Firm PROFILE
Young Basile Hanlon & MacFarlane P.C.
USA 2026
Rankings
Leading firm in USA 2026
Ranked Department
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Top figures
53
Lawyers
6
Offices
53
Company Size
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Overview
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Young Basile Hanlon & MacFarlane, P.C. is a technology-focused IP law firm ranked #3 among large firms in the Patent Bots 2026 published top 50 for patent quality, and recognized by Chambers USA 2026. Serving Fortune 5 clients and Nobel Prize-winning researchers from six offices, our four practices - Patents, Branding IP, Corporate, Transactions & Technology (CTT), and Litigation - deliver IP counsel to innovators from formation through exit.
Industry sectors (15)
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
- Automotive Technology
- Consumer Electronics
- Cybersecurity and Data Privacy
- Defense and Aerospace Technology
- Energy Technology
- Financial Technology
- Healthcare Technology
- Industrial Manufacturing and Automation
- Life Sciences and Biotechnology
- Quantum Computing
- Semiconductor and Electronics
- Software and SaaS Platforms
- Sports Technology
- Telecommunications and Wireless
Capabilities (15)
- Patent Prosecution (Utility, Design, Plant)
- Patent Portfolio Strategy & Management
- Trademark Registration & Brand Protection
- Trade Secret Counseling
- Technology Transactions & Licensing
- Technology Transactions & Licensing
- IP Monetization & Commercialization
- IP Litigation & Enforcement
- Inter Partes Review (IPR) & Post-Grant Proceedings
- Freedom-to-Operate (FTO) Analysis
- Patentability & Prior Art Assessment
- IP Due Diligence for M&A and Venture Investment
- Corporate IP Counseling
- Quantum Computing IP Strategy
- Standards-Essential Patent (SEP) Licensing & Compliance
Clients (15)
- Micro-Tech Endoscopy USA, Inc.
- Skydio, Inc.
- Charter Communications
- Cribl, Inc.
- Futaba Corporation of America
- GoPro, Inc.
- Google LLC
- Jabil, Inc.
- Nikkiso Co., Ltd.
- Nissan North America
- Novomer Inc.
- ThoughtSpot, Inc.
- Trinseo LLC
- Valeo
- Zoom Communications, Inc.
Key people
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Andrew Basile, Jr.
Shareholder, President
Francine Nesti
Board Director, Shareholder, Patents
Kayvon Pourmirzaie
Shareholder, Corporate, Transactions & Technology
Jeff Wilson
Shareholder, Litigation
Elliott Mason
Practice Lead, Quantum Computing
Robin Rohlicek
Principal, Co-Lead, AI Practice
Jeffrey W. Guise
Shareholder, Life Sciences
Todd Moore
Shareholder, Branding IP
Stacie Farina
Practice Lead, Design Patents
Bryan Lemanski
Shareholder, Sports Technology
Work & experience
Provided by Young Basile Hanlon & MacFarlane P.C.
Patent quality is a discipline, not an outcome, and every client receives Shareholder-level attention with the technical depth of a far larger practice. Specializations include quantum computing, where we field the industry's only legal team of PhD-credentialed physicists, plus AI, life sciences, sports technology, and design patents. Recent work spans the Zapata Computing PTAB ruling on quantum patent eligibility and lead patent counsel to Zoom Communications, #1 nationally in patent quality.
Notable work
Provided by Young Basile Hanlon & MacFarlane P.C.
Zapata Computing - Landmark Quantum PTAB Decision
2025CompletedTroy, MI (Metro Detroit)
First-ever PTAB Section 101 ruling establishing patent eligibility for quantum computing inventions.
Qolab, Inc. - Nobel Prize Quantum Portfolio
2025OngoingTroy, MI (Metro Detroit)
Foundational patent portfolio for a superconducting quantum hardware company led by a Nobel laureate.
Standards-Essential Patent Licensing Strategy
2025OngoingTroy, MI (Metro Detroit)
Counseling product manufacturers on HEVC / H.265 standards-essential patent licensing and pool compliance.
Ranked Offices at Young Basile Hanlon & MacFarlane P.C.
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Ranked Departments at Young Basile Hanlon & MacFarlane P.C. (1)
Top figures
53
Lawyers
6
Offices
53
Company Size
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