Fish & Richardson P.C. is a global patent, intellectual property, and commercial litigation law firm with more than 400 attorneys and technology specialists across the US and Europe. Fish is active in both patent litigation and patent prosecution services among Fortune 100 companies. Fish has been named the U.S. Firm of the Year in three categories: Patent Contentious, Life Sciences IP Litigation, and PTAB by Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) magazine.
Founded in Boston in 1878, Fish represented numerous American inventors of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison, and the Wright Brothers. The firm now has 14 offices in the United States, Germany, and China.
In February 2020, the company named John Adkisson as president and CEO.
Recognition Band 1 US Rankings for IP and ITC, Chambers Global, 2015-2021 IP Practice Group of the Year, Law360, 2012 – 2016, 2018 2020 – 2021 Top National Ranking – Patent Litigation, IAM Patent 1000, 2012 – 2021 Top 10 Firm, Associate Career Development, Chambers USA, 2021 IP Boutique Firm of the Year, Managing Intellectual Property, 2021 Top Trademark Firm, World Trademark Review, 2011-2021 ITC Firm of the Year, Managing Intellectual Property, 2019-2021 Number 1 Law Firm at the PTAB, Managing Intellectual Property, 2018–2021 One of America's Top Trusted Corporate Law Firms – IP, Forbes, 2019 Hall of Fame, Corporate Counsel, 2019 US Patent Litigation Firm of the Year, IAM & WTR Global IP Awards, 2019 Appellate Hot List, The National Law Journal, 2011–2019 IP Firm of the Year, National Impact Case of the Year, Benchmark Litigation, 2019
Notable alumni Bainbridge Wadleigh, partner from 1878 to 1885. Frederick Perry Fish, Founder of the firm and president of American Telephone & Telegraph Corporation from 1901 to 1907.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. The New York Times James J. Storrow, partner from 1890 to 1900, during which time the firm was known as Fish, Richardson & Storrow.
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External links Fish & Richardson website Profile from LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell Fish Post Grant