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Six Mintz Attorneys Recognized As Leading Patent Practitioners

Six attorneys from the Intellectual Property Practice of Mintz, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. are listed in Intellectual Asset Management’s annual directory of the IAM Patent 1000 – The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners 2016. The IAM Patent 1000 is a guide that identifies the top patent professionals in key jurisdictions across the globe. 

Recognized in this year’s edition of the IAM Patent 1000 (with their areas of practice identified) are:  

  • David G. Conlin, Boston, MA – Patent Litigation
  • Peter Corless, Boston, MA – Patent Prosecution
  • Christopher E. Jeffers, PhD, Washington, DC – Patent Transactions
  • Kenneth E. Jenkins, PhD, San Diego, CA – Patent Prosecution 
  • William B. Kezer, PhD, San Francisco, CA – Patent Prosecution 
  • Michael T. Renaud, Boston, MA – Patent Litigation 


Mr. Renaud is also listed in the IAM Strategy 300 – The World’s Leading IP Strategists, which identifies leaders in the development and implementation of strategies that maximize the value of IP portfolios. 

“We are proud to have six attorneys from four offices identified by the publication’s editors as among the world’s elite patent attorneys,” says Matt Hurley, Section Manager for the firm’s Intellectual Property Section. “Intellectual Asset Magazine is a widely read and well-respected publication. These accolades represent additional third-party recognition for the quality of our IP practice and provide further external validation of our success over the past two years in growing the size, depth and strength of Mintz’s IP practice.”  

In addition to naming these six attorneys, IAM identifies the firm’s Intellectual Property Litigation Practice as “recommended” by the magazine.

About IAM Patent 1000
Only individuals identified by market sources for their exceptional skill sets and profound insights into patent matters feature in the IAM Patent 1000. To identify those professionals, IAM conducted approximately 1,500 interviews with numerous attorneys at law, patent attorneys and in-house counsel. Individuals qualify for a listing in the IAM Patent 1000 when they receive sufficient positive feedback from peers and clients with knowledge of their practice and the market within which they operate.