The resurgence of the technology industry has helped Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati consolidate its role as one of the top law firms for Silicon Valley companies. But the growth has come in intellectual property fields not anticipated even a year or so ago, said co-managing partner Douglas Clark in the Palo Alto office. “There are all kinds of trends in the practice,” he said.
One example is Wilson Sonsini’s push into “postgrant” review before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office — a result of expanded procedures written into the America Invents Act of 2011.
