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"Half-patent" firms

Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2021 9:03 am
by Anonymous User
So there's a couple of boutique firms that seem to do a mix of patent and commercial lit, and I'm trying to sort out reputation / general collected wisdom about this. What are y'all's thoughts on Reichman Jorgensen, McKool Smith, Dovel & Luner, etc.?

Re: "Half-patent" firms

Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2021 9:28 am
by mardash
McKool does a ton of troll work, if you’re into that kind of thing.

Re: "Half-patent" firms

Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2021 8:37 pm
by patent_guy
mardash wrote:
Tue Aug 10, 2021 9:28 am
McKool does a ton of troll work, if you’re into that kind of thing.
Lol. McKool is an excellent firm, I don’t know what this poster is talking about.

Re: "Half-patent" firms

Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2021 9:21 am
by mardash
patent_guy wrote:
Fri Aug 13, 2021 8:37 pm
mardash wrote:
Tue Aug 10, 2021 9:28 am
McKool does a ton of troll work, if you’re into that kind of thing.
Lol. McKool is an excellent firm, I don’t know what this poster is talking about.
Maybe you should try googling “McKool Smith patent troll”?

https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisc ... rolls.html

https://www.google.com/amp/s/techcrunch ... -suit/amp/

They literally sponsor the fire ant festival in Marshall to get the good people of Texas on their side.

Re: "Half-patent" firms

Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2021 1:29 pm
by ksm6969
Dovel and luner is very very good and pays a lot, well above market, but they hire very little.

McKool does handle a lot of troll cases but they have talented litigators as long as you can get over that. I think they are much bigger than dovel, though.

Surprised Keker isn’t in the list as well.

Re: "Half-patent" firms

Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2021 1:16 pm
by mardash
ksm6969 wrote:
Sat Aug 14, 2021 1:29 pm
Dovel and luner is very very good and pays a lot, well above market, but they hire very little.

McKool does handle a lot of troll cases but they have talented litigators as long as you can get over that. I think they are much bigger than dovel, though.

Surprised Keker isn’t in the list as well.
For sure. And McKool does some of the higher end troll work, fwiw.