Private practice and in-house practitioners joined us at the event last night to celebrate remarkable intellectual property achievements last year.
We presented several firm and practitioner awards and an in-house award. The children's entertainment company Spin Master took home this year's in-house award.
See all the winners below and the shortlists here. Some of the photos from the ceremony can be found here.
This is our final awards ceremony for the 18th annual Managing IP Awards programme (see the Americas and EMEA winners here). Thank you to all the firms and in-house teams that participated in our research.
The research for the 2024 edition will commence in September, and you can follow our updates here.
Congratulations to all the 2023 winners.
AUSTRALIA
Patent Disputes (Law Firms)
Ashurst
Patent Disputes (Patent & Trademark Attorney Firms)
Spruson & Ferguson
Patent Prosecution
FB Rice
Trademark (Law Firms)
Clayton Utz
Trademark (Patent & Trademark Attorney Firms)
Davies Collison Cave
Copyright & Design
Ashurst
IP Transactions & Advisory
Clayton Utz
Practitioner of the Year (Law Firms)
Kellech Smith, Ashurst
Practitioner of the Year (Patent & Trademark Attorney Firms)
Elizabeth Godfrey, Davies Collison Cave
CHINA
Patent Prosecution
China Patent Agent (HK)
Patent Disputes
King & Wood Mallesons
Trademark Prosecution
Wanhuida Intellectual Property
Trademark Disputes
Wanhuida Intellectual Property
Copyright & Design
Fangda Partners
IP Transactions & Advisory
Han Kun Law Offices
Foreign Firm
Rouse
Practitioner of the Year (Domestic Firms)
Alexandra Yang, Fangda Partners
Practitioner of the Year (Foreign Firms)
Elliot Papageorgiou, Gowling WLG
HONG KONG SAR
IP Disputes & Advisory
Ellalan
Prosecution
Robin Bridge & John Liu
Practitioner of the Year
Alan Chiu, Ellalan
INDIA
Patent Disputes
Anand and Anand
Patent Prosecution
K & S Partners
Trademark
Anand and Anand
Copyright & Design
Rahul Chaudhry & Partners
IP Transactions & Advisory
Khaitan & Co
Practitioner of the Year
Pravin Anand, Anand and Anand
INDONESIA
Firm of the Year
Tilleke & Gibbins
Practitioner of the Year
Daru Lukiantono, Hadiputranto Hadinoto & Partners (Baker McKenzie)
JAPAN
Patent Disputes
TMI Associates
Patent Prosecution
Hiroe and Associates
Trademark
TMI Associates
Foreign Firm
Hogan Lovells
Practitioner of the Year
Yoshiyuki Inaba, TMI Associates
MALAYSIA
IP Disputes & Advisory
Shearn Delamore & Co
IP Prosecution
Marks & Clerk
Practitioner of the Year
Karen Abraham, Shearn Delamore & Co
NEW ZEALAND
Firm of the Year
AJ Park
Practitioner of the Year
Jenni Rutter, Dentons Kensington Swan
THE PHILIPPINES
Firm of the Year
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
SINGAPORE
Patent Disputes
Drew & Napier
Patent Prosecution
Donaldson & Burkinshaw
Trademark Disputes
Drew & Napier
Trademark Prosecution
Bird & Bird ATMD
Copyright & Design
Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow
IP Transactions & Advisory
Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow
IP Boutique
Amica Law
Practitioner of the Year
Jevon Louis, Shook Lin & Bok
SOUTH KOREA
Patent Disputes
Kim & Chang
Patent Prosecution
Lee International
Trademark
Kim & Chang
Copyright & Design
Lee & Ko
Practitioner of the Year
Un Ho Kim, Lee & Ko
TAIWAN
Firm of The Year
Saint Island International Patent & Law Offices
Practitioner of the Year
Gloria Lu, Lee and Li Attorneys at Law
THAILAND
Firm of the Year
Tilleke & Gibbins
VIETNAM
Firm of The Year
Tilleke & Gibbins
REGIONAL CATEGORIES
Trans-Tasman IP Firm of the Year
Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick
Asia-Pacific IP Boutique of the Year
Spruson & Ferguson
Asia-Pacific Law Firm of the Year (Domestic Firms)
King & Wood Mallesons
Asia-Pacific Law Firm of the Year (Foreign Firms)
Rouse
In-House IP Team of the Year
Spin Master
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, emails, and online surveys. We ask firms and in-house teams to complete their respective research forms here. This year's awards are based on last year's developments and information.
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 research-related enquiries 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. The programme 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.
