Awards & Recognition
Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione frequently is recognized as a leader in all areas of intellectual property. We have received these recent accolades:
Recipient of the Decade Award for Outstanding Legal Writing, 2010
The Burton Awards for Legal Achievement
Recipient of the Minority Corporate Counsel Association's Thomas L. Sager
Diversity Award for the Midwest Region, 2009
Patent Litigation Firm of the Year - Midwest, 2010
Trademark Prosecution Firm of the Year - Midwest, 2010
Trademark Litigation Firm of the Year - Midwest, 2009-2010
Managing Intellectual Property magazine's North American IP Awards
#1 for Intellectual Property Law in Illinois, 2003-2010
Chambers USA, America’s Leading Lawyers for Business
#1 Intellectual Property Firm in Illinois, 2005-2009
Practical Law Company, PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook
#1 Intellectual Property Firm in Illinois and Chicago, 2009-2010
Best Lawyers in America
#1 Largest Intellectual Property Firm in Chicago, 2004-2005, 2007
Managing Intellectual Property magazine’s "World IP Survey"
Top 5 Patent Litigation Firm - National, 2010
Top 5 Trademark Litigation Firm - National, 2010
Top 5 Patent Prosecution Firm - Regional, 2010
Managing Intellectual Property magazine's North American IP Awards
Top 8 Law Firms in the Midwest, 2009
Managing Intellectual Property magazine’s "Annual Survey"
and "Patent IP Firms of the Year"
Top 10 Intellectual Property Law Firm, 2009
Crain's Detroit Business
Top 10 Indianapolis-Area Intellectual Property Law Firm, 2009-2010
Indianapolis Business Journal
Top 10 Trademark Practice Among IP Law Firms, 2006-2007
Intellectual Property Today magazine’s "Annual Survey"
Top 15 Law Firm in Patent Prosecution: Utility and Design Patents, 2008
Top 15 Law Firm in Patent Re-examination, 2008
The Legal 500 – United States
Top 20 Most Diverse Law Firm in Illinois, 2010
Chicago Lawyer
Top 20 Law Firms for Patent Prosecution, 2009
IP Law & Business magazine's "Who Protects Innovation in America" survey
Top 20 Patent Law Firm in the U.S., 2009
Intellectual Property Today magazine's "Top Patent Firms"
Top 20 Law Firm in Patent Prosecution in the U.S. and Top 8 Law Firms in the Midwest, 2009
Managing Intellectual Property magazine’s "Annual Survey"
Top 20 Largest U.S. Intellectual Property Law Firm, 2009-2010
Law360's "Largest IP Practices"
Top 20 Law Firm for Patent Litigation in District Court Representing Defendants, 2007
IP Law & Business, “Who Represents Defendants in District Court?”
Top 25 Law Firm in Patent Litigation in the U.S., 2009
Managing Intellectual Property magazine's "Patent IP Firms of the Year"
Top 25 Largest Chicago Law Firm, 2009-2010
Crain's Chicago Business
Top 25 Largest Law Firm in Illinois, 2009-2010
Chicago Lawyer
Top 25 Law Firm in Patent Litigation: Full Coverage, 2008
The Legal 500 - United States
Top 25 Law Firm for Patent Litigation in District Court, 2007
IP Law & Business, “Who Are the District Court Champs?”
Top 25 in Patent Litigation in the U.S. and Top 10 in the Midwest, 2007
Managing Intellectual Property magazine’s "Patent IP Firms of the Year"
Top 25 Patent Firm in the U.S., 2002-2007
Intellectual Property Today magazine’s “Top Patent Firms”
Top 30 Intellectual Property Law Firm Nationwide, 2009
IP Law & Business magazine's "Who Protects Innovation in America" survey
Top 100 Trademark Firm in the U.S., 2008
Intellectual Property Today magazine’s “Top Trademark Firms”
Top 250 Law Firm in the U.S., 2009
National Law Journal's 32nd Annual "Top 250 Law Firms"
Leading IP Law Firm in Chicago in Patent Litigation, 2007-2008
Practical Law Company, PLC Cross-Border Intellectual Property Handbook
WORLD Leaders Global IP Award for Excellence in IP Litigation, North America/Canada, 2007
Informa Publications, Patent World, Trademark World, Copyright World
Best-in-Class Performance in Enthusiastic Client Recommendations, 2007
BTI Power Rankings: The BTI Client Relationship Scorecard for Law Firms
