Intellectual Property

When it comes to your company’s future, intellectual property is a vital asset – perhaps the most critical asset you have. Our team brings outstanding technical acumen and a diversity of perspectives to make the most of what you’ve worked so hard to create. We know the importance of your IP, and we care about protecting it and maximizing its value.

Every day, clients rely on us to protect, enforce, defend and monetize their innovations. We’ve filed more than 19,000 patent applications in the United States and abroad in the past five years. We manage large and sophisticated intellectual property portfolios as well as complex and extremely technical patent applications. More than half of our patent lawyers have worked as engineers, programmers or technical salespeople, with many also serving as in-house counsel for leading technology companies or as patent examiners at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

We are deeply committed to our clients, and offer them extensive experience in virtually every aspect of IP, including:

• Patents, including prosecution and counseling
• Post-grant proceedings, including inter partes review
• IP litigation
• Trademarks, including Internet domain protection and social media
• Copyrights
• Technology transactions

Our clients range from entrepreneurs to middle-market businesses to companies like Google, Cisco, AT&T, PayPal, Ericsson and Dell. We have earned top national recognition for our work, including a Chambers USA 2026 ranking for four practices related to intellectual property, with 16 attorneys individually ranked across the country; one of the nation’s top 12 “Gold-Tiered” firms in the U.S., with 10 lawyers individually recognized by World Trademark Review (WTR 1000) 2026; recognition by Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) Patent 1000 2026 in California and Texas, with 14 patent attorneys individually ranked; and recognition in the 2026 edition of The Legal 500 United States for patent prosecution and trademarks: non-contentious, with four partners recognized. We are practical, business-oriented and often grounded in our advanced technical knowledge. But what our clients appreciate most is the sincerity of the relationships we build with them. We go the extra mile, really taking the time to understand their needs and doing anything we can to help them achieve their goals. The advice we provide isn’t just for the here and now, but also anticipates what might be next for your growing business.

The Haynes Boone IP Beacon® newsletter – March 2026 edition showcases the team’s latest accomplishments, including top industry rankings, thought leadership on key IP developments and highlights from recent case outcomes. Read the IP Beacon Newsletter here.