By the numbers: 7 office(s): 35 attys in Boston, MA 8 attys in Stamford, CT 6 attys in Newark, NJ 4 attys in Hartford, CT 4 attys in New York, NY 3 attys in Philadelphia, PA 2 attys in Wilmington, DE 62 registered patent attorneys 675 clients awarded 2255 patents since 2005 11 clients/attorney on average. 36 patents/attorney on average.

Patent Client Summary:

Clients with patent counts greater than 10.

Rank	Client Name	Patents
1	Medical Instill Technologies Inc (New Milford, CT)	155
2	Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Nagoya-Shi, Aichi-Ken, )	111
3	Ortronics Inc (New London, CT)	71
4	Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp (Lexington, MA)	71
5	AbbVie Inc (North Chicago, IL)	59
6	Hayward Industries Inc (Elizabeth, NJ)	53
7	Irwin Industrial Tool Co (Huntersville, NC)	53
8	Illinois Tool Works Inc (Glenview, IL)	48
9	Vitae Pharmaceuticals Inc (Fort Washington, PA)	47
10	Concert Pharmaceuticals Inc (Lexington, MA)	44
11	New Jersey Institute of Technology (Newark, NJ)	42
12	LifeCell Corp (Branchburg, NJ)	40
13	Yale University (New Haven, CT)	40
14	University of Connecticut (Farmington, CT)	39
15	Vitra Patente AG (Muttenz, )	38
16	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA)	37
17	C. Rob. Hammerstein GmbH Co KG (Solingen, )	36
18	Actamax Surgical Materials LLC (Berkeley, CA)	33
19	X-Rite Inc (Grand Rapids, MI)	32
20	Waters Technologies Corp (Milford, MA)	30
21	Cytonome/ST LLC (Boston, MA)	30
22	ImmunoGen Inc (Waltham, MA)	29
23	Beekley Corp (Bristol, CT)	26
24	AbbVie Biotechnology Ltd (Hamilton, )	23
25	President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, MA)	23
26	Paratek Pharmaceuticals Inc (Boston, MA)	21
27	Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Nagoya-Shi, Aichi, )	21
28	Alexander Wang Inc (New York, NY)	20
29	X-Rite Europe GmbH (Regensdorf, )	20
30	Wal-Mart Stores Inc (Bentonville, AR)	19
31	California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, CA)	19
32	Medical Instill Technologies Inc (Stamford, CT)	19
33	University Health Network (Toronto, )	18
34	Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd (Raleigh, NC)	17
35	MedInstill Development LLC (New Milford, CT)	17
36	University of Delaware (Newark, DE)	17
37	University of Massachusetts (Boston, MA)	16
38	The Trustees of Princeton University (Princeton, NJ)	14
39	Abbott Biotechnology Ltd (Hamilton, )	13
40	Insyde Software Corp (Taipei, )	12
41	PNY Technologies Inc (Parsippany, NJ)	12
42	Dr. Py Institute LLC (New Milford, CT)	12
43	Klingelnberg AG (Zurich, )	12
44	DuPont Tate Lyle Bio Products Co LLC (Wilmington, DE)	11
45	Constellation Pharmaceuticals Inc (Cambridge, MA)	11
46	Butler Home Products LLC (Marlborough, MA)	11
47	Visplay International AG (Muttenz, )	11

Attorney Summary:

Attorneys with patent counts (>10) as listed on patents for this firm. This list is likely not complete as patents typically include either the attorney name or the firm name, but only include both on rare occassions.

Rank	Attorney Name	Patents
1	Steven G. Davis	311
2	Maria Laccotripe Zacharakis	124
3	David R. Burns	108
4	Elizabeth A. Hanley	99
5	Yu Lu	96
6	Michael J. DeGrazia	91
7	Jonathan M. Sparks	86
8	Wei Song	68
9	Danielle L. Herritt	60
10	Deborah L. Nagle	53
11	Deborah M. Vernon	46
12	Emily Dertz	44
13	Mei Bai	42
14	Maneesh Gulati	37
15	Marcie B. Clarke	37
16	Matthew R. Van Eman	35
17	Cristin H. Cowles	35
18	Xin Zhang	30
19	John S. Curran	19
20	Michael I. Wolfson	17
21	Kia L. Freeman	17
22	Jin Wang	17
23	Harry K. Ahn	15
24	Jill Mello	13
25	Meaghan L. Richmond	11
26	Jill A. Mello	11

Performance Summary:

The performance of this firm was measured in three areas: speed of award, number of claims awarded and conciseness of claims language. Performance is measured by patent class, for those classes having more than 10 patents awarded.

Speed of prosecution by art class:

• 39 of their art classes (88.6%) within the normal statistical range for days from application to award.
• 0 of their art classes (0%) were awarded at a speed that was faster than one standard of deviation from the mean.
• 5 of their art classes (11.3%) were awarded at a speed that was one standard deviation from the mean slower than normal.

Claims counts by art class:

• 35 of their art classes (79.5%) had claims counts within the normal statistical range.
• 9 of their art classes (20.4%) had more claims than one standard of deviation from the mean.
• 0 of their art classes (0%) had fewer claims than one standard of deviation from the mean.

Claims Language by art class:

• 40 of their art classes (90.9%) had claims language length within the normal statistical range.
• 4 of their art classes (9%) had shorter claims language than one standard of deviation from the mean.
• 0 of their art classes (0%) had longer claims language than one standard of deviation from the mean.

44 Classes	Legend:     = Within Normal Range, = Better Than Normal, = Worse Than Normal		1631 = Total Patents			Performances
Patent Type	Patent Class	Law Firms	Patent Count	All Pats in Class	Percent All Pats	Award Speed	Claim Count	Claims Language
Utility	[A61K] PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES (devices or methods special...	2999	336	76125	0.44 %
Utility	[C07D] HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS (macromolecular compounds C08) [2]...	1250	112	23738	0.47 %
Utility	[G06F] ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computation...	7021	101	346895	0.02 %
Utility	[G01N] INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL P...	2954	87	43551	0.19 %
Utility	[A61B] DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (analysing biological material G01N, e.g. G01...	2954	64	60120	0.1 %
Utility	[C12N] MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF (biocides, pest repellants or at...	1329	55	17834	0.3 %
Utility	[B65B] MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIA...	1141	50	6780	0.73 %
Utility	[C07K] PEPTIDES (peptides containing ß-lactam rings C07D; cyclic dipeptides not having ...	930	48	9771	0.49 %
Utility	[B65D] CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS...	2154	47	18134	0.25 %
Utility	[A61F] FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO...	2170	40	28013	0.14 %
Utility	[A01N] PRESERVATION OF BODIES OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS OR PLANTS OR PARTS THEREOF (preserva...	1321	39	13864	0.28 %
Utility	[B41J] TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE T...	923	39	26714	0.14 %
Utility	[G01J] MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, POLARISATION, PHASE OR PUL...	1266	37	7916	0.46 %
Utility	[H01R] ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF M...	1869	37	28657	0.12 %
Utility	[G06K] RECOGNITION OF DATA; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARR...	2842	36	58327	0.06 %
Utility	[C12Q] MEASURING OR TESTING PROCESSES INVOLVING ENZYMES OR MICROORGANISMS (immunoassay ...	1168	33	12406	0.26 %
Utility	[A61M] DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY (introducing media into or...	1847	33	22143	0.14 %
Utility	[B01D] SEPARATION (separating solids from solids by wet methods B03B, B03D, by pneumati...	1983	32	20831	0.15 %
Utility	[G06Q] DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMER...	2321	26	29639	0.08 %
Utility	[B60N] VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (furniture constructi...	607	25	4057	0.61 %
Utility	[G02B] OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS (G02F takes precedence; optical elements...	2323	25	42114	0.05 %
Utility	[H01L] SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (...	3564	24	171955	0.01 %
Utility	[C07C] ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS (macromolecular compounds C08; production of or...	1163	23	17144	0.13 %
Utility	[A61L] METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTI...	842	18	3530	0.5 %
Utility	[B32B] LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CEL...	1877	17	22690	0.07 %
Utility	[H04B] TRANSMISSION [4]...	2547	16	52651	0.03 %
Utility	[C07H] SUGARS; DERIVATIVES THEREOF; NUCLEOSIDES; NUCLEOTIDES; NUCLEIC ACIDS (derivative...	815	15	6552	0.22 %
Utility	[C12P] FERMENTATION OR ENZYME-USING PROCESSES TO SYNTHESISE A DESIRED CHEMICAL COMPOUND...	842	15	7318	0.2 %
Utility	[B29C] SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHE...	1535	15	14031	0.1 %
Utility	[B01J] CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS, COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVAN...	1079	14	9483	0.14 %
Utility	[A47C] CHAIRS (seats specially adapted for vehicles B60N 2/00); SOFAS; BEDS (upholstery...	1156	14	6559	0.21 %
Utility	[C08G] MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED OTHERWISE THAN BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING CAR...	756	14	8151	0.17 %
Utility	[F16K] VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING...	1309	13	8715	0.14 %
Utility	[H01J] ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS (spark-gaps H01T; arc lamps with con...	1360	13	17609	0.07 %
Utility	[H04L] TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangement...	3149	13	78382	0.01 %
Utility	[H01M] PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY...	1404	13	23502	0.05 %
Utility	[H04N] PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION [4]...	2740	12	74081	0.01 %
Utility	[A47L] DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING (brushes A46B; cleaning quantities of bottles or of...	746	12	4438	0.27 %
Utility	[B23F] MAKING GEARS OR TOOTHED RACKS (by stamping B21D; by rolling B21H; by forging or ...	65	12	182	6.59 %
Utility	[A01K] ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; CARE OF BIRDS, FISHES, INSECTS; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING A...	1432	12	6886	0.17 %
Utility	[A63B] APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BAL...	2067	11	16285	0.06 %
Utility	[A44B] BUTTONS, PINS, BUCKLES, SLIDE FASTENERS, OR THE LIKE (fastenings specially adapt...	440	11	1609	0.68 %
Utility	[C09K] MATERIALS FOR APPLICATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS...	821	11	6953	0.15 %
Utility	[H02K] DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES (dynamo-electric relays H01H 53/00; conversion of DC or...	1080	11	11353	0.09 %