National awards

Argentina: Marval O'Farrell & Mairal

Australia: Davies Collison Cave

Austria: Sonn & Partner

Belgium: Gevers

Brazil: Dannemann, Siemsen, Bigler & Ipanema Moreira

Chile: Sargent & Krahn

China: Liu Shen & Associates

China - foreign firm: Lovells

Colombia: Cavelier Abogados

Czech Republic: Cermak Horejs Matejka a spol

Denmark: Inspicos A/S

Finland: Roschier

France - prosecution: Cabinet Lavoix

France - contentious work: Véron & Associés

Germany - prosecution: Hoffmann Eitle

Germany - contentious work: Rospatt Osten Pross

Hong Kong: Deacons

Hungary: Danubia Patent & Trademark Attorneys

India: Anand and Anand

Indonesia: Hadiputranto Hadinoto & Partners

Ireland: DFMG Solicitors

Italy - prosecution: Studio Torta

Italy - contentious work: Trevisan & Cuonzo

Japan: Nakamura & Partners

Malaysia: Shearn Delamore

Mexico: Olivares & Cia

Middle East: Abu-Ghazaleh Intellectual Property

The Netherlands: De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek

Norway: Thommessen

Peru: Barreda Moller

The Philippines: SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan

Poland: Soltysinski Kawecki & Szlezak

Russia: Baker & McKenzie

Scotland: Maclay Murray Spens

Singapore: Drew & Napier

South Africa: Spoor and Fisher

South Korea: Kim & Chang

Spain: Clifford Chance

Sweden: Awapatent

Switzerland: E Blum & Co

Taiwan: Lee & Li

Thailand: Tilleke & Gibbins

Turkey: Mehmet Gün & Partners

UK - patent prosecution: Beresford & Co

UK - trade mark prosecution: Baker & McKenzie

UK - contentious work: Bird & Bird

Vietnam: Pham & Associates

Regional awards

Europe - life sciences work: Taylor Wessing

Europe: Bird & Bird

US firm in Europe: Winner: Howrey

US firm in Europe - EU and regulatory work: Covington & Burling

Cases of the year

Europe - patent: Nokia v InterDigital

Bird & Bird

Europe - trade mark: Adam Opel v Autec

Shearman & Sterling and Tergau & Pohl Patentanwälte

Europe - copyright: Copiepresse v Google

Eurothemis

Asia - patent: Lockwood v Doric

Phillips Ormonde & Fitzpatrick Lawyers

Asia - trade mark: Yamaha Motor v Zhejiang Huatian Industry et al

Broad & Bright Law Firm

Asia - copyright: IFPI v Yahoo! China

Lusheng Law Firm, associated Chinese law firm of Rouse & Co International

In-house team of the year

IBM

Outstanding achievement awards