Sterne Kessler Ranks Among Top Three U.S. Law Firms for Design Patents in 2025 Toteboard

Washington, D.C. (May 12, 2026) – Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox is ranked among the top three firms on the 2025 U.S. Design Patent Toteboard for the third year in a row. Ranked #2 on this year’s list, Sterne Kessler obtained 916 U.S. design patents on behalf of clients in 2025. Published by the Ant-like Persistence blog by Carl Oppendahl, the toteboards rank firms according to the number of U.S. design and utility patents granted.

This ranking closely follows the firm’s recent recognition as the inaugural “Design Patent Firm of the Year” at the 2026 Managing IP Americas Awards. The award highlights the firm’s leadership and excellence in design patent law for more than four decades.

Sterne Kessler’s annual 2025 Design Patents Year in Review: Analysis and Trends report was published earlier this year highlighting important developments that occurred last year involving design patents at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC), the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. District Courts, and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). Watch the related on-demand webinar.

About Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox

Based in Washington, D.C. and renowned for more than four decades for dedication to the protection, enhancement, 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, technical specialists, specialized trademark paralegals, and law clerks include some of the country’s most respected practitioners of IP law, tackling innovations across a broad spectrum of industries. The firm’s practitioners 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.