Overview
For over 150 years, our global intellectual property group has provided clients across the world with a broad spectrum of IP services, handling cutting-edge cases, transactions and other strategic matters from six offices in key cities across the United States – Boston, Chicago, New York, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, and Washington, D.C. and four international offices in London, Shanghai, Tokyo, and Seoul. On the ground across three different continents, our intellectual property professionals provide clients with around-the-clock, top-tier IP support on an international stage.
Our IP attorneys represent clients across a wide range of industries, including: technology, media and telecommunications; life sciences; retail and consumer products; private equity; financial services; health care; and education. Whether the goal is protecting IP assets, forming a venture, securing capital, developing technology, issuing securities, licensing IP rights or making acquisitions, our IP team stands ready to offer cohesive and comprehensive guidance.
Intellectual Property Offerings
- Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals
- Brand, Ownership & Licensing
- Co-Branding & Distribution Allowances
- Defensive & Offensive Patent Pooling
- Doxing
- False Advertising
- Innovation Development & Acquistions
- International IP Transactions
- IP-Backed Finance
- ITC/Section 337 Proceedings
- Joint Ventures & Alliances
- Medical Devices
- Outsourcing
- Patent Litigation
- Patent Strategy
- Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology & Medical Devices
- Post-Grant Proceedings
- Privacy & Cybersecurity
- Technology, Media & Telecommunications
- Trade Secrets
- Trademark Clearance & Prosecution
- Trademark & Related IP Litigation
- Structured IP Ownership
- Supply Chains, Research & Distribution Ventures
In the highly competitive world of intellectual property, our attorneys are regularly recognized for their legal acumen by Chambers, Managing IP, IAM, Legal 500, World Trademark Review and other national and global publications. Notably, U.S. News & World Report – Best Lawyers recognized Ropes & Gray as its 2019 “Law Firm of the Year” for Patent Law.
For more information about our IP litigation practice, please visit our Intellectual Property Litigation page.
For more information about our IP licensing and transactions practice, please visit our Intellectual Property Transactions page.
For more information about our trademark and copyright practice, please visit our Trademark page.
Awards
United States
- Chambers USA 2025 – IP group recognized in California, Massachusetts and New York, with multiple attorneys ranked as leaders.
- U.S. News World Reports – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” Report 2025 – Nationally recognized and highly ranked in patent law, trademark law, patent litigation and intellectual property litigation.
- The Legal 500 US 2025 – Nationally recognized in the United States for Intellectual Property in three categories: Patent Litigation, International Trade Commission (Section 337) Litigation and Licensing.
- Managing IP Americas Awards 2024 – “U.S. Firm of the Year—PTAB (Patent Trial and Appeal Board).
- Daily Journal's Top IP Lawyers 2025 – Two IP litigation partners named as “Top Intellectual Property Lawyers.”
- U.S. News-Best Lawyers “Law Firm of the Year Award” 2019 – Ropes & Gray recognized for having the leading patent law practice in the United States, based on client and peer feedback. Multiple IP partners recognized as leaders.
Global
- Chambers Global 2025 – IP group recognized in Asia-Pacific, China and South Korea, with multiple attorneys ranked as leaders.
- Chambers Asia-Pacific 2025 – Recognized as an elite firm in Asia-Pacific, South Korea and China for Intellectual Property in South Korea and China/Hong Kong.
- World Trademark Review’s WTR 1000 2025 – Ranked as a top firm for trademark law.
- IAM Patent 1000 2025 – IP partners and individuals recognized in Washington, D.C., California, Massachusetts, New York and internationally, with multiple partners recognized.
- Managing IP Stars 2025 – Recognized nationally in the United States, China and Japan, and in California, New York, Washington, D.C., Virginia and Massachusetts as a top law firm for intellectual property. Multiple IP attorneys recognized as litigation stars.
- Asian Legal Business IP Rankings 2025 – Ranked as Tier 1 for IP in South Korea.
- Asian Legal Business IP Rankings 2024 – Highly ranked among international firms in the patents category in China, Japan, South Korea, and Hong Kong. Recognized as Tier 1 for patents in South Korea and Tier 2 for trademarks/copyrights in China in Hong Kong and South Korea, Tier 2 for patents China and Japan.
