The Association of Patent Law Firms (APLF) is an international association of specialty law firms that devote a majority of their practice to patent law, trademark law and copyright law. Our member firms provide remarkable patent litigation support, portfolio strategy advice and protection against copyright and trademark theft.
As an organization our role is to demonstrate the clear business advantage that is realized by retaining a specialist patent law firm. We also facilitate and provide an internationally accessible platform for member firms’ knowledge transfer initiatives and disseminate this information as quickly and efficiently as possible to patent, trademark and copyright owners and managers. Among member firms we make available knowledge sharing on firm business management, business resources, associate development and training, marketing skills, risk management and business referrals.
The APLF makes available strategic business insight into all aspects of intellectual property law for in house counsel, business executives, inventors, and business owners in all business and service sectors. Our intent is to analyze and present points of view on current patent, trademark and copyright issues; provide interpretation and clarity on important court decisions and put in plain words complex aspects of Patent law, copyright law and trademark law.
Our member firms are to be found in the United States, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Australia, the UK, Germany and Spain.
Our Goals
- To provide a place for specialty law firms to cooperate in dealing with the global issues unique to the practice of patent law
- To provide an authoritative source of information on patent, copy right and trademark law and their strategic business applications in different countries
- To highlight the advantages that clients will realize by selecting a firm that specializes in patent law
Details of membership and how to join the Association of Patent Law Firms are available on our JOIN US page