Snell & Wilmer Named a 2022 Top Patent Firm In U.S. by Juristat

PHOENIX - March 7, 2023 - PRLog -- Snell & Wilmer is pleased to announce that the firm has been ranked as a 2022 Top Patent Law Firm by Juristat, a robust patent analytics platform, for the fourth consecutive year.

"Part of our commitment to being our client's perfect fit in the intellectual property group is being relentless in getting patents allowed, and the attorneys at Snell and Wilmer, I'm proud to say, do a very good job at just that across a wide range of technologies, including chemical and materials engineering, mechanical engineering, electronic commerce, and medical devices," noted Ryan Ricks, Phoenix partner.

The 111 firms on Juristat's 2022 rankings earned their spot through exceptional performance in three key areas— number of applications filed, allowance rate, and average number of office actions before allowance. This analysis was conducted between December 2022 and February 2023, and analyzed public applications disposed (or in the case of the first metric, applications filed) between January 1, 2020, and December 31, 2020. To qualify for inclusion, a firm must have filed a minimum of 100 applications in a USPTO technology center (TC) during that time period, ensuring the firm has extensive experience in that technology center and providing an appropriate-sized dataset to evaluate performance metrics.

Snell & Wilmer's intellectual property attorneys received the following significant rankings:

• #2 overall in TC 3700 (Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, Gaming, and Medical Devices/Processes)

o    2^nd for fewest office actions before allowance

o    7^th for highest allowance rate

• #7 overall in TC 1700 (Chemical and Materials Engineering)

o    2^nd for highest allowance rate

o    9^th for fewest office actions before allowance

• #19 overall in TC 3600 (Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security; this TC sees higher Section 101 patent eligibility rejections)

o    7^th for fewest office actions before allowance

Snell & Wilmer's intellectual property attorneys regularly assist clients with their patent preparation and patent prosecution needs. The firm's patent attorneys focus on understanding our clients' business including an in-depth understanding of their products and services. They work closely with clients to develop strong patent applications and effective patent strategies, and to help them create and manage sophisticated and defensible patent portfolios that support their primary business objectives. They do this domestically within the United States, and have deep and trusted relationships with foreign law firms and attorneys.