Ranking tables
Intellectual Property: Trademark & Copyright | USA
USA - Nationwide
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 1
Band 2
Band 3
- Arnold & Porter 1 Years Ranked
- Davis Wright Tremaine LLP 1 Years Ranked
- Fenwick 1 Years Ranked
- Haynes and Boone, LLP 1 Years Ranked
- Katten 1 Years Ranked
- Morrison Foerster 1 Years Ranked
- O'Melveny & Myers LLP 1 Years Ranked
- Perkins Coie LLP 1 Years Ranked
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP 1 Years Ranked
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati 1 Years Ranked
Band 1
Band 2
- Annette Hurst Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP14 Years Ranked
- Anthony J. Dreyer Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates12 Years Ranked
- Anthony Lupo ArentFox Schiff LLP16 Years Ranked
- David L Hayes Fenwick23 Years Ranked
- Eleanor M. Lackman Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP12 Years Ranked
- Michael Elkin Winston & Strawn LLP17 Years Ranked
Band 3
- Benjamin E Marks Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP14 Years Ranked
- Christina Martini McDermott Will & Emery LLP17 Years Ranked
- Dennis Wilson Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP7 Years Ranked
- Floyd A Mandell Katten21 Years Ranked
- Joseph C Gratz Morrison Foerster5 Years Ranked
- Keith Medansky DLA Piper LLP (US)15 Years Ranked
- Kelly Klaus Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP12 Years Ranked
- Kenneth Steinthal King & Spalding LLP22 Years Ranked
- Mark Lemley Lex Lumina LLP16 Years Ranked
- Megan Bannigan Debevoise & Plimpton LLP4 Years Ranked
- Paul Llewellyn Arnold & Porter10 Years Ranked
- Sy Damle Latham & Watkins LLP4 Years Ranked
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Debevoise & Plimpton LLPIntellectual Property: Trademark & Copyright2025 | Band 1 | 1 Years RankedDebevoise has a top class practice with a sophisticated focus on the most complex copyright, trademark, trade dress and false advertising matters. Typically acts for world-famous brands in a wide range of industries, including media and entertainment, sports and consumer products, among others. Solid domestic practice complemented by strong international capabilities. Draws upon notable knowledge of the financial services sector to advise on IP issues involving related technology.1 Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu PCIntellectual Property: Trademark & Copyright2025 | Band 1 | 1 Years RankedFross Zelnick is renowned in the field of trademark and copyright law, with an excellent track record advising global brands on litigation, commercial deals and anti-counterfeiting matters. Also offers expertise in domain name registration and enforcement, as well as strength acting in appellate proceedings before the TTAB.1 Kilpatrick Townsend & StocktonIntellectual Property: Trademark & Copyright2025 | Band 1 | 1 Years RankedKilpatrick Townsend & Stockton has a highly regarded IP practice particularly excelling in trademark prosecution and portfolio management, and is also noted for its strong litigation capabilities. Acts for a distinguished client base, including leading companies in media and entertainment, fashion, consumer products, technology, social media and sports. Also offers a specialized China team, acting for Chinese clients on their US trademark matters and for US clients on their operations in China. Increasingly recognized for expertise in patent matters, regularly serving notable technology and life sciences companies on litigation and prosecution.1 Kirkland & EllisIntellectual Property: Trademark & Copyright2025 | Band 1 | 1 Years RankedKirkland & Ellis houses celebrated trial lawyers engaged by global brands to protect their most valuable patents. Maintains a fine reputation for its work in complex technology matters. Has the resources and expertise to field litigators in ITC and administrative proceedings as well as federal and district court actions. Patent expertise is complemented by deep experience in matters such as trade dress, trademarks and issues of false advertising and misappropriation of trade secrets.
Band 2
2 ArentFox Schiff LLPIntellectual Property: Trademark & Copyright2025 | Band 2 | 1 Years RankedArentFox Schiff is a go-to resource for global names in entertainment and broadcasting, with a particularly strong client base in the fashion industry. Expertise in the full range of nonpatent matters including copyright, trade dress, designs and trademark disputes and prosecution. Offers notable counseling and advisory services to help clients manage their portfolios on a global basis.2 DLA Piper LLP (US)Intellectual Property: Trademark & Copyright2025 | Band 2 | 1 Years RankedDLA Piper has a broad patent practice assisting with patent prosecution, rights strategy and commercial transactions. Substantial litigation experience, appearing before the ITC and PTAB as well as district and federal courts. Also handles patent prosecution matters, licensing and portfolio management. Growing presence in the medical devices and life sciences space in addition to established expertise in the automotive sector. Offers additional expertise handling trademark disputes and noncontentious counseling.2 Jenner & Block LLPIntellectual Property: Trademark & Copyright2025 | Band 2 | 1 Years RankedJenner & Block has a top quality litigation offering from the firm's California office, noted for copyright disputes in the music industry. Also advises leading publishers, broadcasters and other content owners on how to protect and enforce copyrights and trademarks. Additionally recognized for its strong trade secrets offering. Its West Coast location also allows a strong focus on assisting Japanese companies engaged in IP litigation in the USA.2 Latham & Watkins LLPIntellectual Property: Trademark & Copyright2025 | Band 2 | 1 Years RankedLatham & Watkins has a strong profile for complex patent litigation and maintains noteworthy expertise in Hatch-Waxman proceedings. Recognized for handling PTAB proceedings and their fine track record in ITC Section 337 investigations, the firm has additional expertise in a range of IP matters, including trademark and copyright disputes. The firm services an impressive client base including major automobile and technology companies, leveraging their expertise in attendant antitrust matters.
Band 3
3 Arnold & PorterIntellectual Property: Trademark & Copyright2025 | Band 3 | 1 Years RankedArnold & Porter has a comprehensive and broad-ranging group, well versed across the full spectrum of IP matters. Possesses an excellent trademark and copyright practice offering advice on transactional, prosecution and enforcement issues to a distinguished roster of clients in luxury goods, media and sports. Also excels in patent litigation and prosecution work for leading names in the technology and life sciences spaces, with a particularly strong practice in post-grant proceedings.3 Davis Wright Tremaine LLPIntellectual Property: Trademark & Copyright2025 | Band 3 | 1 Years RankedDavis Wright Tremaine represents clients across the music and entertainment industry on critical copyright and trademark matters. The firm's practice covers both litigation and advisory work, with particular expertise in clearances, rights and counterfeiting matters. Davis Wright Tremaine also has a respected trade secrets practice.
3 FenwickIntellectual Property: Trademark & Copyright2025 | Band 3 | 1 Years RankedFenwick has an acclaimed national IP group that represents emerging and established companies in all manner of litigation, prosecution and transactional matters. It has exceptional strength in acting for technology-sector clients, with added expertise in other sectors such as life sciences, consumer goods and manufacturing. The group also possesses strong trademark and copyright expertise in the intellectual property space.
3 Haynes and Boone, LLPIntellectual Property: Trademark & Copyright2025 | Band 3 | 1 Years RankedHaynes and Boone, LLP houses a respected patent group with extensive experience representing sophisticated clients in various proceedings before PTAB.
3 KattenIntellectual Property: Trademark & Copyright2025 | Band 3 | 1 Years RankedKatten has a broad IP practice, known for its well established trademark and copyright strengths, serving clients in the fashion and tech industries. The group is noted for cross-border litigation, and has expertise in design mark, licensing matters and cyber-squatting.
3 Morrison FoersterIntellectual Property: Trademark & Copyright2025 | Band 3 | 1 Years RankedMorrison Foerster has a powerful patent practice with an impressive client list featuring big names in technology, biotechnology and consumer electronics. Maintains a fine reputation for its strengths in high-stakes litigation and well supported by a deep bench of seasoned trial lawyers. Also possesses significant expertise in rights strategy and prosecution work, alongside deep experience in appellate litigation in the US Supreme Court, federal courts of appeals and state appellate courts.
3 O'Melveny & Myers LLPIntellectual Property: Trademark & Copyright2025 | Band 3 | 1 Years RankedO'Melveny & Myers has a well-regarded national practice that handles trademark, copyright and trade secrets litigation both at trial court level and on appeal. Represents clients in a wide range of sectors, including media and entertainment, consumer electronics and pharmaceuticals and has experience arguing before PTAB.
3 Perkins Coie LLPIntellectual Property: Trademark & Copyright2025 | Band 3 | 1 Years RankedPerkins Coie is highly active in the representation of global clients in the pharmaceutical and technology spaces before the USPTO, and also noted for its capabilities in patent-based transactions. Supported by a litigation team with an enviable trial before the PTAB and Federal Circuit. Frequently handles complex patent appeals before the Federal Circuit. Also noted for its handling of post-grant proceedings.3 Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLPIntellectual Property: Trademark & Copyright2025 | Band 3 | 1 Years RankedQuinn Emanuel has a high caliber patent team handling cutting-edge litigation in the life sciences and hi-tech industries, with notable expertise in cases before the ITC. Highly recommended for administrative IP proceedings as well as civil actions before district and federal courts. Also noted for a strong practice in Hatch-Waxman litigation.3 Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & RosatiIntellectual Property: Trademark & Copyright2025 | Band 3 | 1 Years RankedWilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati provides comprehensive IP services to high profile clients, emerging companies and non-profits. Confidentially handling a range of mandates including DMCA disputes, Lanham Act matters to DTSA-related ligation, the firm has a notable track record of successful litigation for clients in the tech sector.