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Top 25 Patent law firms based in the United States

RevenueBase identified 2,151 patent law firms headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 30,960 professional contacts across them, including 16,699 with verified work emails and 15,980 with mobile numbers. New York is the largest hub.

This list covers patent law firms headquartered in the United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, how directly it supports the match, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 5, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

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2,151Companies
30,960Contacts tracked
16,699Verified emails
15,980Mobile numbers
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The 25 largest patent law firms based in the United States

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 2,151 patent law firms based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 5, 2026. Evidence rates how directly each company's own description names patent law firms: strong (names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on its full profile rather than the summary shown). Click a count to unlock that company's people.
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1
Fish & Richardson P.CPartial evidence
Boston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 20261,001-5,0001,167

“As the leading intellectual property law firm, we help innovators change the world through our unmatched litigation, prosecution, and post-grant experience across venues and…”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
2Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026501-1,000936

“When your most valuable assets are ideas, innovation, and brand-you need the best.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
3
Maxval Group, INCIndirect evidence
Los Altos, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026501-1,000754

“Since 2004, MaxVal has helped the world's most innovative organizations capitalize on their intellectual property by being different from the legacy IP solution providers.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
4
Butler Snow LLPIndirect evidence
Ridgeland, MS, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026501-1,000685

“With over 400 attorneys in offices in Albuquerque, Ambler (PA), Atlanta, Austin, Baton Rouge, Bethlehem (PA), Birmingham, Boston, Charleston, Dallas, Denver, Gulfport, Huntsville…”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
5
Honigman LLPPartial evidence
Detroit, MI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026501-1,000669

“Honigman LLP is an Am Law 200 full-service, general business law firm with more than 400 attorneys counseling clients on complex issues across the country in Chicago, Michigan…”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
6
Knobbe MartensIndirect evidence
Irvine, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026501-1,000606

“Knobbe Martens protects the ideas that drive innovation and propel our world forward.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
7
SagaciouselevatePartial evidence
Seattle, WA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026501-1,000488

“Sagacious IP is the World’s LARGEST IP research firm that reliably supports the worldwide IP community including Large Corporations, Small & Mid-size Corporations, IP law firms…”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
8
Tucker Ellis LLPPartial evidence
Cleveland, OH, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026201-500481

“Tucker Ellis LLP is a full-service law firm of more than 240 lawyers serving clients from “11 Long Hallways” nationwide: Atlanta, Chicago, Cleveland, Columbus, Los Angeles…”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
9Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026201-500468

“Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox is a full-service intellectual property law firm that provides innovative solutions tailored to your business and industry.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
10
Wolf GreenfieldIndirect evidence
Boston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026201-500428

“Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
11
Sandberg PhoenixIndirect evidence
St Louis, MO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026201-500387

“Over 45 years providing superior legal services to clients of every size throughout the Midwest and across the country, Sandberg Phoenix is consistently rated as one of St.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
12
Wiggin And Dana LLPPartial evidence
New Haven, CT, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026201-500366

“Wiggin and Dana is a full-service law firm of highly talented, creative and experienced lawyers dedicated to exceeding our clients’ expectations every day.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
13Newport Beach, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026201-500319

“Bremer Whyte Brown & O’Meara, LLP (“Bremer Whyte”) is an AV-rated firm that provides a full range of transaction and litigation services to businesses and individuals.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
14
Merchant & Gould P.CStrong evidence
Minneapolis, MN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026201-500317

“An intellectual property law firm at the leading edge of patent, trademark and copyright law, licensing agreements, trade secret litigation, and more, expect a unique combination…”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
15
Banner WitcoffIndirect evidence
Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026201-500288

“For more than 100 years Banner Witcoff has provided sound protection and inventive intellectual property solutions for some of the world’s most innovative organizations.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
16
Lathrop GageIndirect evidence
Kansas City, MO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026501-1,000283

“Lathrop Gage clients are the backbone of our economy.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
17Minneapolis, MN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026201-500275

“SLW is a boutique law firm dedicated to protecting intellectual property.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
18
Harness IPStrong evidence
Bloomfield Hills, MI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026201-500266

“Harness IP’s team of patent and trademark attorneys serve clients in all areas of intellectual property law.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
19
Irell & Manella LLPPartial evidence
Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026201-500258

“Irell & Manella LLP is a law firm focused on complex commercial and IP litigation.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
20
Effectual ServicesPartial evidence
New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026201-500242

“Effectual Services is a well established and fast growing patent and legal support services company having experience and expertise in providing patent and legal services.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
21
Cantor Colburn LLPPartial evidence
Hartford, CT, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026201-500222

“Cantor Colburn LLP is one of the largest intellectual property specialty law firms in the country, providing clients worldwide with the complete range of IP legal services…”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
22Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 202651-200213

“Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP has one focus - intellectual property law.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
23
Sughrue Mion PllcPartial evidence
Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026201-500211

“From Sughrue’s inception in 1957 to the present, we have focused solely on intellectual property law.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
24New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 202651-200182

“Fross Zelnick is consistently recognized by clients and peers as one of the top IP law firms in the world.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
25
Dority & Manning, P.APartial evidence
Greenville, SC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 202651-200181

“Formed in 1984, Dority & Manning is a full-service intellectual property law firm.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026

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Patent law firms based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 5, 2026
1-10Median size (employees)
New YorkLargest hub · 114 HQs
15,980Contacts with mobile numbers
Sep 5, 2026Data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
1,446
11-50
534
51-200
131
201-500
24
501-1,000
11
1,001-5,000
4

Verified emails by last verification

0–30
15,361
31–60
1,028
61–90
29
90–180
63
180+
218

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among patent law firms, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and evidence rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in the United States whose own description of what they do matches “patent law firms”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among patent law firms, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and an evidence rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 16,699 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 5, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
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Frequently asked

How many patent law firms are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 2,151 patent law firms headquartered in the United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Fish & Richardson P.C, headquartered in Boston, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most patent law firms?

New York leads with 114 headquartered companies, followed by Washington (82) and Chicago (72).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

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How current is this list?

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.