The Managing IP Awards programme recognises remarkable IP achievements and developments in the last year. Now in its 18th year, the awards cover several intellectual property practice areas and more than 50 jurisdictions.
Preparations for the 2023 ceremonies are now underway. Please see the awards programme and research methodology below.
We will reveal all the winners, including Impact Case winners, of the Asia-Pacific Awards in Singapore on the week of May 15. Managing IP will contact all the shortlisted firms and practitioners about the announcement. Please also keep an eye on our social media channels (e.g. here and here) for updates.
If you would like to learn more about the Asia-Pacific ceremony, please contact Matthew Siu and Nick Heath.
Congratulations to all the shortlisted firms, companies and individuals.
2023 programme timeline
February 27: Americas Awards shortlists announcement
April 26: EMEA Awards shortlists announcement
April: Americas Awards winners announcement (New York City)
May: Asia-Pacific Awards winners announcement (Singapore)
June: EMEA Awards winners announcement (London)
JURISDICTIONAL CATEGORIES
AUSTRALIA
Patent Disputes (Law Firms)
Allens
Ashurst
DLA Piper
Gilbert + Tobin
Herbert Smith Freehills
King & Wood Mallesons
MinterEllison
Patent Disputes (Patent & Trademark Attorney Firms)
Davies Collison Cave
Griffith Hack
Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick
Spruson & Ferguson
Patent Prosecution
Davies Collison Cave
FB Rice
FPA Patent Attorneys
Griffith Hack
Halfords IP
Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick
Spruson & Ferguson
Trademark (Law Firms)
Ashurst
Clayton Utz
DLA Piper
Gadens
Gilbert + Tobin
King & Wood Mallesons
Macpherson Kelley
Trademark (Patent & Trademark Attorney Firms)
Davies Collison Cave
FB Rice
Halfords IP
Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick
Spruson & Ferguson
Copyright & Design
Ashurst
Banki Haddock Fiora
Clayton Utz
Davies Collison Cave
Gilbert + Tobin
MinterEllison
IP Transactions & Advisory
Ashurst
Clayton Utz
Gilbert + Tobin
Herbert Smith Freehills
King & Wood Mallesons
Maddocks
Practitioner of the Year (Law Firms)
Miriam Stiel, Allens
Kellech Smith, Ashurst
Kate Haddock, Banki Haddock Fiora
Jane Owen, Bird & Bird
Chris McLeod, Clayton Utz
Robynne Sanders, DLA Piper
Siabon Seet, Gilbert + Tobin
Rebekah Gay, Herbert Smith Freehills
Kate Hay, King & Wood Mallesons
Mark Metzeling, Macpherson Kelley
John Fairbairn, MinterEllison
Practitioner of the Year (Patent & Trademark Attorney Firms)
Elizabeth Godfrey, Davies Collison Cave
Michael Seifried, FB Rice
Karen Bentley, FPA Patent Attorneys
Gavin Adkins, Griffith Hack
Naomi Pearce, Pearce IP
Chris Schlicht, Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick
Duncan Longstaff, Spruson & Ferguson
CHINA
Patent Prosecution
CCPIT Patent and Trademark Law Office
China Patent Agent (HK)
Kangxin Partners
King & Wood Mallesons
NTD Intellectual Property Attorneys
Wanhuida Intellectual Property
Patent Disputes
Fangda Partners
Han Kun Law Offices
King & Wood Mallesons
LexField Law Offices
Lifang & Partners
Unitalen Attorneys at Law
Wanhuida Intellectual Property
Trademark Prosecution
AFD China Intellectual Property Law Office
CCPIT Patent and Trademark Law Office
Chang Tsi & Partners
China Patent Agent (HK)
IntellecPro
Kangxin Partners
Wanhuida Intellectual Property
Trademark Disputes
Fangda Partners
FenXun Partners
JunHe
King & Wood Mallesons
Lusheng Law Firm
Wanhuida Intellectual Property
Copyright & Design
Fangda Partners
JunHe
Lifang & Partners
Tahota Law Firm
IP Transactions & Advisory
Fangda Partners
Global Law Office
Haiwen & Partners
Han Kun Law Offices
JunHe
Tahota Law Firm
Foreign Firm
Baker McKenzie
Bird & Bird
Deacons
DLA Piper
Gowling WLG
Hogan Lovells
Rouse
SIPS
Practitioner of the Year (Domestic Firms)
Yanfeng Xiong, China Patent Agent (HK)
Alexandra Yang, Fangda Partners
Aggie Liu, FenXun Partners
Lichun Zhao, Kangxin Partners
Jing Xu, King & Wood Mallesons
Guanbin Xie, Lifang & Partners
Hui Huang, Wanhuida Intellectual Property
Practitioner of the Year (Foreign Firms)
Christine Yiu, Bird & Bird
Horace Lam, DLA Piper
Elliot Papageorgiou, Gowling WLG
Zhen (Katie) Feng, Hogan Lovells
Melanie Zhu, Rouse
HONG KONG SAR
IP Disputes & Advisory
Baker McKenzie
Deacons
DLA Piper
Ellalan
Mayer Brown
Norton Rose Fulbright
Robin Bridge & John Liu
Vivien Chan & Co
Prosecution
Baker McKenzie
Deacons
Eagle IP
Robin Bridge & John Liu
Rouse
Vivien Chan & Co
Wilkinson & Grist
Practitioner of the Year
Jonathan Chu, CMS
Catherine Zheng, Deacons
Edward Chatterton, DLA Piper
Alan Chiu, Ellalan
Gabriela Kennedy, Mayer Brown
Anthony Tong, Robin Bridge & John Liu
Adelaide Yu, Rouse
Joe Simone, SIPS
INDIA
Patent Disputes
Anand and Anand
K & S Partners
Remfry & Sagar
S Majumdar & Co
Patent Prosecution
De Penning & De Penning
K & S Partners
Kan & Krishme
Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan
Remfry & Sagar
RK Dewan & Co
Trademark
Anand and Anand
Fidus Law Chambers
K & S Partners
Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan
Rahul Chaudhry & Partners
Remfry & Sagar
RNA
Singh & Singh
Copyright & Design
Anand and Anand
Beruar & Beruar
Fidus Law Chambers
IndusLaw
Khaitan & Co
Rahul Chaudhry & Partners
IP Transactions & Advisory
AZB & Partners
IndusLaw
Khaitan & Co
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas
Practitioner of the Year
Pravin Anand, Anand and Anand
Shwetasree Majumder, Fidus Law Chambers
Mamta Jha, Inttl Advocare
Anand Choubey, K & S Partners
Prashant Phillips, Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan
Mohan Dewan, RK Dewan & Co
Sudeep Chatterjee, Singh & Singh
INDONESIA
Firm of the Year
ACEMARK
Hadiputranto Hadinoto & Partners (Baker McKenzie)
Januar Jahja & Partners
K&K Advocates
KASS International
Rouse (in association with Suryomurcito & Co)
SKC Law
Tilleke & Gibbins
Practitioner of the Year
Yenny Halim, ACEMARK
Daru Lukiantono, Hadiputranto Hadinoto & Partners (Baker McKenzie)
Anny Gunadi, Inter Patent Office
Prudence Jahja, Januar Jahja & Partners
Risti Wulansari, K&K Advocates
Carola D Monintja, KASS International
Arifia Fajra, Rouse (in association with Suryomurcito & Co)
Nidya Kalangie, SKC Law
Wongrat Ratanaprayul, Tilleke & Gibbins
JAPAN
Patent Disputes
Abe Ikubo & Katayama
Kubota
Nakamura & Partners
Nishimura & Asahi
TMI Associates
Yuasa and Hara
Patent Prosecution
Abe Ikubo & Katayama
Aoyama & Partners
Hiroe and Associates
Sugimura & Partners
TMI Associates
Trademark
Hiroe and Associates
Kubota
Nishimura & Asahi
Sugimura & Partners
TMI Associates
Foreign Firm
Baker McKenzie
Hogan Lovells
Paul Hastings
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Practitioner of the Year
Mami Hino, Abe Ikubo & Katayama
Masanori Hiroe, Hiroe and Associates
Tomoe Takahashi, Hogan Lovells
Eiichiro Kubota, Kubota
Akira Watanabe, Nakamura & Partners
Hitomi Iwase, Nishimura & Asahi
Yoshiyuki Inaba, TMI Associates
Tsuyoshi Sueyoshi, Yuasa and Hara
MALAYSIA
IP Disputes & Advisory
Chooi & Company + Cheang & Ariff
LAW Partnership
Shearn Delamore & Co
Skrine
Wong & Partners (Baker McKenzie)
IP Prosecution
Henry Goh & Co
LindaWang Su & Boo (ZICO IP)
Marks & Clerk
Mirandah Asia
Shearn Delamore & Co
Skrine
Practitioner of the Year
Cindy Joo Seong Goh, Chooi & Company + Cheang & Ariff
Brian Law, LAW Partnership
Linda Wang, LindaWang Su & Boo (ZICO IP)
Chris Hemingway, Marks & Clerk
Karen Abraham, Shearn Delamore & Co
Kuek Pei Yee, Skrine
Kherk Ying Chew, Wong & Partners (Baker McKenzie)
NEW ZEALAND
Firm of the Year
AJ Park
Buddle Findlay
Dentons Kensington Swan
Henry Hughes Intellectual Property
James & Wells
MinterEllisonRuddWatts
Practitioner of the Year
Helen Bellchambers, AJ Park
Hamish Selby, Buddle Findlay
Jenni Rutter, Dentons Kensington Swan
Mathew Campbell, Ellis Terry
David Moore, Henry Hughes Intellectual Property
Tim Walden, James & Wells
Christopher Young, MinterEllisonRuddWatts
THE PHILIPPINES
Firm of the Year
ACCRALAW
Baranda & Associates
Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia
Federis & Associates
Quisumbing Torres
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
SINGAPORE
Patent Disputes
Allen & Gledhill
Amica Law
Bird & Bird ATMD
Drew & Napier
Mirandah Law
Shook Lin & Bok
Patent Prosecution
Amica Law
Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow
Donaldson & Burkinshaw
Drew & Napier
Marks & Clerk
Shook Lin & Bok
Trademark Disputes
Amica Law
Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow
Bird & Bird ATMD
Drew & Napier
Mirandah Law
Ravindran Associates
Robinson
Shook Lin & Bok
Trademark Prosecution
Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow
Bird & Bird ATMD
Donaldson & Burkinshaw
Drew & Napier
Mirandah Asia
Rajah & Tann
Copyright & Design
Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow
Bird & Bird ATMD
Drew & Napier
Rajah & Tann
Shook Lin & Bok
IP Transactions & Advisory
Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow
Bird & Bird ATMD
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson
Drew & Napier
Rajah & Tann
IP Boutique
Amica Law
Gateway Law Corporation
Marks & Clerk
Mirandah Asia
Ravindran Associates
Robinson
Practitioner of the Year
Winnie Tham, Amica Law
Andy Leck, Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow
Alban Kang, Bird & Bird ATMD
Michelle Ng,Donaldson & Burkinshaw
Meryl Koh, Drew & Napier
Daniel Poh, Marks & Clerk
M Ravindran, Ravindran Associates
Jevon Louis, Shook Lin & Bok
SOUTH KOREA
Patent Disputes
Bae Kim & Lee
Kim & Chang
Lee & Ko
Shin & Kim
Yoon & Yang
Yulchon
Patent Prosecution
FirstLaw PC
Kim & Chang
Lee & Ko
Lee International
Yoon & Lee International Patent & Law Firm
Trademark
Bae Kim & Lee
FirstLaw PC
Kim & Chang
Lee & Ko
Yoon & Yang
Copyright & Design
Bae Kim & Lee
Kim & Chang
Lee & Ko
Shin & Kim
Yulchon
Practitioner of the Year
Jihyun Kim, Bae Kim & Lee
Jeong Won Lee, FirstLaw PC
Un Ho Kim, Lee & Ko
Ghyo-Sun Park, Shin & Kim
Jeong Yeol Choe, Yulchon
TAIWAN
Firm of The Year
Deep & Far Attorneys at Law
Lee and Li Attorneys at Law
Saint Island International Patent & Law Offices
Tai E International Patent & Law Office
Top Team International Patent & Trademark Office
Tsar & Tsai Law Firm
Practitioner of the Year
Gloria Lu, Lee and Li Attorneys at Law
Fred Chi-Tai Yen, Tai E International Patent & Law Office
Peggy Wu, Top Team International Patent & Trademark Office
Joyce Ho, Tsar & Tsai Law Firm
THAILAND
Firm of the Year
Ananda Intellectual Property
Baker McKenzie
Domnern Somgiat & Boonma
ILCT
SCL Nishimura & Asahi
Tilleke & Gibbins
VIETNAM
Firm of The Year
Baker McKenzie
Rouse
Schmitt & Orlov
Tilleke & Gibbins
Vision & Associates
REGIONAL CATEGORIES
Trans-Tasman IP Firm of the Year
AJ Park
Davies Collison Cave
FB Rice
Griffith Hack
James & Wells
Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick
Spruson & Ferguson
Asia-Pacific IP Boutique of the Year
Amica Law
Anand and Anand
Ananda Intellectual Property
Davies Collison Cave
Januar Jahja & Partners
Lee International
Spruson & Ferguson
Wanhuida Intellectual Property
Asia-Pacific Law Firm of the Year (Domestic Firms)
Deacons
Drew & Napier
Kim & Chang
King & Wood Mallesons
Lifang & Partners
Shearn Delamore & Co
Tilleke & Gibbins
TMI Associates
Asia-Pacific Law Firm of the Year (Foreign Firms)
Baker McKenzie
Bird & Bird
DLA Piper
Hogan Lovells
Rouse
Asia-Pacific In-House IP Team of the Year
Aristocrat
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare
Huawei Technologies
Lazada
LG Electronics
Mitsubishi Electric
Procter & Gamble
Samsung Electronics
Spin Master
Tencent
Toyota Motor Corporation
Research methodology
The Managing IP Awards programme is the most comprehensive and widely respected IP law firm awards event in the legal industry. Now in its 18th year, the programme covers several IP practice areas and more than 50 jurisdictions. Read about the practice areas and award categories here.
Each year, our research analysts obtain information from thousands of firms, IP practitioners, and their clients through interviews, email, and online surveys. We ask firms and in-house teams to complete their respective research forms here.
Before compiling the shortlists, our researchers evaluated work data supplied by firms and, where applicable, reviewed publicly available information such as court and IP office records. They focused on work done or concluded in the previous year, particularly looking for case studies that were of great significance to clients and/or IP law and practice. Firms, companies, and individuals can also win an award or be shortlisted based on our independent research findings alone.
The research for the IP STARS rankings and the Managing IP Awards programme is rigorous and impartial. There is no fee to pay to participate in our research, but participation does not guarantee recognition. The awards are not influenced by any commercial relationship with Managing IP, and no firm or individual can pay to influence the results. Any firm, regardless of its ranking in IP STARS, can win the Managing IP award.
The Managing IP Awards programme is distinct and separate from any other legal industry awards programmes organised by Delinian (formerly Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC) and promoted on our website.
Please contact Kingsley Egbuonu if you have any questions about the Managing IP Awards programme.
History of the Managing IP Awards
Managing IP launched its awards programme in 2006. The ceremonies attract hundreds of guests, including in-house counsel and prominent public officials in the IP industry. It is widely regarded as the premier IP law firm awards event in the legal industry. The previous winners of the Managing IP Awards can be found here.
