates a wide range of IP-related deals, small and large. Wolf Greenfield is recognized for excellence by Chambers and Partners and IAM Patent 1000.

Contact:

Edward R. Gates

617.646.8232

[email protected]

TECHNOLOGIES

Biotechnology

Wolf Greenfield’s Biotechnology Practice has more than 50 team members, 95% of whom hold PhD or MD degrees. Wolf Greenfield is recognized for excellence by Chambers and Partners, LMG Life Sciences, Managing IP, IAM Patent 1000, and Patexia.

Contacts:

Maryanne Trevisan, PhD

617.646.8266

[email protected]

Patrick R. H. Waller, PhD

617.646.8223

[email protected]

Chemical & Materials Technologies

100% of Wolf Greenfield’s Chemical & Materials Technologies team has science or tech industry experience, and 92% of team members hold PhD or MD degrees.

Contact:

Robert H. Walat

617.646.8291

[email protected]

Electrical & Computer Technologies

Wolf Greenfield’s Electrical & Computer Technologies Practice is made up of 37 team members, 24 of whom hold advanced degrees or PhDs.Wolf Greenfield is recognized by Patexia as being in the top 2% of most active law firms for high-tech patent prosecution.

Contact:

Thomas A. Franklin

617.646.8398

[email protected]

Mechanical Technologies

Wolf Greenfield’s Mechanical Technologies Practice is made up of 27 attorneys, patent agents, and technology specialists, nearly 60% of whom have science or tech industry experience.

Contact:

Neil P. Ferraro

617.646.8267

[email protected]

Pharmaceutical

Wolf Greenfield’s Pharmaceutical Practice comprises 26 attorneys, patent agents, and technology specialists, 88% of whom hold PhDs or MDs. Wolf Greenfield has been recognized for excellence in life sciences by IAM Patent 1000 and Managing IP.

Contact:

C. Hunter Baker, MD PhD

617.646.8381

[email protected]