Editing Fish & Richardson

{{Infobox Law Firm
| name          = Fish & Richardson
| logo          = [[File:fishwordmarkpc.jpg|frameless]]
| num_offices    = 12
| num_attorneys  = 400+
| practice_areas = IP Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Patent, Post-Grant, Trademark, Copyright, Regulatory
| key_people     = Peter Devlin (President)
| date_founded   = 1878
| Revenue   = $400.87 million (2012)
| company_type   = [[Professional Corporation]]
| homepage       = [http://www.fr.com/ www.fr.com]
}}
'''Fish & Richardson P.C.''' is a global patent, intellectual property litigation, and commercial litigation law firm with more than 400 attorneys and technology specialists across the U.S. and Europe.
Fish is one of the most sought-after firms for both patent prosecution and patent litigation services among Fortune 100 companies.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.law.com/jsp/cc/PubArticleCC.jsp?id=1202437199898 |title=Who Protects Innovation in America 2009: The Guardians |year=2009 |accessdate=2010-08-17 |quote=...With eight and six mentions, respectively, two of the top litigation firms—Fish & Richardson and IP Litigation Department of the Year winner Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges (see "What Rhymes with Win?" page 26) had four clients between the tech and telecom sectors. ...' }}</ref> Fish has been named the #1 patent litigation firm in the U.S. for 12 consecutive years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.corpcounsel-digital.com/corpcounsel/november_2015?sub_id=oNE8AEU8ZCCW&folio=62&pg=62#pg62|title=2015 Patent Litigation Survey|last=|first=|date=November 2015|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|quote=Fish & Richardson...topped the survey for the twelfth consecutive year, having handled 201 cases in 2014 -- more than any other firm. Fish is on track to surpass that number this year...|accessdate=2017-02-13}}</ref>  In 2016, Fish was a finalist for American Lawyer’s “Top IP Litigation Department of the Year”.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fr.com/news/fish-ip-litigation-dept-finalist-2015/|title=Litigation Department of the Year|last=|first=|date=|year=2016|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|quote=According to The American Lawyer, “When it comes to the numbers, Fish & Richardson can’t be beat.  In 2014…the firm handled 245 new intellectual property suits…more than any other Am Law 200 firm.|accessdate=2017-02-13}}</ref>  Fish’s intellectual property practice received a top “Tier 1” U.S. ranking by Managing Intellectual Property magazine from 2011-2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fr.com/files/News/4ec64103-d9c4-410e-b385-38ccc267b01a/Presentation/NewsAttachment/56d1daaf-cf09-468b-85f3-0681af4eca0f/MIPWorldIPSurvey.pdf |title=Managing Intellectual Property World IP Survey |year=2010 |accessdate=2010-08-19 }}</ref> The firm’s growing regulatory group advises clients seeking to market products subject to United States [[Federal Communications Commission]] and the [[Food and Drug Administration]] regulation.

==Recognition==
*Fish & Richardson named #1 Patent Litigation Firm (Corporate Counsel, 2004–2016)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.corpcounsel-digital.com/corpcounsel/november_2015?sub_id=oNE8AEU8ZCCW&folio=62&pg=62#pg62|title=The 2015 Patent Litigation Survey|first=|date=October 2014|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=|author=Corporate Counsel}}</ref>
*Fish & Richardson named Patent Law Firm of the Year (2012-2015 US News Media Group and Best Lawyers, Best Law Firms survey)<ref name="Best lawyers profile of Fish & Richardson">{{cite web|url=http://bestlawfirms.usnews.com/profile/fish-richardson-p-c/rankings/15877|title=Fish & Richardson P.C. Profile|first=|date=|year=2015|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=|author=US News - Best Lawyers}}</ref>
*Fish & Richardson recipient of "Tier 1" rankings in Litigation-Intellectual Property, Litigation-Patent, Technology Law, and Trademark Law (2012-2016 US News Media Group and Best Lawyers, Best Law Firms survey)<ref name="Best Law Firm of the Year">{{cite web|url=http://bestlawfirms.usnews.com/lfoty.aspx|title="Law Firm of the Year" Awards|author=US News - Best Lawyers|year= 2015}}</ref>
*Fish & Richardson named to Top IP Law Firm representing America's largest Corporations (2012-2013 Corporate Counsel)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.law.com/jsp/cc/index.jsp|title=Corporate Counsel|author=Corporate Counsel|year= 2011}}</ref>
*Fish & Richardson named #1 summer associate program, ranked #10 as the "Best Law Firm to Work For," and ranked #1 IP and IP litigation firm (2011 Vault)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vault.com/wps/portal/usa/rankings/landing?rankingId=1&regionId=0|title=Law Firm Rankings - 2012 Vault Law 100|author=Vault|year=2011}}</ref>
*Fish & Richardson receives Top 2016 "Band 1" rankings in intellectual property and international trade (Chambers USA) <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chambersandpartners.com/guide/usa/5|title=2016 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business|first=|date=|year=2011|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=|author=Chambers and Partners}}</ref>
*Fish & Richardson receives top Tier 1 national ranking in patent litigation - Patent Prosecution (2011-2013 The Legal 500) <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legal500.com/c/united-states/intellectual-property/overview"|title=“Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP and Fish & Richardson P.C. continue to lead the ranking...” |author=The Legal 500|year=2013}}</ref>
*Fish & Richardson Ranks in Top 15 Percent of Law Firms for Diversity (2016 AmLaw) <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.americanlawyer.com/id=1202758280656?slreturn=20170113124656|title=2016 Diversity Scorecard: The Rankings|first=|date=|year=2014|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=|author=Law.com}}</ref>
*Fish & Richardson named a Top Trademark Law Firm (2011-2016 World Trademark Review) <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/wtr1000/|title=WTR 1000|first=|date=|year=2014|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=|author=World Trademark Review}}</ref>
*Fish & Richardson Ranked as a Top 100 Law Firm for Diversity (2012 MultiCultural Law Magazine)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.multiculturallaw.com/diversity|title=WTR 1000|author=MultiCultural Law Magazine|year=2012}}</ref>
*Fish & Richardson recipient of Top "Tier 1" IP Rankings in every national US category (January 2011 – 2015 Managing Intellectual Property) <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fr.com/files/Uploads/Documents/ManagingIntellectualProperty.WorldIPSurvey2014.April14.pdf|title=Managing Intellectual Property 2014 Survey|author=Managing Intellectual Property|date=February 2014}}</ref>
*Fish & Richardson named International Trade Group of the Year (January 2011 Law360) <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.law360.com/web/articles/222940|title=International Trade Group of the Year: Fish & Richardson|author=Law360|date=31 January 2011}}</ref>
*Fish & Richardson named Top 30 Game Law Firm (January 2011 Interactive Age) <ref>{{ cite web |url=http://news.morningstar.com/all/market-wire/11713006/fish-richardson-named-top-30-game-law-firm-by-interactive-age.aspx|title=Fish & Richardson Named "Top 30 Game Law Firm" by Interactive Age|author=Morning Star|date=26 January 2011}}</ref>
*Fish & Richardson Named Finalist – Litigation Department of the Year(January 2014, 2016 The American Lawyer)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fr.com/files/Uploads/Documents/American-Lawyer.Litigation-Department-of-the-Year-Finalist.Jan2014.pdf|title=Litigation Department of the Year|year=2014 |accessdate=2015-03-10 |quote=...They aren’t just ubiquitous—Fish handled 20 percent of all U.S. patent cases tried to verdict...' }}</ref>
*Fish & Richardson Named to National Law Journal's 2015 Appellate Hot List<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nationallawjournal.com/id=1202742390456/The-2015-Appellate-Hot-List-Winning-Big-Cases-Changing-the-Law|title=The 2015 Appellate Hot List: Winning Big Cases, Changing the Law|website=National Law Journal|access-date=2017-02-13}}</ref>
*Fish & Richardson Named Patent Contentious Law Firm of the Year in the U.S. by Managing Intellectual Property<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.managingip.com/Article/3526698/Managing-IP-North-America-awards-2016shortlists.html|title=Managing IP North America awards 2016 – shortlists {{!}} Managing Intellectual Property|website=www.managingip.com|access-date=2017-02-13}}</ref>
*Fish & Richardson Named #1 in International Trade Commission Filings (2014 The National Law Journal)<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://patch.com/california/delmar-carmelvalley/fish-richardson-named-1-international-trade-commission-filings-2014-national-law-journal|title=Fish &amp; Richardson Named #1 in International Trade Commission Filings for 2014 by The National Law Journal|date=2015-01-20|newspaper=Del Mar-Carmel Valley, CA Patch|access-date=2017-02-13|language=en-US}}</ref>
*Fish & Richardson Named “IP Litigation Powerhouse” (BTI Survey)<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.fr.com/news/fish-ip-litigation-powerhouse/|title=Fish Named IP Litigation Powerhouse {{!}} Fish|date=2014-10-06|newspaper=Fish & Richardson|access-date=2017-02-13}}</ref>
*Fish & Richardson Named Law360 IP Practice Group of the Year (2011-2016)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.law360.com/articles/751490/ip-group-of-the-year-fish-richardson|title=IP Group Of The Year: Fish & Richardson - Law360|website=www.law360.com|language=en|access-date=2017-02-13}}</ref>
*Fish & Richardson Named Top PTAB Law Firm (2015 Managing Intellectual Property Magazine)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://generalcounselnews.com/fish-richardson-named-1-ptab-law-firm/|title=Fish & Richardson Named #1 PTAB Law Firm  : General Counsel News|website=generalcounselnews.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-02-13}}</ref>
*Fish & Richardson Receives Top Tier 1 National Rankings in Patent Prosecution and Patent Litigation(The Legal 500)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.legal500.com/|title=The Legal 500 - The Clients Guide to the best Law firms, top Lawyers, Attorneys, Advocates, Solicitors and Barristers.|website=www.legal500.com|language=en-us|access-date=2017-02-13}}</ref>
*Fish & Richardson Named to 2015 Intellectual Property Hot List (2012-2016 National Law Journal)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nationallawjournal.com/id=1202727880211/The-2015-IP-Hot-List|title=The 2015 IP Hot List|website=National Law Journal|access-date=2017-02-13}}</ref>
*Fish & Richardson Patent Prosecution and Litigation Practices Received Top National Rankings (2014-2016 IAM Patent 1000: The World's Leading Patent Practitioners)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.iam-media.com/Patent1000/|title=IAM Patent 1000 - Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) - Maximising IP Value for Business|website=www.iam-media.com|access-date=2017-02-13}}</ref>

==Notable alumni==
* [[Frederick Perry Fish]], Founder of the firm and president of [[American Telephone & Telegraph Corporation]] from 1901 to 1907.<ref name="nytobit">Staff report (November 7, 1930). Frederick P. Fish, Noted Lawyer, Dies; Was President of American Telephone and Telegraph Co. for Many Years. An Overseer of Harvard. Also a Leading Member of Massachusetts "Tech's" Board and a Bank Director. ''[[New York Times]]''</ref>

==Focus Areas==

'''Practice Areas:''' [[Litigation]], IP Litigation, Commercial Litigation, [[Patent]], Post-Grant, Licensing, Trademark, Copyright, Regulatory

'''Industry Sectors:''' Academic Research and Medical Centers, Aerospace/Defense, Chemicals, Cleantech, Consumer Products, Digital Health, Digital Media and E-Commerce, Electrical/Computer Technology, Energy/Petro-Chemical, Financial/Business Services, Internet, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Medical Devices, Nanotechnology, Telecommunications, Transportation

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.fr.com Fish & Richardson web site]
*[http://www.martindale.com/Fish-Richardson-PC/654088-law-firm-office.htm Profile] from [[LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell]]
*[http://www.FishIP.TV FishIP.TV]
*[http://www.fishpostgrant.com Fish Post Grant]

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 Fish is one of the most sought-after firms for both patent prosecution and patent litigation services among Fortune 100 companies.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.law.com/jsp/cc/PubArticleCC.jsp?id=1202437199898 |title=Who Protects Innovation in America 2009: The Guardians |year=2009 |accessdate=2010-08-17 |quote=...With eight and six mentions, respectively, two of the top litigation firms—Fish & Richardson and IP Litigation Department of the Year winner Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges (see "What Rhymes with Win?" page 26) had four clients between the tech and telecom sectors. ...' }}</ref> Fish has been named the #1 patent litigation firm in the U.S. for 12 consecutive years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.corpcounsel-digital.com/corpcounsel/november_2015?sub_id=oNE8AEU8ZCCW&folio=62&pg=62#pg62|title=2015 Patent Litigation Survey|last=|first=|date=November 2015|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|quote=Fish & Richardson...topped the survey for the twelfth consecutive year, having handled 201 cases in 2014 -- more than any other firm. Fish is on track to surpass that number this year...|accessdate=2017-02-13}}</ref>  In 2016, Fish was a finalist for American Lawyer’s “Top IP Litigation Department of the Year”.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fr.com/news/fish-ip-litigation-dept-finalist-2015/|title=Litigation Department of the Year|last=|first=|date=|year=2016|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|quote=According to The American Lawyer, “When it comes to the numbers, Fish & Richardson can’t be beat.  In 2014…the firm handled 245 new intellectual property suits…more than any other Am Law 200 firm.|accessdate=2017-02-13}}</ref>  Fish’s intellectual property practice received a top “Tier 1” U.S. ranking by Managing Intellectual Property magazine from 2011-2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fr.com/files/News/4ec64103-d9c4-410e-b385-38ccc267b01a/Presentation/NewsAttachment/56d1daaf-cf09-468b-85f3-0681af4eca0f/MIPWorldIPSurvey.pdf |title=Managing Intellectual Property World IP Survey |year=2010 |accessdate=2010-08-19 }}</ref> The firm’s growing regulatory group advises clients seeking to market products subject to United States [[Federal Communications Commission]] and the [[Food and Drug Administration]] regulation.