IAM Patent 1000 Recognizes Perkins Coie and 49 Firm Attorneys as Patent Leaders in U.S. and China

SEATTLE (August 10, 2022)—Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that 49 of its intellectual property (IP) attorneys in the United States and Asia were recognized by Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) in the 2022 IAM Patent 1000 list, which recognizes the world's leading, best-in-class patent professionals in patent prosecution, licensing, and litigation. The firm was also ranked nationally in the United States and China and internationally overall for patent litigation, prosecution, and post-grant proceedings.

As part of its 2022 rankings, IAM states that "with strength and depth across the contentious/non-contentious divide, Perkins Coie showcases one of the best-rounded patent offerings of any major business law outfit. Constant engagement in all facets of the practice gives it a near unrivalled understanding of the dynamics of the technology market, which it translates into refined strategies and efficient and commercial approaches to rights protection."

Perkins Coie also placed in eight regional categories this year, including climbing a band in Washington, D.C. IAM named eight firm attorneys—Ramsey Al-Salam, Stephen Bishop, Christopher Daley-Watson, Peter Kinsella, Chun Ng, Paul Parker, and David St. John-Larkin—as Global Leaders, while five attorneys—Bing Ai, Dan Bagatell, and Chun Ng—were recognized as leading national IP strategists.

The firm was ranked in these categories (new categories shown in bold):

• International
• China (Foreign Firms): Overall Patent
• United States: National: Patent Litigation, Patent Prosecution, and Post-Grant Proceedings
• Arizona: Overall Patent
• California: Patent Litigation and Patent Prosecution
• Colorado: Patent Litigation, Patent Prosecution, and Transactions
• D.C. Metro Area: Patent Litigation
• Illinois: Patent Litigation and Patent Prosecution
• New York: Patent Litigation
• Washington: Patent Litigation, Patent Prosecution, and Transactions
• Wisconsin: Overall Patent

Perkins Coie's leading patent practitioners by region are as follows (new attorneys shown in bold):

• China (Foreign Firms): Yingli Wang, Louise Lu
• Taiwan: Marcus Woo
• United States: National: Bing Ai (Post-Grant), Dan Bagatell (Federal Circuit), Chun Ng (Post-Grant)
• Arizona: Tyler Bowen and Chad Campbell
• California: Bing Ai, Matthew Bernstein, Brian Coleman, Dana Hayter, Viola Kung, Tom Millikan, Sarah Piepmeier, John Schnurer, and Michael Wise
• Colorado: Peter Kinsella,* Kourtney Mueller Merrill, David St. John-Larkin,* and Amanda Tessar
• D.C. Metro Area: Dan Bagatell, Shannon Bloodworth, Nathan Kelley, and Brandon White
• Illinois: David Fournier, Marcelo Halpern, and Doug Sawyer
• New York: Gene Lee and Bill McCabe
• Texas: Michael Glenn and Craig Tyler
• Washington: Ramsey Al-Salam,* Stephen Bishop,* Christopher Daley-Watson,* Ryan McBrayer, Christina McCullough, Chun Ng,* Paul Parker,* Aaron Poledna
• Wisconsin: David Anstaett, Christopher Hanewicz and Michelle Kemp

*Named IAM Global Leader