The Go-To Big Law Firms Behind Apple, Microsoft Patent Victories

Taking a broad view is essential when it comes to law firms getting and keeping the patent litigation business of the largest technology companies.

Fish & Richardson PC principal Kurt L. Glitzenstein said a client once put it this way: “We don’t have legal problems, we have problem problems.”

The idea drives Fish’s approach to intellectual property matters, leading the firm to consider not just an individual case but a client’s business, legal, and financial needs, Glitzenstein said.

That approach has landed Fish patent work for both Microsoft Corp. and Apple Inc., which have faced more patent litigation over ...