Managing IP hosted the Americas Awards 2019 in front of nearly 250 people at Essex House in New York City, on what was a fantastic evening to honour the best IP achievements by law firms and in-house counsel last year.
You can find all of the winners below. Read the shortlists here.
We will publish all the photos from these awards and the EMEA and Asia ceremonies in London and Hong Kong, which took place last month, in our May/June magazine.
Congratulations to all the winning firms in the Americas this year!
GLOBAL
GLOBAL FIRM OF THE YEAR: Hogan Lovells
IN-HOUSE TRADEMARK TEAM: Adidas
INFLUENTIAL INDIVIDUAL IN IP LAW: Luis Schmidt, Olivares
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Karen Artz Ash, Katten Muchin Rosenman
LATIN AMERICA
ARGENTINA
Patent: Marval O'Farrell & Mairal
Innovation & Technology: Berken IP
Trademark: Ferrer Reyes Tellechea & Bouche
Copyright: Berton Moreno + Ojam
BRAZIL
Patent: Gusmão & Labrunie
Innovation & Technology: Kasznar Leonardos
Trademark: Dannemann Siemsen
CHILE
Patent: Sargent & Krahn
Innovation & Technology: Sargent & Krahn
Trademark: Albagli Zaliasnik
Copyright: Sargent & Krahn
COLOMBIA
Patent: Olarte Moure & Asociados
Innovation & Technology: Cavelier Abogados
Trademark: Lloreda Camacho & Co
Copyright: Lloreda Camacho & Co
MEXICO
Patent: Olivares
Innovation & Technology: Becceril Coca & Becceril
Trademark: Olivares
Copyright: Olivares
PERU
Patent: Estudio Colmenares & Asociados
Trademark: Estudio Colmenares & Asociados
Latin American Firm to Watch: Barrera & Asociados
NORTH AMERICA
CANADA
Patent Prosecution: Smart & Biggar
Patent Contentious: Belmore Neidrauer
Trademark Prosecution: Gowling WLG
Trademark Contentious: Gowling WLG
Copyright: Torys
Specialty IP Firm: Aitken Klee
OUTSTANDING IP LITIGATOR
Jason Markwell, Belmore Neidrauer
UNITED STATES NATIONAL
Patent Prosecution: Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox
Patent Contentious: WilmerHale
Trademark Prosecution: Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton
Trademark Contentious: Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu
Copyright: Weil Gotshal & Manges
Appellate: Kirkland & Ellis
International Trade Commission: Fish & Richardson
Life Sciences IP Litigation: Paul Hastings
Plaintiff IP Firm: McKool Smith
Transactional Firm: Weil Gotshal & Manges
PTAB: Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner
Firm To Watch: Sideman & Bancroft
Specialty IP Firm: Fish & Richardson
US REGIONAL
PATENT PROSECUTION
Northeast: Fish & Richardson
South: Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton
Midwest: Marshall Gerstein & Borun
West: Dorsey & Whitney
PATENT CONTENTIOUS
Northeast: Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
South: McKool Smith
Midwest: Winston & Strawn
West: Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
TRADEMARK PROSECUTION
Northeast: Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton
South: Haynes and Boone
Midwest: Banner & Witcoff
West: Fenwick & West
TRADEMARK CONTENTIOUS
Northeast: Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu
South: Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton
Midwest: Banner & Witcoff
West: Loeb & Loeb
COPYRIGHT
East: Weil Gotshal & Manges
West: O’Melveny & Myers
OUTSTANDING IP LITIGATORS
California: Daralyn Durie, Durie Tangri
Colorado: Mindy Sooter, WilmerHale
Delaware: Jack Blumenfeld, Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell
District of Columbia: Shannon Bloodworth, Perkins Coie
Georgia: Charles Henn Jr, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton
Illinois: David Callahan, Latham & Watkins
Massachusetts: William Lee, WilmerHale
Michigan: Frank Angileri, Brooks Kushman
Minnesota: Jake Holdreith, Robins Kaplan
New Jersey: Robert Rhoad, Dechert
New York: Nicholas Groombridge, Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
Pennsylvania: Martin Black, Dechert
Texas: Max Tribble, Susman Godfrey
Virginia: Charles Lipsey, Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner
Washington State: Eric Miller, Perkins Coie
PTAB: Naveen Modi, Paul Hastings
Appellate: Gregory Castanias, Jones Day
MILESTONE CASES
CANADA
Apotex v Bayer
Dollar General v Canada
Rogers Communications v Voltage Pictures
LATIN AMERICA
Elsa Sanchez de Oesterheld et al v Ediciones Record
Termas de Chillán
UNITED STATES
Adidas America v Skechers USA
Berkheimer v HP
Click-to-Call Technologies v Ingenio
Converse v ITC
Helsinn Healthcare v Teva
IBM v Groupon
NantKwest v Iancu
PNC Bank National Association v Secure Axcess
Royal Crown Co v Coca-Cola
Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe, Allergan v Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Akorn
SAS Institute v Iancu
University of California v Broad Institute
WesternGeco v ION Geophysical Corp
