Guntin & Gust Earns Top 10 Ranking on Patexia’s List of Best Performing Patent Prosecution Firms

The Patexia Patent Prosecution Intelligence Report ranks the top IP law firms and companies based on activity, efficiency and performance.

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G&G sponsors Lunch and Learn for Society of Women Engineers

Ed Guntin and Atanu Das, invited panelists to join in presenting “Engineering – Career Path to Intellectual Property.”

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G&G’s Erik Boyd discusses new docketing tool

Learn about the benefits of Foundation IP’s IP One Data System.

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Atanu Das’ profile featured on Loyola Chicago School of Law website

Loyola alumnus, Atanu Das, on his current role, “I enjoy serving as a facilitator for learning the law.

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Volunteer Lawyers for Justice – Arts & Eats for Justice 2018 Benefit Dinner

G & G extends best wishes to VLJ for an enjoyable evening and a very successful event.

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G&G Events

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Upcoming Events:

Date Event
3/29/2023 G&G 13 Year Anniversary
4/27 - 4/28 G&G Firm Retreat
5/29/2023 Memorial Day
7/3/2023 Independence Day Holiday
9/4/2023 Labor Day
10/23/2023 National Paralegal Day

 

 

The Patexia Patent Prosecution Intelligence Report for 2019 reveals Guntin & Gust in the Top 10 of Best Performing Patent Prosecution Firms.

Guntin & Gust Rankings

#1 in Technology Sector

#2 Overall 

The IP Prosecution Report reviews and ranks the top IP law firms and companies based on activity, efficiency and performance.  The data is provided based on different tech areas: High-tech, Bio-tech, and Overall.  The following metrics were analyzed to determine ranking: filing activity, pendency of applications, number of extensions requested, number of office actions, allowance rate, changes in the claim language and length of claims.

 

Patexia

Patexia, Inc. is comprised of Patexia Connect (recruiting and experts), Patexia Contest (crowdsourcing prior art), Patexia Research (IP databases), and Patexia Insights (IP reports). The company, founded in 2010, is focused on gathering key IP data that clients can utilize to better evaluate law firms, attorneys and companies.

 

 

 

G&G is a corporate sponsor of the Northwestern University Society of Women Engineers (SWE). As part of the sponsorship, the firm hosted a Lunch & Learn event on campus. Ed Guntin, began by providing the group with an overview of Intellectual Property Law and outlined possible career paths for School of Engineering graduates.

Panelists included:

  • Emer Simic, Partner, Green, Griffith & Borg-Breen
  • Atanu Das, Senior Patent Counsel, Guntin & Gust
  • Caroline Lourgos, Associate, Kirkland & Ellis
  • Mary Fetsco, Associate, Miller, Matthias & Hull

After the presentation, each panelist shared their own unique career progressions and experiences, sparking lively interaction with attendees who were eager to ask questions and learn more about IP Law as a possible career track.

Thank you to all of our panelists who made the time to share their experiences with this great group of students.

Panelists share their experiences with Northwestern Engineering students.

Society of Women Engineers Members

 

 

Last year as part of our continued process improvement initiatives, G&G implemented data verification to our docketing process.  Using Foundation IP’s IP One Data System, data is independently verified throughout the life cycle of the patent.

Quality Paralegal, Erik Boyd, who attended the CPA Global Ignite Conference, summarized the the new tool’s scope:

Our docket entries are now compared against a pool of IP data obtained from over 100 external data sources.  The data pool obtained from these sources is updated over 200,000 times a month, which enables us to have a robust process to validate priority claims, publication dates, grant dates, and patent numbers, among other things.

 

G&G Senior Patent Counsel, Atanu Das, a 2006 alumnus of Loyola Chicago School of Law, is currently a Distinguished Scholar in Residence at the school, teaching courses focused on Intellectual Property Law.  Students benefit from his expertise in several high tech areas of IP law. He has written numerous articles pertaining to wireless communication systems and has several new articles soon to be published in top US journals. Look for the following forthcoming articles in 2019:

“Crossing the Line: Department of Homeland Security Unconstitutional Border Search of Mobile Device Data” University Pennsylvania Journal of Law and Social Change

“Unlimited Data Search Plan: Warrantless Border Search of Mobile Device Data Unconstitutional for Violating the Fundamental Right to Informational Privacy” St. John’s Law Review

“Chilling Social Media: Warrantless Border Search of Social Media Infringes the Freedom of Association and the Freedom to be Anonymous of the First Amendment” Brooklyn Law Review

Volunteer Lawyers for Justice (VLJ) to host their annual Arts & Eats for Justice benefit dinner on November 14th at the Valley Regency. Guntin & Gust extends best wishes to VLJ for an enjoyable evening and a very successful event.

Founded in 2001, Volunteer Lawyers for Justice provides legal assistance to economically-disadvantaged individuals and families in the state of New Jersey. Their mission is to aid those who cannot afford legal representation to get the help and/or tools they need to ensure that they receive fair treatment within the legal system. This not-for-profit organization relies on its 1500+ volunteer lawyers and paralegals and the financial support of corporate sponsors and the community to provide free legal services.

For more information visit: VLJ – Arts & Eats Benefit Dinner