Anderson Legal Practice (ALP) is pleased to announce for the second year in a row
the firm’s client, Cummins Allison, has received the number one ranking by
Crain’s Chicago Business for patent quality. Crain’s Eureka Patent Quality Index
ranks Illinois-based companies on patent activity focusing on the uniqueness of
the invention covered by each patent as well as the quantity and the quality of
patents received. Crain’s Chicago Business also named Cummins Allison as one of
the top ten most innovative companies in Chicago.
Cummins Allison, a leading provider of currency, coin and check processing
solutions, ranked first overall in 2016 for patent quality with a quality score
of 170.6 – placing the company’s patents in the top 1% of all U.S. patents
issuing in 2015.
Moreover, Cummins Allison has a history of receiving the highest quality patents
and has ranked in the top three of all companies in Illinois in each and every
year since Crain’s Chicago began publishing its Eureka Index. Since 2012 when
Crain’s Chicago began publishing its Eureka Index, Cummins Allison patents have
been ranked first in 2015, second in 2014, first in 2013, and third in 2012.
ALP helps Cummins Allison patent its inventions and assists the company in
managing a wide portfolio of U.S. and foreign patents. Cummins Allison develops
technology and processing equipment that images, counts, denominates,
authenticates, and sorts currency, and is the only surviving U.S. manufacturer
of equipment for processing paper currency. “Cummins Allison is excited to be
recognized for our unique and industry-changing innovations,” said Jeffrey
Knoll, Executive Vice President, Corporate Counsel of Cummins Allison.
“Partnering with Anderson Legal Practice enables us to strategically develop
strong, innovative, and enforceable patent portfolios that are the foundation of
our business.”
“I have been honored to have been working with Cummins Allison for over twenty
years to help them build and enforce an extensive portfolio of patents,” said
Paul R. Kitch, ALP Chicago partner. “Our internal team works side-by-side with
the company to obtain results enabling Cummins Allison to reach its business
objectives.”
Mr. Kitch is the current Chair of the American Intellectual Property Law
Association’s Patent Law Committee and the President-Elect of the Intellectual
Property Law Association of Chicago. His practice focuses on strategic patent
portfolio management including patent prosecution, litigation and counseling. He
is successful in getting infringing products off the market and obtaining
related damages.
About Anderson Legal Practice LTD
At ALP, we see the law as a tool to help shape our clients’ futures. We are
constantly thinking about what is important to our clients now and next so we
can foresee obstacles and opportunities in their space and smooth the way. We
work together to handle complex challenges in litigation, patents, trademarks,
anti-counterfeiting and all other facets of Intellectual Property Law anywhere
in the world.
In 2015, ALP was ranked as the second busiest trademark litigation practice in
the U.S. based on number of cases filed and that trend continues in 2016. ALP
has also been recognized as Best in the USA for Software Trademark Portfolio
Management, Best Technology Law Firm in the Midwestern USA, a leading law firm
in Internet & Domain Name Disputes, Best Online Law Firm in Chicago, and
Most Renowned IP Law Firm in Illinois.
