Sterne Kessler Achieves Top Litigation Rankings in Patexia’s 2023 PTAB Intelligence Report

Washington, D.C. (September 18, 2023) – Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox is pleased to share that the firm and several individual attorneys earned top rankings in Patexia’s 2023 PTAB Intelligence Report. Of particular note, Sterne Kessler was rated the best performing law firm representing patent owners, topping the list of 100 ranked firms in the category. An evolution of Patexia’s IPR Intelligence Report, the PTAB Intelligence Report provides comprehensive law firm, attorney, petitioner, and patent owner rankings across all proceedings within the US Patent and Trademark Office’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), including inter partes reviews, post grant reviews, covered business methods, and derivation proceedings.

The report includes a review of 7,184 PTAB proceedings and 5,152 patents over a five-year period from July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2023.

According to Patexia’s research, Sterne Kessler achieved the following results:

• Best performing law firm representing patent owners
• Fifth best performing law firm overall (representing petitioners or patent owners)
• Fourth most active law firm representing patent owners
• Among the top 10 most active law firms representing petitioners
• Third most active law firm overall (representing petitioners or patent owners)

Several Sterne Kessler attorneys are also recognized in the report for their PTAB work in the following performance and activity categories:

The 100 Best Performing Attorneys Representing Patent Owners

• Director Richard M. Bemben (Ranked #2)
• Director Jason D. Eisenberg (Ranked #4)
• Director Christian A. Camarce (Top 25)
• Director Michael D. Specht (Top 25)
• Director Lestin L. Kenton, Jr. (Top 50)
• Director Jon E. Wright (Top 50)
• Director Jason A. Fitzsimmons (Top 50)
• Director Kristina Caggiano Kelly
• Director Daniel S. Block

The 100 Best Performing Attorneys Representing Petitioners

• Director Michael D. Specht (Top 25)
• Director Jon E. Wright

The 100 Best Performing Attorneys Overall (Representing Petitioners or Patent Owners)

• Director Jason A. Fitzsimmons (Top 50)
• Director Richard M. Bemben (Top 50)
• Director Jason D. Eisenberg (Top 50)
• Director Jon E. Wright
• Director Lestin L. Kenton, Jr.
• Director Michael D. Specht

The 100 Most Active Attorneys Representing Patent Owners

• Director Richard M. Bemben (Top 25)
• Director Jason D. Eisenberg (Top 50)
• Director Jon E. Wright
• Director Lestin L. Kenton, Jr.
• Director Michael D. Specht
• Director Christian A. Camarce
• Director Jason A. Fitzsimmons

The 100 Most Active Attorneys Representing Petitioners

• Director Michael D. Specht (Top 50)
• Director Daniel E. Yonan

The 100 Most Active Attorneys Overall (Representing Petitioners or Patent Owners)

• Director Michael D. Specht (Top 50)
• Director Richard M. Bemben (Top 50)
• Director Jon E. Wright
• Director Jason D. Eisenberg
• Director Lestin L. Kenton, Jr.
• Director Jason A. Fitzsimmons

Patexia was founded in 2010 and is the largest online IP community, offering services in the areas of lateral opportunity and recruiting, analytics and insights, expert services, and patent due diligence. For more information on Patexia’s 2023 PTAB Intelligence Report, please click here. Learn more about Sterne Kessler’s comprehensive PTAB services here.

About Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox

Based in Washington, D.C. and renowned for more than four decades for dedication to the protection, transfer, and enforcement of intellectual property rights, Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox is one of the most highly regarded intellectual property specialty law firms in the world. Its team of attorneys, registered patent agents, students, and technical specialists include some of the country’s most respected practitioners of IP law tackling innovations across a broad spectrum of industries. The firm’s practitioners hold over 50 masters and over 60 doctorate degrees in science or engineering and represent Fortune 500 companies, entrepreneurs, start-ups, inventors, venture capital firms, and universities in a client service driven environment that is welcoming, inclusive, and intellectually stimulating. Visit the firm online at sternekessler.com