Sterne Kessler Ranked Best Performing Law Firm for Appellees in Patexia’s 2024 CAFC Intelligence Report

Washington, D.C. (December 4, 2024) – Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox has earned top rankings, including the best performing firm for appellees, in Patexia’s 2024 CAFC Intelligence Report—a comprehensive report on the top 100 best performing and most active law firms and attorneys at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC).

In this report, Patexia reviewed 3,424 CAFC cases originating from U.S. district courts, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) over a five-year period from January 1, 2019, through December 31, 2023.

Based on Patexia’s research, Sterne Kessler achieved the following results:

• Best performing law firm representing appellees;
• Fourth most active law firm representing appellants;
• Sixth most active law firm overall (representing appellees or appellants);
• Among the top 10 best performing law firms overall (representing appellees or appellants); and,
• Among the top 15 most active law firms representing appellees.

“Our Appellate Practice’s continued recognition is a reflection of the skill and creativity of our team,” said Michael Joffre, director and co-chair of Sterne Kessler’s Appellate Practice. “We take pride in advocating for our clients at the Federal Circuit and are pleased to see our work acknowledged.”

Director and Appellate Practice co-chair William Milliken added that “these rankings highlight the strengths, experience, and unique capabilities of our appellate practice. As our clients’ needs evolve, we strive to continue providing strategic, creative, and results-driven representation to meet those needs.”

In September, Sterne Kessler was ranked by Patexia as one of the best performing and most active Hatch-Waxman law firms in its ANDA Litigation 2024 Intelligence Report. Click here to learn more about the firm’s rankings.

Patexia was founded in 2010 and is the largest online IP community, offering services in the areas of lateral opportunity and recruiting, analytics and insights, expert services, and patent due diligence. For more information on Patexia’s 2024 CAFC Intelligence Report, please click here.

To learn more about Sterne Kessler’s appellate work, please visit the firm’s website here.

About Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox

Based in Washington, D.C. and renowned for more than four decades for dedication to the protection, enhancement, and enforcement of intellectual property rights, Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox is one of the most highly regarded intellectual property specialty law firms in the world. Its team of attorneys, registered patent agents, technical specialists, specialized trademark paralegals, and law clerks include some of the country’s most respected practitioners of IP law, tackling innovations across a broad spectrum of industries. The firm’s practitioners represent Fortune 500 companies, entrepreneurs, start-ups, inventors, venture capital firms, and universities in a client service driven environment that is welcoming, inclusive, and intellectually stimulating. Visit the firm online at sternekessler.com.