Inter Partes Review
ELG has become a go-to firm for handling inter partes reviews (IPRs) before the Patent Trials and Appeals Board (PTAB). We’ve handled more than 250 IPRs before the PTAB, and publication independently ranked our attorneys as having 4 of the top 5 spots for handling the greatest number of IPR proceedings.
ELG is included in the 2022 edition of Patexia Inc.’s IPR Intelligence Report on IPR proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). The report covers 7,030 IPR cases filed over the last five years. In preparing the report, Patexia analyzed 4,966 unique patents and 77,846 unique patent claims. It also surveyed more than 5,600 lawyers and more than 900 law firms.
“The 2022 IPR Intelligence Report confirms that ELG’s elite team of sophisticated technical attorneys are dedicated to using their expertise to protect the intellectual property of our clients in a cost-effective manner,” said James Etheridge, founder and managing partner of ELG.
Among the 900+ law firms, ELG ranked in the following categories:
- 5th Most Active Firm representing patent owners
- 6th Best Performing Law Firm representing patent owners
- 5th Best Performing Law Firm overall
Among the 5,600+ attorneys, ELG attorneys ranked in the following categories:
- Ryan Loveless ranked as the 1st Most Active Attorney representing patent owners.
- James Etheridge and Jeffrey Huang ranked as the 3rd Most Active Attorneys representing patent owners.
- Ryan Loveless, James Etheridge, and Jeffrey Huang all ranked in the top 10 Most Active Attorneys overall.
- In the category of Best Performing Attorneys representing patent owners, Ryan Loveless ranked 8th and James Etheridge and Jeffrey Huang ranked 12th.
