SINCE OUR FOUNDING 130 YEARS AGO, we have evolved to become one of the largest and most diversified firms in our field.

Kenyon & Kenyon is pleased that in-house counsel have consistently rated our firm as one of the top intellectual property law firms in the country. As a result of these ratings and other objective data, year after year, independent legal publications have ranked Kenyon in the top tiers of intellectual property practice. A sampling of these rankings is presented below.

Intellectual Property Generally

  • Named the “Best Intellectual Property Firm in the US” by World Finance 2011.
  • Named "2011 Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year, USA" by DealMakers Monthly Magazine.
  • Named "2011 Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year, USA" by Finance Monthly Magazine.
  • Named "2011 Clients Choice - Nationwide Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year" by Corporate INTL Magazine.
  • Ranked in the top tiers for Intellectual Property by Chambers Global 2010 and Chambers USA 2010.
  • Ranked as "Highly Recommended" in Intellectual Property by The Practical Law Company (PLC) Which Lawyer? Yearbook 2010.
  • Ranked as "Leading" in Intellectual Property in New York by The Practical Law Company (PLC) Which Lawyer? Yearbook 2010. 

Intellectual Property Litigation and International Trade Commission

  • Ranked in the top tier for Intellectual Property Litigation (US National and New York) by US News - Best Lawyers: Best Law Firms 2011.
  • Ranked in the top tier for Patent Litigation (US National and New York) by US News - Best Lawyers: Best Law Firms 2011.
  • Ranked in the top tiers for Intellectual Property Litigation (US National) by Benchmark Litigation 2012.
  • Highly recommended Federal Circuit firm by Benchmark Appellate 2012.
  • Ranked in the top tiers for Intellectual Property Litigation (US National and New York) for plaintiff work by Benchmark Plaintiff 2012.
  • Ranked in the top tiers for US Patent Litigation: Full Coverage by The Legal 500 US 2011.
  • Ranked among the world's leading patent litigation firms by IAM Patent Litigation 250 2011.
  • Ranked in the top tiers for Patent Contentious (National), Patent Contentious (Northeast) and International Trade Commission (National) matters by Managing Intellectual Property World IP Survey 2010.
  • Ranked as "Highly Recommended" in IP Patent Litigation and IP Non-Patent Litigation by The Practical Law Company (PLC) Which Lawyer? Yearbook 2009.

Patent Prosecution, Opinion Work and other non-contentious Intellectual Property matters

  • Named the “2011 Patents Law Firm of the Year” by Lawyers World Magazine.
  • Ranked in the top tier for Patent Law (US National and New York) by US News - Best Lawyers: Best Law Firms 2011.
  • Ranked as one of the 2011 top Patent Firms in the US by Intellectual Property Today. The list is based on the number of utility patents issued in 2010. Kenyon placed among the top 20 firms.
  • Ranked in the top tiers for Patent Prosecution – Utility and Design Patents by The Legal 500 US 2011.
  • Ranked in the top tiers for Bio Life Sciences (National), Patent Prosecution (National), and Patent Prosecution (Northeast) by Managing Intellectual Property World IP Survey 2010, 2011.
  • Ranked among the world's leading firms by IAM 250 The World's Leading Patent & Technology Licensing Lawyers 2011/2012.

Trademark, Copyright and Intellectual Property licensing

  • Ranked in the top tier for Trademark Law (US National and New York) by US News - Best Lawyers: Best Law Firms 2011.
  • Ranked in the top tiers for Trademark Law by World Trademark Review 2011.
  • Ranked in the top tiers for Trademark Prosecution (National), Trademark Contentious (National), Trademark Prosecution (Northeast), and Trademark Contentious (Northeast) by Managing Intellectual Property World IP Survey 2010, 2011.
  • Ranked in the top tiers for Copyright (National), and Copyright (Northeast) by Managing Intellectual Property World IP Survey 2010, 2011.
  • Ranked in the top tiers for Trademark Litigation and Trademark Non-Contentious by The Legal 500 US 2011.
  • Ranked in the top tiers for Copyright by The Legal 500 US 2011.
  • Ranked in the top tier for Patent Licensing and Transactional by The Legal 500 US 2011.
  • Ranked as one of the 2011 top Trademark Firms in the US by Intellectual Property Today. The list is based on the number of US trademark registrations issued in 2010. Kenyon placed among the top 16 firms.
  • Commended for "emergency rebranding services" by Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Special Report 2011.
  • Shortlisted for "Trademark Firm of the Year 2011" by Intellectual Property Magazine.

LIFE SCIENCES

  • Named the “2011 Life Sciences Law Firm of the Year” by Lawyers World Magazine.
  • Ranked in the top tiers for US Patent Litigation: Life Sciences/Chemical by The Legal 500 US 2010.
  • Ranked in the top tiers for Bio Life Sciences (National) by Managing Intellectual Property World IP Survey 2010, 2011.
  • Ranked as "Recommended" in Life Sciences Intellectual Property by The Practical Law Company (PLC) Which Lawyer? Yearbook 2010.

Diversity

  • Honored with the Strength in Diversity Award in 2010 and 2011 by Managing Intellectual Property.
  • Ranked among the Top Firms for Diversity in ALM's Diversity Scorecard, which is published in The American Lawyer, The National Law Journal and The Minority Law Journal.
  • Ranked as one of the top 100 large businesses in the US focused on diversity by diversitybusiness.com.
  • Ranked among the top firms in terms of proportionate concentration of female partners by Law360.