BCLP Patent Practice Earns Top Recognition in IAM Patent 1000 2026

BCLP is proud to announce its inclusion in the 2026 edition of IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Professionals, a premier guide recognizing the top firms and practitioners in patent law worldwide. This distinction underscores the BCLP’s continued excellence, deep technical capability, and unwavering commitment to client success.

The recognition reflects strong market intelligence, exceptional client feedback, and the strength of BCLP’s patent team. Over the past year, the firm has advised on critical developments at the USPTO—including post-grant procedures, discretionary denials, and office actions—while continuing to lead in areas such as machine learning patents, invalidity and inventorship opinions, and patent litigation.

BCLP’s patent group advises a broad range of clients, from Fortune 500 companies to innovative startups, delivering strategic counsel across litigation, prosecution, licensing, and portfolio management. The firm’s integrated, cross-disciplinary approach remains a hallmark of its success.

A special highlight from this year’s recognition is Global Chair of Patents Song Jung, who stands out as the first of 2,000 lawyers to be honored in all areas of patent law by IAM Patent 1000 as well as the IAM Global Leaders edition, exemplifying his exceptional depth of talent and dedication to the profession.

“IAM Patent 1000’s recognition of BCLP reflects the strength, depth, and global reach of our team,” said George Chen, Global Practice Group Leader of Technology and IP Disputes. “We are honored to be recognized not only by our clients, but alongside leading firms in the market.”

This year’s honorees include:

• George Chen
• Song Jung
• David Roodman
• Daniel Crowe
• Scott Cummings
• Mark Kresloff
• Jason Haislmaier

This year, IAM Patent 1000 praised BCLP’s team for its commercial insight, technical excellence, and seamless collaboration, highlighting its ability to deliver tailored, business-focused solutions across complex patent matters:

• Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner’s IP experts understand the business value of patents and demonstrate impeccable know-how when it comes to creating, increasing and extracting it. Adept in prosecution, litigation and licensing, they cover all the bases for clients, staffing matters with the appropriate experts including technical specialists, patent strategists and advocates to drive the best results.
• Dedicated to providing high-level counsel to every client they serve, the attorneys at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner collaborate across practice areas and tailor approaches to deliver a seamless service.
• At Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, there is a high level of integration among practice and sector groups, enabling it to precisely tailor its services to suit each client. Innovative companies for whom patents are pivotal assets benefit, for example, from the talent and resources of the group’s IP and commercial litigation teams when faced with mission-critical infringement disputes.
• Leading them is Phoenix-based George Chen, an extremely well-rounded IP practitioner, who sees the big picture and advises accordingly.
• A key contact at the ensemble is Song Jung, the founder of his former firm’s global IP and technology group. “Song is an extraordinary human being and a fantastic patent attorney. He is a trusted business adviser, strategic, deeply knowledgeable about patent licensing and is well connected internationally. All of these qualities allow him to successfully prosecute, license and commercialise patents worldwide.”
• Highly rated are Scott Cummings and Mark Kresloff. Cummings is a PTAB expert and has an excellent track record in inter partes reviews (IPRs). Kresloff is an outstanding portfolio manager with strong expertise in the electronics space.
• David Roodman is a safe pair of hands for patent litigation and for transactional matters in which skilled negotiation is required. This connectedness does not hinder specialization with the IP department, where Roodman previously served as leader.
• Daniel Crowe is steeped in all aspects of the discipline and can cover all the bases for rights holders. Crowe is highly versatile; he has extensive patent and trademark litigation experience – in court and USPTO trial and appeal boards – and is fully up to speed on the prosecution side in both IP categories.

BCLP is honored by this recognition and remains committed to delivering innovative, high-impact patent counsel to clients worldwide.

 View the full 2026 IAM Patent 1000 rankings here: IAM Patent 1000.