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As Oliff & Berridge, PLC
celebrates its 25th anniversary this year,
we take a moment to thank our clients,
and reflect on past achievements,
while looking to the future and the goals to be set
for the next 25 years and beyond. 

 

 

History & Philosophy

Oliff & Berridge was established in January 1983 with a commitment to providing the highest quality, personalized and prompt intellectual property legal services. At Oliff & Berridge we maintain a client-centered approach - dedicated to handling each client matter as we would want it handled if we were the client. We achieve this through close working relationships with our clients, which are characterized by clear, frank and prompt communications.

We represent a large and diverse group of domestic and international clients, including major universities and businesses ranging from large multi-national Fortune 200 corporations to smaller privately owned companies and individual entrepreneurs. We tailor our services to suit the needs and style of each client. This includes traveling worldwide several times each year to meet with our clients, who are also welcome to visit our offices at any time.

In our 25th year, 2008, we continue our growth with the support of our clients by repeatedly fulfilling our commitment to quality, communication and timeliness - day by day, project by project.  From four attorneys and a total of 13 staff in 1983, in response to the needs of our clients and with their support, the Oliff & Berridge team today comprises nearly 80 professionals, including the 14 members and a total staff of about 200 people.  We continue to provide the full spectrum of intellectual property legal services from procurement to counseling, including patent application preparation and prosecution, opinions, licensing, litigation, and dispute resolution.  

We have grown with the support of our clients by repeatedly fulfilling our commitment to quality, communication and timeliness - day by day, project by project. At its inception, our firm consisted of four attorneys with a total staff of 13. In response to the needs of our clients, we have grown continuously since that time. Today, the Oliff & Berridge team comprises more than 50 attorneys including the 14 Members, over a dozen patent agents and technical specialists, and a total staff of about 200 people, providing the full spectrum of intellectual property legal services to our clients.

In an annual national ranking of intellectual property law firms based on the number of issued U.S. patents, Oliff & Berridge routinely ranks among the top five firms in the country.  In a 2001 ranking of intellectual property law firms representing the world's fifty largest companies, Oliff & Berridge was ranked first in the category of U.S. Patent Prosecution Counsel, and tied for first in the category of U.S. Prosecution and Litigation Counsel.  In a 2004 analysis of patent quality, Oliff & Berridge was ranked among the top 10 firms in the country for patent quality in each of chemical patents, electrical patents and mechanical patents.


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