Haynes Boone achieved four top-10 rankings in the 2025 PTAB Intelligence Report published by Patexia, a leading provider of IP analytics and research. The report, which analyzes five years of Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) activity from July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2025, highlights Haynes Boone as one of the nation’s top-performing and most active firms in PTAB litigation.
The firm’s rankings include:
- #2 Best Performing Law Firm (Petitioner)
- #4 Most Active Law Firm (Petitioner)
- #5 Best Performing Law Firm (Overall)
- #9 Most Active Law Firm (Overall)
In addition to firm-wide accolades, 19 Haynes Boone attorneys were individually recognized among the top PTAB practitioners nationwide.
- Partner David McCombs is recognized as a Top-15 Most Active PTAB Attorney. He ranks 12th in petitioner activity out of 1,000 attorneys, handling 103 cases this past year.
- Eight attorneys ranked in the top 10 percent in Overall Performance: McCombs, Daniel Smith, Andrew Ehmke, Theo Foster, Calmann Clements, Scott Jarratt, Gregory Huh and Angela Oliver.
- Additionally, Jon Bowser, Hong Shi, David O’Dell, Clint Wilkins, Kelly Lyle, Adam Fowles, Adam Erickson, Brian Kwok, Gregory Webb, Andrew Lowes and David O’Brien also ranked in this year’s report.
“These rankings reflect the strength and depth of our PTAB practice,” said David O'Dell, chair of Haynes Boone’s Patent Trials and Counseling Practice Group. “We are proud of our team’s consistent performance and honored to be recognized among the top firms nationally. Our attorneys bring a strategic, collaborative approach to every matter, and this recognition underscores the value we deliver to our clients.”
The PTAB Intelligence Report is one of the most comprehensive analyses of PTAB litigation, evaluating over 6,800 proceedings and thousands of attorneys and law firms based on performance, activity and success metrics.
