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LEASON ELLIS HIGHLY RANKED AMONG LEADING TRADEMARK LAW FIRMS
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January 25, 2017LEASON ELLIS RANKS HIGH IN DESIGN PATENT SURVEY
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We punched above our weight on the 2016 Design Patent Toteboard of the Ant-Like Persistence blog:
https://blog.oppedahl.com/?page_id=1962. Having obtained 54 design patents last year, we were ranked number 37. This placed us above many larger and older well-known firms and IP practices. Overall, the number of design patents granted by the USPTO increased 11% over the prior year.