Honors & Awards

Seed IP is the leading intellectual property firm in the Pacific Northwest, with national and international reach. Please see the list below for just some of the various accolades and honors recently bestowed upon the firm and its attorneys.

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IAM (Intellectual Asset Management) Strategy 300 Global Leaders 2025

Brooke W. Quist recognized in the 2025 edition. IAM Strategy 300 Global Leaders showcases the top experts in the IP world. It is the only resource of its kind, acknowledging leaders from across in-house, private practice and service provider roles.

WTR (World Trademark Review) Global Leaders 2024

WTR (World Trademark Review) Global Leaders 2024 | Russell C. Pangborn recognized in the 2024 edition. He was also recognized for the same honor in years 2019-2023. Additionally, featured interviews with Russ were published in years 2020, 2021, and 2022.

IAM Strategy 300: The World’s Leading IP Strategists 2025

Brooke W. Quist recognized in the 2025 edition. The guide identifies the individuals who are leading the way in the development and implementation of strategies that maximize the value of IP portfolios. Brooke was also recognized for the same honor in years 2019-2022, and 2024.

Best Lawyers® Best Law Firms® 2025

In 2025, Seed IP is ranked nationally in four practice areas and ranked regionally in five practice areas.

Martindale-Hubbell® Top Rated AV Preeminent® Intellectual Property Lawyers 2024

Seed IP has five AV-rated attorneys, and one Distinguished rated attorney as of 2024.

The Best Lawyers in America® 2025

Seed IP has seventeen attorneys listed in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. Additionally, eight attorneys were selected to the fifth annual “Ones to Watch” list in 2025.

Washington Super Lawyers + Rising Stars 2024

In 2024, Seed IP has four attorneys selected to Super Lawyers and three attorneys selected to Rising Stars, as compiled by Thomson Reuters.

Diversity Snapshot 2024 – Law360 (A LexisNexis® Company)

In 2024, Seed IP ranked at #6 on the Law Firms With the Most Minority Attorneys list, and #11 on the Law Firms With the Most Diverse Equity Partnerships list — both applying to U.S. law firms with 100 or fewer attorneys.

Chambers USA 2024

Seed IP received a firm ranking, along with having two of its partners, Karl Hermanns and Kevan Morgan, listed as “Notable Practitioners” in the 2024 edition.

Managing Intellectual Property’s IP STARS 2024

In 2024, Seed IP ranked as a “Highly Recommended Firm” for intellectual property matters, and has three attorneys listed as ”IP STARS” for patent and trademark matters.

IAM Patent 1000–The World’s Leading Patent Professionals 2024

Seed IP has six “Recommended Individuals” on the “IAM Patent 1000—The World’s Leading Patent Professionals 2024" list, and the firm itself is ranked in the “Gold Band” for Firms: Prosecution, as well as “Recommended” for Firms: Transactions, in 2024.

Top Patent Firms 2024 (Harrity & Harrity, LLP)

Seed IP is ranked at #21 nationally for top patent law firms, based on the total number of U.S. utility patents (1,625) that issued during 2023.

World Trademark Review 1000 – The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals 2024

Seed IP listed as “Recommended Firm” in 2024. Kevin Costanza and Russell Pangborn listed as “Recommend Individuals” in 2024.

Washington’s Best Workplaces 2023 (Puget Sound Business Journal)

Seed IP is once again recognized as one of Washington’s Best Workplaces for 2023, in the Large Companies category.

Honors & Awards

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Seed IP is one of the leading intellectual property firms in the Pacific Northwest, with national and international reach. Please see the list below for just some of the various accolades and honors recently bestowed upon the firm and its attorneys.

Honors & Awards

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