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1878	Frederick Perry Fish opens law firm of Wadleigh & Fish in Boston.
1883 - 1893	The firm wins over 600 patent cases involving Alexander Graham Bell's telephone patents.
1887	U.S. Supreme Court decides Telephone Cases in favor of American Bell Telephone and Alexander Graham Bell's patent. The opinion is the only Supreme Court opinion that fills an entire volume of U.S. Reports.
1889	William K. Richardson joins the firm.
1893	Charles Neave joins the firm.
1895	Firm's clients include The American Bell Telephone Company and General Electric Company, both in New York City. Fish sends Neave to New York to open a branch office.
1901	Fish offered but declines the presidency of MIT.
1901-1907	Frederick Fish serves as third President of AT&T. During that time, Fish sells stock and bonds and uses the proceeds to construct new telephone facilities around the country.
1920	Fish's reputation achieves such high proportions that clients literally form lines in the reception room to see him.
1930	Frederick Fish dies; over the course of his career he had argued or was directly involved in more patent cases in the U.S. Supreme Court than any other lawyer. It was said that he represented one side or the other in almost all of the great patent cases between 1890 and 1930. Click here to read the Memorial to Frederick P. Fish, presented at the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, December 26, 1931
1951	William Richardson dies.
1969	Boston and New York offices separate into Fish & Richardson in Boston, Fish & Neave in New York.
1987	F&R has 25 attorneys, 6 legal assistants.
1988	F&R represents Harvard University in obtaining patent on the Harvard Mouse.
1989	Washington, D.C. office opens.
1993	Silicon Valley office opens.
1994	Twin Cities office opens.
1995	San Diego and New York offices open.
1997	The National Law Journal chooses Fish & Richardson's victory for Adobe in Quantel v. Adobe Systems, Inc. as one of the most significant defense verdicts in 1997. The Adobe victory was one of only 15 verdicts named as most notable by The National Law Journal , and the only patent litigation victory to make the list.
1998	The National Law Journal chooses Fish & Richardson's $36 million victory for ITI in ITI v. Ademco Distribution, Inc. as one of the biggest verdicts of 1998. The National Law Journal also chooses the defense verdict and $15 million award on counter claim in US, ex rel Battaglia v. Texas Data Control as one of the most significant defense verdicts of 1998. (Dallas Office)
1999	Delaware office opens. The National Law Journal chooses Fish & Richardson's $32.3 million victory for Power Integrations in Power Integrations v. Motorola, Inc. as one of the biggest verdicts of 1999.
2000	Dallas office opens. The National Law Journal chooses Fish & Richardson's victory in Bell Communications Research, Inc. (Bellcore) v. Marconi Communications (formerly FORE Systems, Inc.) as one of the most significant defense victories of 2000. The case, which was won on summary judgment, was one of only two summary judgment victories to be selected for the year's best defense verdicts.
2001	In a May 2001 survey, IP Worldwide finds that Fish & Richardson handles more patent litigation than any other firm.
2002	In a May 2002 survey, IP Worldwide finds that Fish & Richardson handles more patent litigation than any other firm, with 30% more cases than the second place firm.
2003	In a May 2003 survey, IP Law & Business finds that Fish & Richardson defends more patent litigation than any other firm.
2004	In a May 2004 survey, IP Law & Business finds that Fish & Richardson is #1 in patent litigation. The firm filed or defended 69 new patent cases in 2003, more than 20% more cases than the next closest competitor.
2005	In a July 2005 survey, IP Law & Business finds that Fish & Richardson is #1 in patent litigation. Austin office opens. The National Law Journal chooses Fish & Richardson's victory in Arendi v. Microsoft Corp. as one of the most significant defense victories of 2004.
2006	In a July 2006 survey, IP Law & Business finds that Fish & Richardson is #1 in patent litigation. Atlanta office opens.