For the fifth consecutive year, Alston & Bird has been recognized by Patexia Inc. as a market leader representing both petitioners and patent owners in inter partes review (IPR) proceedings.
In its 2022 IPR Intelligence Report identifying the top 100 IPR law firms, Patexia ranks Alston & Bird among the top 20 most-active firms overall and top 25 best-performing firms overall.
Among the report’s other highlights, Alston & Bird also ranks among the:
- Top 15 best-performing law firms representing patent owners
- Top 20 most-active law firms representing petitioners
- Top 30 most-active law firms representing patent owners
- Top 30 best-performing law firms representing petitioners
Additionally, the report identifies the following Alston & Bird attorneys among the best in IPR:
- Chris Douglas – ranked among the top 25 most-active attorneys representing petitioners; top 50 most-active attorneys overall representing petitioners or patent owners; top 55 best- performing attorneys overall representing petitioners or patent owners; top 65 best-performing attorneys representing patent owners; and top 85 best-performing attorneys representing petitioners.
- Ben Pleune – ranked among the top 25 best-performing attorneys overall representing petitioners or patent owners; top 30 best-performing attorneys representing patent owners; and top 85 best-performing attorneys representing petitioners.
Founded in 2010, Patexia Inc. is an intellectual property community and information service. The IPR Intelligence Report covers the activity and performance of more than 905 law firms across 7,030 IPR petitions filed between July 1, 2017 and June 30, 2022.