Founded in 1985, Nixon & Vanderhye is a law firm that exclusively deals in intellectual property law cases. It has more than 30 shareholders who provide top quality representation in all aspects of intellectual property law, including patent and trademark litigation and prosecution to a widely diverse client base, such as single inventors and world's leading companies. Nixon & Vanderhye has a staff of attorneys, paralegals, searchers and illustrators. Located in Arlington, Va., it is a midsized firm and its attorneys serves as patent examiners and members of the Board of Appeals and Interferences in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, patent trial attorneys with the Department of Justice, and as arbitrators and mediators of patent disputes.