SEATTLE, Wash. (April 18, 2017) - Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that the firm has been recognized as one of the top three patent litigation defense law firms in the nation by Lex Machina in its fourth annual Patent Litigation Year in Review report. Of the national law firms handling the most patent cases in 2016, Perkins Coie ranked third with 61 of those cases.

The Patent Litigation Year in Review report examines key 2016 patent litigation trends and provides insights gleaned from quantitative data about federal district court cases, Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) trials and International Trade Commission (ITC) investigations. The report analyzes filing trends, key decisions and timing to key events, as well as settlement rates, damages and other data used by many of the top Intellectual Property (IP) law firms in the United States in the business and practice of law.

Perkins Coie’s IP practice includes more than 250 lawyers focused on IP litigation, patent and trademark prosecution, technology licensing, copyrights, and trade secret and unfair competition counseling. Its clients include companies in all technologies and industries around the world. The IP practice also has extensive experience litigating patent and trademark infringement actions, internet-related disputes and gray market and anti-counterfeiting claims for companies in the software, online retail, search and electronics industries. Perkins Coie’s clients benefit from its interdisciplinary approach to matters, which combines extensive legal and technical experience with strong corporate and litigation resources in a leading technology law firm.

Perkins Coie is a leading international law firm that is known for providing high-value, strategic solutions and extraordinary client service on matters vital to our clients’ success. With more than 1,200 lawyers in offices across the United States and Asia, we provide a full array of corporate, commercial litigation, intellectual property, and regulatory legal advice to a broad range of clients, including many of the world’s most innovative companies and industry leaders as well as public and not-for-profit organizations.

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