Managing IP hosted a virtual Asia-Pacific Awards event to recognise remarkable intellectual property achievements by law firms and their practitioners last year.
This year we had more than 50 awards, including impact case awards, but we only presented some of them. See all the winners below (the shortlists are here).
The winners can contact our Asia-Pacific business development manager Matthew Siu to discuss various opportunities to share their achievements with our audience and the IP community.
This is our second awards event after the Americas Awards ceremony in April here. The next event is for the EMEA Awards, which will be hosted in London on June 15.
Congratulations to all the 2022 winners.
JURISDICTIONAL CATEGORIES
AUSTRALIA
Patent Contentious (Law Firms)
Ashurst
Patent Contentious (Patent & Trademark Attorney Firms)
Davies Collison Cave
Patent Prosecution
FB Rice
Trademark (Law Firms)
Gilbert + Tobin
Trademark (Patent & Trademark Attorney Firms)
Davies Collison Cave
Copyright & Design
Banki Haddock Fiora
IP Transactions & Advisory
Ashurst
CHINA
Patent Contentious
Unitalen Attorneys at Law
Patent Prosecution
China Patent Agent (HK)
Trademark Contentious
Wanhuida Intellectual Property
Trademark Prosecution
Kangxin Partners
Copyright
Lifang & Partners
Foreign Firm of the Year
Rouse
HONG KONG SAR
Firm of the Year
Deacons
INDIA
Patent Contentious
K & S Partners
Patent Prosecution
Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan
Trademark Contentious
Anand and Anand
Trademark Prosecution
K & S Partners
Copyright
Khaitan & Co
IP Transactions & Advisory
AZB & Partners
INDONESIA
Firm of the Year
Januar Jahja & Partners
JAPAN
Patent Contentious
Abe Ikubo & Katayama
Patent Prosecution
TMI Associates
Trademark
TMI Associates
Foreign Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie
MALAYSIA
Contentious
Shearn Delamore & Co
Prosecution
Marks & Clerk
NEW ZEALAND
Firm of the Year
AJ Park
THE PHILIPPINES
Firm of the Year
Quisumbing Torres
SINGAPORE
Patent Contentious
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson
Patent Prosecution
Marks & Clerk
Trademark Contentious
Drew & Napier
Trademark Prosecution
Drew & Napier
Copyright & Design
Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow
IP Transactions & Advisory
WongPartnership
IP Boutique
Amica Law
SOUTH KOREA
Patent Contentious
Kim & Chang
Patent Prosecution
Lee International IP & Law
Trademark
Lee & Ko
Copyright & Design
Kim & Chang
IP Transactions
Lee & Ko
TAIWAN
Firm of the Year Tai E International Patent & Law Office
THAILAND
Firm of the Year
Tilleke & Gibbins
VIETNAM
Firm of the Year
Vison & Associates
REGIONAL CATEGORIES
Trans-Tasman IP Firm of the Year
Davies Collison Cave
Asia-Pacific IP Boutique of the Year
Deacons
Asia-Pacific Law Firm of the Year
King & Wood Mallesons
Asia-Pacific Foreign Law Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie
Asia-Pacific IP Practitioner of the Year
Un Ho Kim, Lee & Ko
IN-HOUSE CATEGORIES
In-house IP Team of the Year
CSIRO
In-house IP Leader of the Year
Alan Fan, Huawei
IMPACT CASES
AUSTRALIA
Ariosa Diagnostics v Sequenom (Full Federal Court of Australia)
Firm: Davies Collison Cave Law
Cytec Industries v Nalco Company (Federal Court of Australia)
Firm: Allens
CHINA
Emerson Electric v Xiamen Anjier Water Angel Drinking Water Equipment (Xiamen Intermediate People’s Court)
Firm: King & Wood Mallesons
JAPAN
X (individual) v Amgen K K (IP High Court)
Firms: Ohno & Partners and TMI Associates
INDIA
InterDigital v Xiaomi (Delhi High Court)
Firm: Anand and Anand
NEW ZEALAND
Ganymed Pharmaceuticals v Patent Office (IP Office)
Firm: FB Rice
Oracle International Corporation v Patent Office (IP Office)
Firm: Pipers
SINGAPORE
TMRG v Caerus Holding (Singapore High Court)
Firm: Amica Law
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 17th 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. This year's shortlists are based on the information obtained during the research period (September 2021 - February 2022) for the 2022 edition of IP STARS.
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 or individuals can also be shortlisted based on the researcher's independent research findings.
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 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 Euromoney and promoted on our website.
Please contact Kingsley Egbuonu if you have any questions about the Managing IP Awards.
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. In total, more than 1,000 guests attended the ceremonies in 2019 and 2020.
The Managing IP Awards programme has evolved and grown over the years. We now host regional ceremonies instead of a global ceremony in London, and the research covers more than seven practice areas and over 50 jurisdictions.
See all the previous winners here.
