Townsend's reputation as a premier IP-specialty firm has been recognized by numerous awards from prominent legal and business publications. Listed below are some of the firm's recent rankings.
Recent Recognition
- Townsend was recognized as a leading trademark law firm in Intellectual Property Today's survey 2008 Top Trademark Firms.
- Townsend was recognized by the Minority Law Journal (an American Lawyer publication) in the 2008 Diversity Scorecard as the U.S. firm with the second highest percentage of Asian American attorneys; the ninth highest percentage of minority partners; and the eighth highest percentage of minority attorneys (partners and non-partners).
- Townsend was recognized as a leading patent law firm in Intellectual Property Today's survey "2008 Top Patent Firms."
- In 2007, Townsend was recognized in the American Lawyer's "AmLaw 200" survey of the top 200 law firms in the U.S. as measured by profitability and number of lawyers.
- In 2007, Townsend was recognized in the National Law Journal's "NLJ 250" survey of the top 250 law firms in the U.S. as measured by number of lawyers.
- Townsend was recognized by Chambers Global as one of the leading IP firms in the U.S. in the "2008 Client's Guide to the World's Leading Lawyers for Business."
- Townsend was recognized as a leading firm in patent litigation and interferences in the Legal 500 United States, Volume II, 2007.
- Townsend was recognized as a leading law firm in patent prosecution and litigation (contention) in the Euromoney's Managing Intellectual Property 2007 survey, "Patent Firms of the Year."
- Townsend was recognized by IP Law360, a Portfolio Media Inc. publication, as one of the top 10 patent litigation firms in the U.S. in a 2006 survey.
- Townsend was recognized among the top patent litigation law firms in the 2006 IP Law & Business annual Patent Litigation Survey.
- Townsend was recognized among the top firms practicing before the U.S. International Trade Commission in the 2006 IP Law & Business ITC Litigation Survey.
- Townsend was recognized by the Minority Law Journal (an American Lawyer publication) in the 2007 Diversity Scorecard as the U.S. firm with the highest percentage of Asian American attorneys; the sixth highest percentage of minority partners; and the 14th highest percentage of minority attorneys (partners and non-partners).
- Townsend was ranked #13 in a nationwide listing of "Top Patent Firms" -- as measured by the number of utility patents issued in 2007 -- by Intellectual Property Today magazine.
- Townsend was ranked #20 in a nationwide listing of "Top Trademark Firms" -- as measured by number of trademarks issued in 2007 -- by Intellectual Property Today magazine.
- "Top Trademark Firms," Trademark Insider, Townsend has been ranked as the No. 1 San Francisco trademark law firm, based upon total number of new trademark applications submitted to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for five consecutive years (2003 - 2007).
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