WilmerHale Awarded the 2025 Patent Pro Bono Achievement Certificate by USPTO

WilmerHale Awarded the 2025 Patent Pro Bono Achievement Certificate by USPTO

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On June 11, 2026, the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) awarded the Patent Pro Bono Achievement Certificate to WilmerHale and one of its intellectual property lawyers – Senior Associate Na Yeon Kim – for volunteering significant time to help financially under-resourced inventors and small businesses achieve patent protection for their inventions. 

The USPTO certificate recognizes large law firms that cumulatively contributed at least 500 hours, and individual patent lawyers who contributed at least 50 hours, to pro bono matters referred by regional patent pro bono programs. 

The USPTO’s Patent Pro Bono program, established under the 2011 America Invents Act, has benefited thousands of underrepresented inventors through matching them with pro bono lawyers to provide free legal assistance for the purpose of securing patent protection. Not only is the program critical to expanding innovation, but it also has a proven record of expanding it inclusively by serving numerous inventors of color, women, and veteran applicants.

The 2025 recipients of the Patent Pro Bono Achievement Certificate are listed on the USPTO’s Practitioner Recognition Page and Firm Recognition Page.

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