Patent attorneys are by now well aware that 2015 saw a near-record number of patent cases filed in U.S. district courts. Now we can see who benefited most from all that litigation.

Coming as no surprise, Fish & Richardson once again took the top spot in our 2016 patent litigation survey, which is self-reported by law firms and ranks them by the number of patent lawsuits for which they were listed as counsel in 2015. Fish reported that it handled 321 cases—289 defendants and 32 for plaintiffs. This marks the 13th consecutive year that the IP firm has ranked No. 1 in our survey.

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