The Managing IP awards programme recognises remarkable achievements and developments in the past year. The normal format is to publish the shortlist online and then announce the winners at a special ceremony.
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, we decided to cancel this year’s Americas ceremony (in New York City) and Asia-Pacific ceremony (in Shanghai) and announce the winners online instead.
We have already announced the winners for the Americas Awards. Read about the EMEA Awards here.
To conclude the 15th annual Managing IP Awards programme, we can now reveal the shortlists for the Asia-Pacific Awards. The winners list will be published online in June and also featured in the autumn edition of our magazine.
Our Asia-Pacific business development manager Matthew Siu will contact firms in due course. Please contact me if you have any questions about the research for the MIP awards.
Our thoughts are with our readers and others affected by the pandemic.
JURISDICTIONAL CATEGORIES
AUSTRALIA
Patent Contentious
Allens
Davies Collison Cave
Gilbert + Tobin
Herbert Smith Freehills
King & Wood Mallesons
MinterEllison
Shelston IP
Patent Prosecution
Davies Collison Cave
FB Rice
FPA Patent Attorneys
Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick
Shelston IP
Spruson & Ferguson
Trade Mark Contentious
Ashurst
Clayton Utz
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Gilbert + Tobin
King & Wood Mallesons
Trade Mark Prosecution
Davies Collison Cave
FB Rice
Griffith Hack
Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick
Spruson & Ferguson
Copyright
Allens
Ashurst
Banki Haddock Fiora
Clayton Utz
Gilbert + Tobin
MinterEllison
IP Transactions & Advisory
Allens
Ashurst
Clayton Utz
Gilbert + Tobin
Herbert Smith Freehills
King & Wood Mallesons
CHINA
Patent Contentious
Fangda Partners
King & Wood Mallesons
LexField Law Offices
Lifang & Partners
Liu Shen & Associates
Patent Prosecution
CCPIT Patent and Trademark Law Office
China Patent Agent (HK)
King & Wood Mallesons
Liu Shen & Associates
Trade Mark Contentious
AnJie Law Firm
CCPIT Patent and Trademark Law Office
Fangda Partners
King & Wood Mallesons
Lawjay Partners
Wanhuida Intellectual Property
Trade Mark Prosecution
King & Wood Mallesons
LexField Law Offices
NTD Intellectual Property Attorneys
Wanhuida Intellectual Property
Copyright
AnJie Law Firm
Fangda Partners
Global Law Office
Lifang & Partners
Foreign Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie
Bird & Bird
Deacons
Hogan Lovells
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
HONG KONG SAR
Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie
Bird & Bird
Deacons
Ella Cheong & Alan Chiu Solicitors & Notaries
Mayer Brown
Robin Bridge & John Liu
INDIA
Patent Contentious
Anand & Anand
K & S Partners
Rahul Chaudhry & Partners
Rajeshwari & Associates
Singh & Singh
Patent Prosecution
Anand & Anand
K & S Partners
Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan
Remfry & Sagar
RK Dewan & Co
Subramaniam & Associates
Trade Mark Contentious
Anand & Anand
Inttl Advocare
K & S Partners
Rahul Chaudhry & Partners
Remfry & Sagar
SS Rana & Co
Trade Mark Prosecution
Anand & Anand
K & S Partners
Krishna & Saurastri Associates
Remfry & Sagar
RK Dewan & Co
Copyright
Anand & Anand
Beruar & Beruar
Mason & Associates
Saikrishna & Associates
Singh & Singh
IP Transactions & Advisory
AZB & Partners
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
IndusLaw
Khaitan & Co
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas
INDONESIA
Contentious
Hadiputranto Hadinoto & Partners
K & K Advocates
Rouse (in association with Suryomurcito & Co)
SKC Law
Prosecution
Hadiputranto Hadinoto & Partners
Januar Jahja & Partners
K & K Advocates
Rouse (in association with Suryomurcito & Co)
SKC Law
JAPAN
Trade Mark
Abe Ikubo & Katayama
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Shiga International Patent Office
Sugimura & Partners
TMI Associates
Yuasa and Hara
Patent Contentious
Abe Ikubo & Katayama
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Ohno & Partners
TMI Associates
Uchida & Semajima Law Firm
Yuasa and Hara
Patent Prosecution
Aoyama & Partners
Shiga International Patent Office
Sugimura & Partners
TMI Associates
Yuasa and Hara
Foreign Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie
Hogan Lovells
Paul Hastings
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
MALAYSIA
Trade Mark Contentious
Chooi & Company + Cheang & Ariff
Christopher & Lee Ong
Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill
Shearn Delamore & Co
Skrine
Wong & Partners (Baker McKenzie)
Patent Contentious
Chooi & Company + Cheang & Ariff
Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill
Shearn Delamore & Co
Skrine
Wong & Partners (Baker McKenzie)
Prosecution
Henry Goh & Co
Marks & Clerk
Shearn Delamore & Co
Skrine
Wong & Partners (Baker McKenzie)
Zaid Ibrahim & Co
NEW ZEALAND
Contentious
AJ Park
Baldwins Intellectual Property
Chapman Tripp
James & Wells
Simpson Grierson
Prosecution
AJ Park
Baldwins Intellectual Property
Ellis Terry
James & Wells
Simpson Grierson
PHILIPPINES
Firm of the Year
Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia
Federis & Associates
Quisumbing Torres
Sapalo Velez Bundang & Bulilan
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
SINGAPORE
Trade Mark Contentious
Amica Law
Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow
Bird & Bird ATMD
Drew & Napier
Ravindran Associates
Trade Mark Prosecution
Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow
Bird & Bird ATMD
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson
Donaldson & Burkinshaw
Drew & Napier
Ravindran Associates
Patent Contentious
Allen & Gledhill
Amica Law
Bird & Bird ATMD
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson
Drew & Napier
Ravindran Associates
Patent Prosecution
Bird & Bird ATMD
Drew & Napier
Marks & Clerk
McLaughlin IP
Spruson & Ferguson
Viering Jentschura & Partner
Copyright & Design
Allen & Gledhill
Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson
Ravindran Associates
WongPartnership
IP Transactions & Advisory
Allen & Gledhill
Amica Law
Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson
Drew & Napier
WongPartnership
SOUTH KOREA
Trade Mark Contentious
Bae Kim & Lee
Cho & Partners
Kim & Chang
Lee & Ko
Yulchon
Trade Mark Prosecution
FirstLaw PC
Kim & Chang
Lee International IP & Law Group
Muhann Patent & Law Firm
Nam & Nam
Patent Contentious
Bae Kim & Lee
Kim & Chang
Lee & Ko
Shin & Kim
Yulchon
Patent Prosecution
Bae Kim & Lee
FirstLaw PC
Kim & Chang
Lee International IP & Law Group
Muhann Patent & Law Firm
Nam & Nam
Copyright
Bae Kim & Lee
Kim & Chang
Lee & Ko
Shin & Kim
Yulchon
TAIWAN
Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie
Formosa Transnational
Lee and Li
Tsai Lee & Chen
THAILAND
Contentious
Baker McKenzie
Domnern Somgiat & Boonma
Satyapon & Partners
Tilleke & Gibbins
Prosecution
Baker McKenzie
Domnern Somgiat & Boonma
International Legal Counsellors Thailand
Satyapon & Partners
Tilleke & Gibbins
VIETNAM
Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie
IPMax
Pham & Associates
Rouse
Tilleke & Gibbins
Vision & Associates
REGIONAL CATEGORIES
IP Boutique
Amica Law
Anand & Anand
Davies Collison Cave
LexField Law Offices
Marks & Clerk
Rouse
Spruson & Ferguson
Patent
Anand & Anand
Baker McKenzie
Davies Collison Cave
King & Wood Mallesons
Lee & Ko
Tilleke & Gibbins
Yuasa and Hara
Trade Mark
Baker McKenzie
Drew & Napier
Kim & Chang
King & Wood Mallesons
Remfry & Sagar
Tilleke & Gibbins
TMI Associates
IP Transactions & Advisory
Allens
Baker McKenzie
Hogan Lovells
Khaitan & Co
King & Wood Mallesons
Nishimura & Asahi
WongPartnership
IP Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie
Davies Collison Cave
Herbert Smith Freehills
Hogan Lovells
King & Wood Mallesons
Rouse
Spruson & Ferguson
Tilleke & Gibbins
In-House IP Team of the Year
Alibaba
Baidu
Fujifilm
HTC
Huawei Technologies
LG Corporation
Samsung Electronics
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 world. Now in its 15th year, the programme covers a broad range of IP practice areas and more than 30 jurisdictions. Read about the practice areas at ipstars.com.
The research is primarily conducted by the IP STARS team. Each year our research analysts obtain information from thousands of firms, IP practitioners and their clients through interviews, email and online surveys.
Before compiling the shortlists, our researchers evaluated the 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 2019, particularly looking for case studies that were of great significance to clients and/or IP law and practice. Firms or individuals can also be shortlisted based on our independent research findings.
The research for the IP STARS rankings and the Managing IP awards is rigorous and impartial. There is no fee to pay to participate in our research, and no firm or individual can pay to influence the results. The awards are not influenced by any commercial relationship with Managing IP or rankings in IP STARS. Any firm, regardless of its ranking in IP STARS, can win any of our awards. Furthermore, the Managing IP awards programme is distinct and separate from any other awards programme organised by Euromoney's Legal Media Group (LMG).
If you have any questions about the MIP awards please contact Kingsley Egbuonu.
The history of the awards
Managing IP launched its awards programme in 2006. The ceremony that year was attended by more than 130 guests including the late Sir Hugh Laddie, who received a lifetime achievement award at the ceremony.
We used to host a merged awards ceremony (excluding North America) in London and a separate ceremony in Washington DC for firms based in North America, but that changed two years ago. In 2018, our North America Awards expanded to include South America and the ceremony moved to New York City; the awards ceremony in London (formerly known as the Global IP Awards) became the EMEA Awards; and we launched a new Asia-Pacific Awards in Hong Kong.
The Managing IP awards ceremonies attract guests and prominent figures in the IP industry from around the world, and it is regarded as the premier IP law firm awards event in the legal industry calendar. In total, more than 600 guests attended our awards in 2019.
