Baker Botts is an international law firm with 700 lawyers and a network of 14 offices around the globe. Based on our broad experience and our in-depth knowledge of our clients' industries, Baker Botts has earned the privilege of working on some of the most fascinating and complex legal matters in the world. Throughout our 170-year history, we have provided creative and effective legal solutions for our clients while demonstrating an unrelenting commitment to excellence.

With over 140 Intellectual Property lawyers, Baker Botts has an extensive Intellectual Property law practice. The firm's IP lawyers each possess a skill set to advance and protect our clients' goals. Our lawyers realize that ideas are more than just words and images. Those ideas are key elements of a company's business strategy and a foundation for growth. We have the skills to help businesses succeed with their ideas.

Our IP lawyers handle a multitude of services, including patent and trademark prosecution, patent mining, patent portfolio management and technology licensing. When the issue is litigation, the firm's Intellectual Property Department has particular experience in complex, high-stakes patent, trade secret, trademark and copyright litigation nationwide.

Our IP lawyers hold specialized or advanced degrees in medicine, biotechnology, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, chemistry, physics, immunology and computer science. This technological knowledge, coupled with industry experience, allows us to work directly with our clients' technical personnel in their respective fields.

Our intellectual property and technology clients are just as diverse as the work we perform. We represent large multi-national companies and small start-up operations as well as universities, industry associations and research consortia. Additionally, we represent several university-based research institutes and specialized biotechnology companies in protecting and developing new biologically based methods and products ranging from pharmaceuticals and diagnostic procedures to methods for bioremediation of hazardous wastes. Several of our lawyers represent clients in the bioprocessing field–preparing and procuring patents, assisting in copyright and trademark matters, negotiating licensing agreements and handling litigation worldwide.