. of offices 12 no . of attorneys 400 major practice areas ip litigation commercial litigation patent post grant trademark copyright regulatory key people peter devlin president date founded 1878 company type professional corporation website www.fr.com fish & richardson p.c. is a global patent intellectual property litigation and commercial litigation law firm with more than 400 attorneys and technology specialists across the u.s. and europe . fish is one of the most sought after firms for both patent prosecution and patent litigation services among fortune 100 companies . 1 fish has been named the 1 patent litigation firm in the u.s. for 11 consecutive years . 2 in january 2014 fish was a finalist for american lawyer s top ip litigation department of the year . 3 fish s intellectual property practice received a top tier 1 u.s. ranking by managing intellectual property magazine from 2011 2014 . 4 the firm s growing regulatory group advises clients seeking to market products subject to united states federal communications commission and the food and drug administration regulation . contents 1 recognition 2 notable alumni 3 focus areas 4 references 5 external links recognition edit fish & richardson named 1 patent litigation firm corporate counsel 2004 2014 5 fish & richardson named patent law firm of the year 2012 2015 us news media group and best lawyers best law firms survey 6 fish & richardson recipient of tier 1 rankings in litigation intellectual property litigation patent technology law and trademark law 2012 2015 us news media group and best lawyers best law firms survey 6 fish & richardson named to top ip law firm representing america s largest corporations 2012 2013 corporate counsel 7 fish & richardson named 1 summer associate program ranked 10 as the best law firm to work for and ranked 1 ip and ip litigation firm 2011 vault 8 fish & richardson receives top 2013 band 1 rankings in intellectual property and international trade 2011 2013 chambers usa 9 fish & richardson receives top tier 1 national ranking in patent litigation patent prosecution 2011 2013 the legal 500 10 fish & richardson ranked 33rd on amlaw diversity scorecard 2014 amlaw 11 fish & richardson named a top trademark law firm 2011 2014 world trademark review 12 fish & richardson ranked as a top 100 law firm for diversity 2012 multicultural law magazine 13 fish & richardson recipient of top tier 1 ip rankings in every national us category january 2011 2014 managing intellectual property 14 fish & richardson named international trade group of the year january 2011 law360 15 fish & richardson named top 30 game law firm january 2011 interactive age 16 fish & richardson named finalist litigation department of the year january 2014 the american lawyer 17 notable alumni edit frederick perry fish founder of the firm and president of american telephone & telegraph corporation from 1901 to 1907 . 18 focus areas edit practice areas litigation ip litigation commercial litigation patent post grant licensing trademark copyright regulatory industry sectors academic research and medical centers aerospace defense chemicals cleantech consumer products digital health digital media and e commerce electrical computer technology energy petro chemical financial business services internet manufacturing medical devices nanotechnology telecommunications transportation references edit who protects innovation in america 2009 the guardians . 2009 . retrieved 2010 08 17 . ... with eight and six mentions respectively two of the top litigation firms fish & richardson and ip litigation department of the year winner quinn emanuel urquhart oliver & hedges see what rhymes with win page 26 had four clients between the tech and telecom sectors . ... 2014 patent litigation survey . october 11 2014 . retrieved 2015 02 19 . ... as it has for the past 11 years the ip firm fish & richardson topped corporate counsel s survey handling almost 200 cases more than any other firm ... litigation department of the year pdf . 2014 . retrieved 2015 02 19 . ... they aren t just ubiquitous fish handled 20 percent of all u.s. patent cases tried to verdict in 2012 they re successful too . ... . managing intellectual property world ip survey pdf . 2010 . retrieved 2010 08 19 . corporate counsel october 2014 . the 2014 patent litigation survey . a b us news best lawyers 2015 . law firm of the year awards . corporate counsel 2011 . corporate counsel . vault 2011 . law firm rankings 2012 vault law 100 . chambers and partners 2011 . the world s leading lawyers . the legal 500 2013 . finnegan henderson farabow garrett & dunner llp and fish & richardson p.c. continue to lead the ranking ... . law.com 2014 . diversity scorecard how the firms rate . world trademark review 2014 . wtr 1000 . multicultural law magazine 2012 . wtr 1000 . managing intellectual property february 2014 . managing intellectual property 2014 survey pdf . law360 31 january 2011 . international trade group of the year fish & richardson . morning star 26 january 2011 . fish & richardson named top 30 game law firm by interactive age . litigation department of the year pdf . 2014 . retrieved 2015 03 10 . ... they aren t just ubiquitous fish handled 20 percent of all u.s. patent cases tried to verdict ... 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 . new york times external links edit fish & richardson web site profile from lexisnexis martindale hubbell retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title fish % 26 richardson & oldid 682466231 categories patent law firmsintellectual property law firmsbiopharmaceutical law firmscompanies established in 1878 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search 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