Ocean Tomo, a part of J.S. Held, announces the study of patent quality among Chicagoland companies, exclusively in the October 24 issue of Crain’s Chicago Business, recognizing invention among Chicagoland companies and their patent prosecution law firms.
Dr. Alan Marco, Chief Economist for Ocean Tomo, having previously served as the Chief Economist for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), shares data from PatentsView related to invention and innovation in the State of Illinois. “In the 2021 study year, 9598 utility patents were issued to 8853 inventors, assigned to 887 companies, universities, laboratories and other institutions in the State of Illinois”. He continues, “I am proud to have served as the co-creator of USPTO’s PatentsView, a free and open online platform for exploring and accessing high-quality patent data.” Among the 9598 patents granted in 2021 are 130 patents issued to Chicago’s Most Innovative Companies.
The Ocean Tomo study of patents issued to Chicagoland companies includes, for the first-time additional insights revealing the law firms responsible for prosecuting patents on behalf of the top 10 Chicagoland companies.
Narrative Science | LAW FIRM: Thompson Coburn LLP
Riddell | LAW FIRM: Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Lynk Labs | LAW FIRM: K&L Gates LLP
MemoryWeb | LAW FIRM: Nixon Peabody LLP
Suncoke Energy | LAW FIRM: Perkins Coie LLP
Nucurrent | LAW FIRM: Lee Sullivan Shea & Smith LLP
Weber | LAW FIRM: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman LLC
Pregis | LAW FIRM: Fox Rothschild LLP
Provisur Technologies | LAW FIRM: Klintworth & Rozenblat IP
RTC | LAW FIRM: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd
Ocean Tomo, a part of J.S. Held, has collaborated with Crain’s Chicago Business since 2012 to recognize and celebrate the achievements of Chicagoland companies and new, this year, expanding recognition to include the law firms which support the invention process by prosecuting patents before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
To review the full list of Chicago’s Most Innovative Companies, please visit: https://www.chicagobusiness.com/innovators/chicago-most-innovative-companies-2022-crains-list