The San Diego office of Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP has once again been recognized as the largest intellectual property law firm in the county with 51 local United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) registered attorneys, more than twice the number of the nearest competitor. The firmwide total is 207 USPTO registered attorneys.
The listing, published by The Daily Transcript, ranked local law firms by the number of locally registered USPTO attorneys.
The firm’s San Diego office, which relocated to the Del Mar Heights area in August 2010, was established in 1984 and has grown to house 60 attorneys and six patent scientists in addition to support staff. Knobbe Martens has continued to grow nationally with the addition of 28 associates (10 in San Diego) in Fall 2010 and advanced 13 associates to partner (two in San Diego) effective January 1.
Consistently ranked among the top intellectual property firms in the nation and worldwide, Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP has over 275 lawyers and scientists nationwide and dedicates its practice to all aspects of intellectual property law including litigation. Knobbe Martens serves a diverse group of clients from multinational corporations to emerging businesses of all stages. The firm is headquartered in Orange County, California, with additional offices in Los Angeles, Riverside, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, D.C., and enjoys an international reputation for excellence.