Firm also receives recommendation nods in two categories
Media Contact: Barbara Fornasiero, EAFocus Communications; barbara@eafocus.com; 248.260.8466
Troy, Mich.— August 12, 2025—Ranked by Managing IP as leaders in their practice areas and jurisdiction, intellectual property law firm Fishman Stewart PLLC is pleased to announce that four firm partners have been named 2025 IP Stars. Additionally, the firm is again ranked as Highly Recommended for Trademarks and, new for 2025, Recommended for Patent Prosecution.
Recognized on the annual list are: co-founding member and managing partner Michael Fishman – Trademark Star; co-founding member and managing partner Michael B. Stewart – Patent Star; partner John Guenther – Patent Star and Trademark Star; and partner Michelle Visser – Patent Star and Trademark Star. All four partners are repeat honorees on the coveted list.
IP Stars is an exclusive annual publication based on a six-month research project, starting from September each year. Managing IP published its first legal guide in 1994 and relaunched it as IP Stars in 2013. The research for IP Stars covers a variety of IP practice areas and more than 70 jurisdictions, making it the most comprehensive and widely respected IP practitioner guide in the legal profession. For more information, please visit ipstars.com.
About Fishman Stewart PLLC
Fishman Stewart helps turn client creativity into valuable intellectual capital. Since its founding in 1996, the firm has obtained tens of thousands of patents and trademark registrations and represented clients in hundreds of cases in Federal Court. As strategic advisers to CEOs and senior executives, Fishman Stewart attorneys develop IP management strategies for U.S. and foreign-based companies to safeguard their business assets throughout the world. To discover how Fishman Stewart leverages intellectual property to effectively increase enterprise value, visit fishstewip.com.
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