Lucas & Mercanti LLP Named As One of the Top Trademark Firms of 2008, By Intellectual Property Today

New York City, NY (PRWEB) June 8, 2008 -- Lucas & Mercanti LLP, an Intellectual Property law firm located in New York City, was recently included in the list for Top Trademark Companies for 2008 that was compiled by Intellectual Property Today.

Intellectual Property Today is, according to Intellectual Property Today's official Web site, is a publication that "... focuses on legal issues in patent, trademark and copyright law. Content is geared to the patent attorneys and agents, professionals and executives in firms and companies that provide products and services to this industry. Features emphasize developments in cutting edge technology and their effect on intellectual property law practice."

According to the Intellectual Property Today Web site, there is a particular way in which the publication conducted their selection process for the top Trademark companies in the United States. The publication's Web site says that the list's rankings are based on how many trademark registrations a particular firm had under its legal representation in 2007. There are a total of 328 individuals and firms on this year's list.

The list has eight categories of information for each company that it ranks. Theses categories are: the company's total registered patents in 2007, the company's registered patents in 2006, the company's total registered patents on 2005, the average number of registered patents for all three years, the percent of change in the numbers of registered patents from 2006 to 2007, the company's city location, the company's state location and the company's Web site.

Specifically, for Lucas & Mercanti LLP, the company has acquired the statistics: 63 trademark registrations in 2007, 48 in 2006, 42 in 2005, an average or 51 trademark registrations between 2005 and 2007 and a 31.3% increase in trademark registrations from 2005 to 2007.

For a direct link to the list of Intellectual Property Today's Top Trademark Companies for 2008, visit: www.iptoday.com.

For a link to more information about Lucas & Mercanti LLP, the business's history and the business' services, go to: www.mlmpatent.us.

About Lucas & Mercanti LLP:

According to the official Lucas & Mercanti LLP Web site, Lucas & Mercanti LLP was founded in 1934, and the firm specializes in intellectual property matters, including patent, trademark and copyright law, as well as unfair competition. They believe in integrating legal and technical expertise to better understand and respond to their clients' needs.

The firm represents a wide variety of domestic and international clients, including multi-billion dollar corporations, emerging technology start-up companies, international businesses and law firms, non-profit organizations, universities and individuals. The firm is often called upon to counsel their clients regarding maximizing the clients' intellectual property assets globally through the development, protection, enforcement and licensing of intellectual property portfolios.

The firm also maintains long-standing relationships with law firms in all major industrialized nations and often assists our clients in obtaining foreign patents, trademarks, copyrights and multinational licenses.

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