Awards for the leading firms, and cases of the year, in Asia-Pacific, Europe/Africa and Latin America will be presented at the ceremony. Special awards for the in-house team of the year and outstanding achievement will also be presented.
The shortlists for the firms of the year awards are listed below. The award winners will be chosen by Managing IP’s research team, based on extensive interviews with peers and clients, and will be announced at the dinner.
Awards to the firms of the year in the United States and Canada will be presented at a separate ceremony in Washington DC on April 3. More details available
here.
Asia-Pacific and Middle East
Australia
Allens Arthur Robinson
Davies Collison Cave
Griffith Hack
Philips Ormonde Fitzpatrick
Spruson & Ferguson
China
CCPIT
China Patent Agent
King & Wood
Liu Shen & Associates
China – foreign firm
Baker & McKenzie
Bird & Bird
Lovells
Rouse & Co International
Hong Kong
Baker & McKenzie
Deacons
Lovells
Wilkinson & Grist
India
Anand and Anand
D P Ahuja
Remfry & Sagar
Indonesia
Amroos & Partners
Biro Oktrooi Roosseno
Hadiputranto Hadinoto & Partners
Soemadipradja & Taher
Japan
Nakamura & Partners
TMI & Associates
Yuasa & Hara
Malaysia
Henry Goh & Co
Shearn Delamore
Skrine
Middle East
Abu Setta & Partners
Abu-Ghazaleh Intellectual Property
Rouse & Co International
Saba & Co
The Philippines
ACCRA Law Offices
Poblador Bautista & Reyes
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
Singapore
Alban Tay Mahtani & De Silva
Drew & Napier
Rodyk & Davidson
South Korea
Kim & Chang
Lee International
Y P Lee Mock & Partners
Taiwan
Lee & Li
Saint Island International
Tai E International
Thailand
Baker & McKenzie
Domnern Somgiat & Boonma
Tilleke & Gibbins
Vietnam
Baker & McKenzie
Pham & Associates
Vision & Associates
Europe/Africa
Austria
Beer & Partner
Gassauer-Fleissner Rechtsanwälte
Sonn & Partner
Wiltschek Rechtsanwälte
Belgium
Bird & Bird
Gevers
Howrey
NautaDutilh
Czech Republic
Cermak Horejs Matejka a spol
Patentservis Praha
Rott, Ruzicka & Guttmann
Denmark
Inspicos A/S
Kromann Reumert
Plesner
Zacco Denmark
Finland
Backström & Co
Berggren Oy Ab
Kolster Oy Ab
Papula-Nevinpat
Roschier
France - prosecution
Beau de Lomenie
Cabinet Lavoix
Casalsonga
Guttmann
Cabinet Lavoix
Santarelli
France – contentious work
Bird and Bird
Cousin & Moatty
Duclos Thorne Mollet – Vieville & Associés
Gaultier Lakits Szleper
Véron & Associés
Germany - prosecution
Bardehle Pagenberg
Boehmert and Boehmert
Grunecker Kinkeldey
Hoffmann Eitle
Uexküll & Stolberg
Vossius & Partner
Germany – contentious work
Bird & Bird
Kreiger
Lovells
Reimann
Rospatt Osten Pross
Wildanger
Hungary
Advopatent
Danubia Patent & Trademark Attorneys
SBG&K Patent Law Office
Ireland
DFMG Solicitors
FR Kelly & Co
MacLachlan & Donaldson
Matheson Ormsby Prentice
McCann Fitzgerald
Italy – prosecution
Barzanó & Zanardo
Bugnion
Jacobacci & Partners
Modiano & Associati
Studio Torta
Italy – contentious work
Franzosi Dal Negro Pensato Setti
Studio Legale Sena e Tarchini
Trevisan & Cuonzo
Studio Vanzetti
The Netherlands
Brinkhof
De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Howrey
NautaDutilh
Nederlandsch Octrooibureau
Shield Mark
Norway
Bryn & Aarflot
Onsagers
Thommessen
Poland
Patpol
Polservice
Soltysinski Kawecki & Szlezak
Russia
Baker & McKenzie
Euromarkpatent
Gorodissky
Intels
Scotland
Dundas & Wilson
Maclay Murray Spens
Marks & Clerk
McGrigors
Murgitroyd & Company
South Africa
Adams & Adams
Bowman Gilfillan
DM Kisch
Spoor and Fisher
Spain
Clifford Chance
Elzaburu
Gomez-Acebo & Pombo
Herrero y Asociados
ZMB Patents
Sweden
Awapatent
Gozzo Advokater
Rydin Carlsten
Sandart & Partners
Switzerland
E Blum & Co
Braunpat Braun Eder
Homburger
Lenz & Staehelin
Turkey
Ankara Patent Bureau
Deris
Mehmet Gün & Partners
Tellioglu Law
UK – patent prosecution
Beresford & Co
Boult Wade Tennant
Gill Jennings & Every LLP
RGC Jenkins
Marks & Clerk
Olswang
UK – trade mark prosecution
Baker & McKenzie
Boult Wade Tennant
Field Fisher Waterhouse
Marks & Clerk
RGC Jenkins
UK – contentious work
Bird & Bird
Herbert Smith
Lovells
Simmons & Simmons
Taylor Wessing
Wragge & Co
Europe
Allen & Overy
Bird & Bird
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Howrey
Lovells
Taylor Wessing
Europe – life sciences work
Bird & Bird
Grunecker Kinkeldey
Herbert Smith
Powell Gilbert
Taylor Wessing
US firm in Europe
Covington & Burling
Howrey
Jones Day
McDermott Will & Emery
Shearman & Sterling
US firm in Europe - EU and regulatory work
Covington & Burling
Jones Day
Shearman & Sterling
Skadden
Latin America
Argentina
G Breuer
Marval O'Farrell & Mairal
Noetinger & Armando
Obligado & Cia
Brazil
Daniel Advogados
Dannemann, Siemsen, Bigler & Ipanema Moreira
Momsen Leonardos
Advocacia Pietro Ariboni
Chile
Estudio Federico Villaseca
Estudio Harnecker
Johansson & Langlois
Sargent & Krahn
Colombia
Baker & McKenzie
Brigard & Castro
Cavelier Abogados
Mexico
Basham Ringe & Correa
Becerril Coca & Becerril
Olivares & Cia
Uhthoff Gomez-Vega & Uhthoff
Peru
Barreda Moller
Estudio Colmenares SRL
Valencia Law Office