Based in Washington, D.C., Sterne Kessler is one of the world's leading intellectual property law firms, specializing in the full range of IP services globally for more than four decades. We are passionate about IP law, with a unique combination of legal acumen and technical expertise in both prosecution and litigation. This enables us to offer unparalleled insights and forward thinking strategies to protect and enforce our clients’ valuable IP assets. Our industrial and agricultural biotechnology team has developed landmark patents and won seminal disputes in industrial biotechnology (white biotechnology) and agricultural biotechnology (green biotechnology). Innovation in these sectors ensures that plants and microorganisms will play a central role in our ability to meet the challenges of feeding and supporting the world’s rapidly growing population, and reducing our environmental footprint.