Leydig, Voit & Mayer Named Among Top Patent Firms in U.S. For 2010

Leydig, Voit & Mayer, a Chicago-based full-service Intellectual Property law firm, is recognized by Intellectual Property Today magazine as one of the Top Patent Firms in the U.S. for 2010.

Law firms and individual practitioners are ranked according to the number of utility patents issued in 2009, where the firm or individual is listed as the legal representative on the issued patent. IP boutiques and general practice firms with an IP practice are included in the list, which is published in the March 2010 issue of Intellectual Property Today. Based on data collected from 2009, Leydig issued 353 utility U.S. patents, making it one of the top 100 patent firms in the country. This year, 356 law firms and individual practitioners participated in the survey.

For more than a century, Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd. has assisted clients - from large corporations to individual inventors - with intellectual property litigation, counseling, licensing, and prosecution services worldwide. The firm prides itself on its ability to meet the most demanding intellectual property needs of its clients.

Leydig, Voit & Mayer provides advice and counsel in IP litigation, licensing, and prosecution services worldwide, encompassing the full range of patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright and Internet issues. Leydig's technical expertise covers such diverse fields as biotechnology, business methods, chemicals, computer hardware and software, consumer household products, electronics, filtration technologies, financial services, heavy industry, machinery, manufacturing processes, medical devices, and pharmaceuticals.

The firm's culture focuses on creating stable, long-term, supportive relationships with each client, and many of the firm's clients have looked to Leydig for IP counsel for decades. Widely accredited as leaders in professional listings and directories, Leydig, Voit & Mayer has appeared in Fortune Magazine as one of "The Go-To Law Firms^® of the World's Leading Companies."