IP STARS 2021: Copyright firm rankings published

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IP STARS 2021: Copyright firm rankings published

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The 2021 rankings of the leading law firms for copyright and related rights work are now available online

Managing IP is delighted to announce the publication of the IP STARS 2021 rankings of the leading law firms for copyright and related rights work. This year’s rankings cover more than 40 jurisdictions.

Our research analysts evaluated firms for contentious and non-contentious work in several copyright-based industries, including software and entertainment. Read about the rankings and research methodology here.

Congratulations to all the firms ranked this year.

Jurisdictions covered

Click on any jurisdiction below to see the latest rankings.

AMERICAS

ASIA-PACIFIC

EMEA

Argentina

Australia

Austria

Brazil

China

Belgium

Canada

Hong Kong SAR

Bulgaria

Chile

India

Czech Republic

Colombia

Japan

Denmark

Ecuador

Malaysia

Finland

Mexico

New Zealand

France

Peru

Singapore

Germany

United States*

South Korea

Hungary


Taiwan

Ireland



Israel



Italy

 


Netherlands

 


Nigeria

 

 

Norway

 

 

Poland

 


Portugal

 

 

Romania

 

 

Russia

 

 

South Africa

 

 

Spain

 

 

Sweden

 

 

Switzerland

 

 

Turkey

 

 

Ukraine

 

 

United Arab Emirates

 

 

United Kingdom (England)

 

 

United Kingdom (Scotland)

*We also have copyright rankings for CaliforniaDistrict of Columbia, and New York.

 

About IP STARS

Managing IP published its first legal directory in 1994 and rebranded it in 2013 as IP STARS. The publication quickly established itself as the leading specialist guide to IP law firms and practitioners worldwide. 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 guide in the IP profession.

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