USA Trademarks Rankings 2025

Fish & Richardson

Firm overview:

Fish & Richardson leverages its global presence to offer clients a single point of contact for multi-jurisdictional trademark services, within the specialism of a boutique firm. The firm’s comprehensive offering includes strategic counselling, registration and opinions; portfolio audits; oppositions and cancellations; anti-counterfeiting investigations; and litigation and dispute resolution.

The firm is acknowledged in the rankings for the sophistication of its non-contentious practice. Clients go to Fish for efficient and effective advice on brand protection, in the US and around the world.  A dedicated web portal, FISHLink, gives clients access to their IP portfolio, enabling them to check the status of their IP matters, review dockets and other tasks.

Team overview:

Fish has assembled a team of highly experienced trademark professionals, with strengths across prosecution, strategic portfolio development, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) proceedings and litigation.

Jenifer deWolf Paine, of counsel in the New York office, is one of the stand-out members of the team. DeWolf Paine leverages her in-house experience in the trademark group at Microsoft to counsel clients, and was also former senior counsel at Proskauer Rose. She advises clients, ranging from startups to Fortune 500 corporations, on all aspects of trademark and copyright law.

Cynthia Walden, practice group leader of the Trademark & Copyright group, provides business-focused advice to clients on all aspects of brand protection and enforcement in the US and globally.