Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

Infobox Law Firm
firm_name = Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman
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headquarters = Sunnyvale, California
num_offices = 6
num_attorneys = 82
num_employees = 258
practice_areas = Intellectual property law (mainly for hi-tech companies)
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date_founded = 1975
founders = Roger Blakely, Stanley Sokoloff, Edwin Taylor, Norm Zafman
company_type = LLP including PCs
homepage = [http://www.bstz.com/ www.bstz.com]

Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman ("BSTZ") is a law firm headquartered in Sunnyvale, California (Silicon Valley) specializing in intellectual property law for high tech. It has offices in other major technology hubs of the Western United States, including Portland, Seattle, Los Angeles, Costa Mesa, and Boulder. Annually, BSTZ is ranked among the top five firms in the nation for number of patents and trademarks obtained [ [http://www.iptoday.com/pdf/reports/2006-patent-firms.pdf TOP PATENT FIRMS] ] as well as quality. [ [http://www.slwk.com/CM/Articles/iplawandbusinessm05.pdf THE Q FACTOR: PatentRatings annual take on the highest quality patents] ] BSTZ's clients include Apple Computers, Applied Materials, Intel Corporation, Johnson & Johnson, Sony Corporation, Sun Microsystems and VeriSign.

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* [http://www.bstz.com/ Official site]