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. Our research methodology can be found below.
The format of the programme is to publish the shortlists online and then announce the winners at a gala dinner. Below are the categories and shortlists we can reveal now. Special awards, including Impact Cases, will be announced at the ceremony.
The EMEA Awards ceremony
This year’s EMEA Awards ceremony will be hosted at the Hilton London Metropole on June 21. Our business development manager, Prin Shasiharan, will contact the shortlisted companies, firms and individuals about the ceremony.
Please contact Prin if you require the official awards logo or if you or your company would like to attend the event. See the booking page here.
If you have any feedback or suggestions about the shortlists or believe your firm's cases should be recognised as Impact Cases, please contact Kingsley Egbuonu.
Other ceremonies this year
We have already published the shortlists for the Americas Awards here and Asia-Pacific Awards here. The Americas Awards ceremony will be hosted in New York City tomorrow, April 27, and an update about the Asia-Pacific Awards will be published next month. All the information about this year's awards will be available on our awards page.
Congratulations to all the shortlisted firms, companies and individuals.
NATIONAL CATEGORIES
AUSTRIA
Patent Disputes
ABP Anwälte Burger & Partner
CMS
Gassauer-Fleissner
Geistwert
Schoenherr
Schwarz Schönherr
Trademark Disputes
ABP Anwälte Burger & Partner
Brauneis Klauser Prändl
Dorda
Gassauer-Fleissner
Geistwert
Schoenherr
Schwarz Schönherr
Patent Prosecution
Puchberger & Partner
Schwarz & Partner
SONN
Wildhack & Jellinek
Trademark Prosecution
ABP Anwälte Burger & Partner
Dorda
Gassauer-Fleissner
Geistwert
Puchberger & Partner
SONN
Schoenherr
Copyright
Dorda
Geistwert
Höhne In der Maur & Partner
Schoenherr
Walter Law Firm
Practitioner of the Year
Hannes Burger, ABP Anwälte Burger & Partner
Martin Reinisch, Brauneis Klauser Prändl
Egon Engin-Deniz, CMS
Axel Anderl, Dorda
Christian Gassauer-Fleissner, Gassauer-Fleissner
Constantin Kletzer, Geistwert
Andreas Gehring, Puchberger & Partner
Christian Schumacher, Schoenherr
Markus Grötschl, Schwarz Schönherr
Rainer Beetz, SONN
BELGIUM
Patent Disputes
ALTIUS
Bird & Bird
Crowell & Moring
Hoyng Rokh Monegier
NautaDutilh
Simont Braun
Stibbe
Trademark Disputes
ALTIUS
Bird & Bird
Crowell & Moring
Fencer
NautaDutilh
Simont Braun
Stibbe
Van Innis & Delarue
Prosecution
Arnold & Siedsma
AWA
Brantsandpatents
Calysta
De Clercq & Partners
Gevers
VO
Copyright & Design
& De Bandt
ALTIUS
Crowell & Moring
Fencer
Hoyng Rokh Monegier
Simont Braun
Van Innis & Delarue
Wiggin
Practitioner of the Year
Olivier Vrins, ALTIUS
Kristof Roox, Crowell & Moring
Domien Op de Beeck, Bird & Bird
Kris Pappaert, De Clercq & Partners
Paul Maeyaert, Fencer
Fabienne Brison, Hoyng Rokh Monegier
Kristof Neefs, Inteo
Tanguy de Haan, NautaDutilh
Eric De Gryse, Simont Braun
Philippe Campolini, Stibbe
Thierry Van Innis, Van Innis & Delarue
Carina Gommers, Wiggin
DENMARK
Patent Disputes
Accura
Bech‑Bruun
Bugge Valentin
Gorrissen Federspiel
Horten
Lundgrens
Plesner
Patent Prosecution
aera
AWA
COPA Copenhagen Patents
Inspicos
Plougmann Vingtoft
Zacco
Trademark (Law Firms)
Accura
Bech‑Bruun
Bugge Valentin
Gorrissen Federspiel
Horten
Lundgrens
Plesner
Trademark (Patent and Trademark Attorney Firms)
AWA
Patrade
Plougmann Vingtoft
Zacco
Copyright & Design
Bird & Bird
Bugge Valentin
Gorrissen Federspiel
Lundgrens
Plesner
Practitioner of the Year (Law Firms)
Morten Bruus, Accura
Claus Barrett Christiansen, Bech-Bruun
Anders Valentin, Bugge Valentin
Lasse Søndergaard Christensen, Gorrissen Federspiel
Jakob Krag Nielsen, Horten
Nina Ringen, Lundgrens
Kasper Frahm, Plesner
Practitioner of the Year (Patent & Trademark Attorney Firms)
Louise Mühlbach Breining, aera
Mikkel Roed Trier, AWA
Mikkel Bender, COPA Copenhagen Patents
Jakob Pade Frederiksen, Inspicos
Eva Nødskov Aaen, Patrade
Ellen Breddam, Plougmann Vingtoft
Lone Prehn, Zacco
FINLAND
Patent Disputes
Borenius
Castrén & Snellman
Eversheds Sutherland
Hannes Snellman
Roschier
Trademark Disputes
Bird & Bird
Borenius
Eversheds Sutherland
Hannes Snellman
Properta Attorneys
Roschier
Patent Prosecution
Berggren
Boco IP
Kolster
Laine IP
Papula-Nevinpat
Trademark Prosecution
Berggren
Boco IP
Castrén & Snellman
Heinonen & Co
Laine IP
Properta Attorneys
Waselius & Wist
Copyright & Design
Castrén & Snellman
Eversheds Sutherland
Hannes Snellman
Properta Attorneys
Roschier
Practitioner of the Year
Henri Kaikkonen, Bird & Bird
Jonna Sahlin, Boco IP
Ben Rapinoja, Borenius
Hanna Paloheimo, Castrén & Snellman
Petteri Häkkänen, Eversheds Sutherland
Panu Siitonen, Hannes Snellman
Hanna-Maija Elo, Properta Attorneys
Rainer Hilli, Roschier
FRANCE
Patent Disputes (Law Firms)
Allen & Overy
August Debouzy
Bird & Bird
Gide Loyrette Nouel
Hogan Lovells
Hoyng Rokh Monegier
Schertenleib Avocats
Simmons & Simmons
IP Disputes (Patent & Trademark Attorney Firms)
abello IP
Casalonga
Lavoix
Plasseraud IP
Trademark Disputes (Law Firms)
Allen & Overy
Armengaud Guerlain
Duclos Thorne Mollet-Viéville & Associés (DTMV)
Gide Loyrette Nouel
Havard Duclos & Associés
Hogan Lovells
Hoyng Rokh Monegier
Simmons & Simmons
Patent Prosecution
Casalonga
Germain & Maureau
Gevers
Lavoix
Plasseraud IP
Regimbeau
Santarelli Group
Trademark Prosecution (Law Firms)
Baker McKenzie
Bird & Bird
Fieldfisher
Simmons & Simmons
Taylor Wessing
Trademark Prosecution (Patent & Trademark Attorney Firms)
Casalonga
Germain & Maureau
Lavoix
Plasseraud IP
Copyright
Allen & Overy
Baker McKenzie
Bird & Bird
Duclos Thorne Mollet-Viéville & Associés (DTMV)
Gide Loyrette Nouel
Taylor Wessing
Varet Près Killy
Vercken & Gaullier
Practitioner of the Year (Law Firms)
Alexandre Rudoni, Allen & Overy
Stéphane Guerlain, Armengaud Guerlain
Grégoire Desrousseaux, August Debouzy
Anne-Charlotte Le-Bihan, Bird & Bird
Emmanuel de Marcellus, de Marcellus & Disser
Thomas Cuche, Duclos Thorne Mollet-Viéville & Associés (DTMV)
Nathalie Hadjadj-Cazier, Fieldfisher
Raphaëlle Dequiré-Portier, Gide Loyrette Nouel
Sophie Havard Duclos, Havard Duclos & Associés
Sabine Agé, Hoyng Rokh Monegier
Denis Schertenleib, Schertenleib Avocats
Florence Gaullier, Vercken & Gaullier
Practitioner of the Year (Patent & Trademark Attorney Firms)
Michel Abello, abello IP
Julien Fréneaux, Bardehle Pagenberg
Arnaud Casalonga, Casalonga
Bertrand Geoffray, Germain & Maureau
Camille Pecnard, Lavoix
Cyra Nargolwalla, Plasseraud IP
GERMANY
Patent Disputes (Law Firms)
Arnold Ruess
Bird & Bird
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Hogan Lovells
Hoyng Rokh Monegier
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Taylor Wessing
Wildanger Kehrwald Graf von Schwerin & Partners
Patent Disputes (Patent & Trademark Attorney Firms)
Cohausz & Florack
df-mp (Dörries Frank-Molnia & Pohlman)
Eisenführ Speiser
Hoffmann Eitle
Maikowski & Ninnemann
Samson & Partner
Vossius & Partner
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff
Patent Prosecution
Grünecker
Hoffmann Eitle
Maiwald
Meissner Bolte
Uexküll & Stolberg
Vossius & Partner
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff
Trademark (Law Firms)
Bird & Bird
Harmsen Utescher
Harte-Bavendamm
Hogan Lovells
Noerr
Nordemann
Rospatt Osten Pross
Taylor Wessing
Trademark (Patent & Trademark Attorney Firms)
Bardehle Pagenberg
Boehmert & Boehmert
Eisenführ Speiser
Grünecker
Hoffmann Eitle
Meissner Bolte
Vossius & Partner
Copyright & Design
Bird & Bird
Nordemann
Rospatt Osten Pross
SKW Schwarz
IP Transactions & Advisory
Allen & Overy
Clifford Chance
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Gleiss Lutz
Hengeler Mueller
Hogan Lovells
Noerr
Practitioner of the Year (Law Firms)
Cordula Schumacher, Arnold Ruess
Oliver Jüngst, Bird & Bird
Karin Sandberg, Harmsen Utescher
Michael Goldmann, Harte-Bavendamm
Clemens Plassmann, Hogan Lovells
Christine Kanz, Hoyng Rokh Monegier
Christof Augenstein, Kather Augenstein
Christian Czychowski, Nordemann
Marcus Grosch, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Thomas Musmann, Rospatt Osten Pross
Anja Lunze, Taylor Wessing
Peter-Michael Weisse, Wildanger Kehrwald Graf von Schwerin & Partners
Practitioner of the Year (Patent & Trademark Attorney Firms)
Tilman Müller-Stoy, Bardehle Pagenberg
Karl-Ulrich Braun-Dullaeus, Braun-Dullaeus Pannen Emmerling
Christoph Walke, Cohausz & Florack
David Molnia, df-mp (Dörries Frank-Molnia & Pohlman)
Christof Höhne, EIP
Volkmar Henke, Eisenführ Speiser (now with Bardehle Pagenberg)
Ulrich Blumenröder, Grünecker
Mike Gruber, Hoffmann Eitle
Christoph Schröder, Maikowski & Ninnemann
Dirk Bühler, Maiwald
Alexander Münster, Samson & Partner
Christoph Eisenmann, Vossius & Partner
HUNGARY
Firm of the year
Baker McKenzie
Bird & Bird
Oppenheim
SBGK
Szecskay Attorneys at Law
Taylor Wessing
Practitioner of the Year
Zoltán Hegymegi-Barakonyi, Baker McKenzie
Bálint Halász, Bird & Bird
Áron László, Oppenheim
Katalin Szamosi, SBGK
Gusztáv Bacher, Szecskay Attorneys at Law
IRELAND
Patent Disputes
A&L Goodbody
Acuatus Solicitors
Mason Hayes & Curran
McCann FitzGerald
Pinsent Masons
Whitney Moore
William Fry
Trademark Disputes
A&L Goodbody
Arthur Cox
DFMG Solicitors
Mason Hayes & Curran
Pinsent Masons
Whitney Moore
William Fry
Patent Prosecution
FRKelly
HGF
Keltie
Murgitroyd
PurdyLucey
Trademark Prosecution
DFMG Solicitors
FRKelly
Keltie
Mason Hayes & Curran
Tomkins
Copyright & Design
A&L Goodbody
Mason Hayes & Curran
McCann FitzGerald
William Fry
IP Transactions & Advisory
A&L Goodbody
Arthur Cox
Mason Hayes & Curran
McCann FitzGerald
William Fry
Practitioner of the Year
Alistair Payne, Acuatus Solicitors
Andrea Lawler, A&L Goodbody
Olivia Mullooly, Arthur Cox
Patricia McGovern, DFMG Solicitors
Sean Cummings, Keltie
Gerard Kelly, Mason Hayes & Curran
Shane O’Brien, McCann FitzGerald
Ann Henry, Pinsent Masons
Michael Lucey, PurdyLucey
Aoife Murphy, Whitney Moore
Laura Scott, William Fry
ISRAEL
Patent Disputes
Gilat Bareket & Co (Reinhold Cohn Group)
Liad Whatstein & Co
Luthi + Co
Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer Baratz
S Horowitz & Co
Trademark Disputes
Gilat Bareket & Co (Reinhold Cohn Group)
Liad Whatstein & Co
Luthi + Co
Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer Baratz
S Horowitz & Co
Seligsohn Gabrieli & Co
Soroker Agmon Nordman
Patent Prosecution
Cohn de Vries Stadler & Co
Ehrlich Group
Fisher Friedman IP Group
Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer Baratz
Reinhold Cohn & Partners
Seligsohn Gabrieli & Co
The Luzzatto Group
Trademark Prosecution
Ehrlich Group
Herzog Fox & Neeman
Liad Whatstein & Co
Luthi & Co
Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer Baratz
Reinhold Cohn & Partners
S Horowitz & Co
Seligsohn Gabrieli & Co
Copyright & Design
Drori-Stav & Co (DWO)
Gilat Bareket & Co (Reinhold Cohn Group)
Herzog Fox & Neeman
S Horowitz & Co
IP Transactions & Advisory
Gornitzky & Co
Herzog Fox & Neeman
Naschitz Brandes Amir
Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer Baratz
S Horowitz & Co
Practitioner of the Year
Ilan Cohn, Cohn de Vries Stadler & Co
Yonatan Drori, Drori-Stav & Co (DWO)
Yehuda Neubauer, Ehrlich Group
David Gilat, Gilat Bareket & Co (Reinhold Cohn Group)
Shirley Gal, Gornitzky & Co
Karen Elburg, Herzog Fox & Neeman
Liad Whatstein, Liad Whatstein & Co
Richard Luthi, Luthi & Co
Yossi Markovich, Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer Baratz
Moran Katz, S Horowitz & Co
Nahum Gabrieli, Seligsohn Gabrieli & Co
ITALY
Patent Disputes
Bird & Bird
Franzosi Dal Negro Setti
Hogan Lovells
IP Law Galli
Jacobacci & Associati
Martini Manna & Partners
Trevisan & Cuonzo
Trademark Disputes
Bird & Bird
Hogan Lovells
IP Law Galli
Jacobacci & Associati
Martini Manna & Partners
Simmons & Simmons
Spheriens
Trevisan & Cuonzo
Patent Prosecution
Buzzi Notaro & Antonielli d’Oulx
Jacobacci & Partners
Società Italiana Brevetti (SIB)
Studio Torta
Trademark Prosecution (Patent & Trademark Attorney Firms)
Buzzi Notaro & Antonielli d’Oulx
Jacobacci & Partners
Racheli
Società Italiana Brevetti (SIB)
Studio Torta
Trademark Prosecution (Law Firms)
Bird & Bird
Bresner Cammareri Intellectual Property
Hogan Lovells
LGV Avvocati
Martini Manna & Partners
Spheriens
Trevisan & Cuonzo
Copyright & Design
Bird & Bird
DLA Piper
Jacobacci & Associati
LGV Avvocati
Martini Manna & Partners
Portolano Cavallo
Spheriens
Trevisan & Cuonzo
Practitioner of the Year
Massimiliano Mostardini, Bird & Bird
Gualtiero Dragotti, DLA Piper
Luigi Mansani, Hogan Lovells
Cesare Galli, IP Law Galli
Marco Francetti, Jacobacci & Associati
Simona Lavagnini, LGV Avvocati
Elena Martini, Martini Manna & Partners
Lydia Mendola, Portolano Cavallo
Stefania Bergia, Simmons & Simmons
Elisabetta Papa, Società Italiana Brevetti (SIB)
Pier Luigi Roncaglia, Spheriens
Luca Trevisan, Trevisan & Cuonzo
KENYA
Firm of the Year
Bowmans (Coulson Harney)
CFL Advocates
Dentons Hamilton Harrison & Mathews
DLA Piper (IKM Advocates)
Kaplan & Stratton Advocates
Practitioner of the Year
John Syekei, Bowmans (Coulson Harney)
Lorna Mbatia, CFL Advocates
Daniel Wanjau Muriu, Dentons Hamilton Harrison & Mathews
William Maema, DLA Piper (IKM Advocates)
THE NETHERLANDS
Patent Disputes
Bird & Bird
Brinkhof
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Hogan Lovells
Hoyng Rokh Monegier
Taylor Wessing
Vondst
Trademark Disputes
Bird & Bird
Brinkhof
De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
DLA Piper
Hoogenraad & Haak
Hoyng Rokh Monegier
Kennedy Van der Laan
NautaDutilh
Patent Prosecution
Arnold & Siedsma
De Vries & Metman
HGF
NLO
VO
Trademark Prosecution
Arnold & Siedsma
Chiever
HGF
Leeway
NLO Shieldmark
Novagraaf
Ploum
Copyright
Brinkhof
bureau Brandeis
De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
DLA Piper
Hoyng Rokh Monegier
Kennedy Van der Laan
Visser Schaap & Kreijger
IP Transactions & Advisory
Allen & Overy
Bird & Bird
De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
DLA Piper
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
NautaDutilh
Practitioner of the Year (Law Firms)
Wouter Pors, Bird & Bird
Koen Bijvank, Brinkhof
Tobias Cohen Jehoram, De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
Niels Mulder, DLA Piper
Rutger Kleemans, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Ruud van der Velden, Hogan Lovells
Maarten Haak, Hoogenraad & Haak
Thijs van Aerde, Houthoff
Theo Blomme, Hoyng Rokh Monegier
Anne Marie Verschuur, NautaDutilh
Otto Swens, Vondst
Dirk Visser, Visser Schaap & Kreijger
Practitioner of the Year (Patent & Trademark Attorneys)
Michiel Rijsdijk, Arnold & Siedsma
Maria-Gemma Huijnen, Chiever
Ferry van Looijengoed, De Vries & Metman
Alexander Hagen, HGF
Florence Tordoir, NLO Shieldmark
Bernard Ledeboer, VO
NIGERIA
Firm of the Year
ǼLEX
Aluko & Oyebode
Banwo & Ighodalo
Dentons ACAS-Law
G Elias
Jackson Etti & Edu
O Kayode & Co
Olaniwun Ajayi
Practitioner of the Year
Davidson Oturu, ǼLEX
Uche Nwokocha, Aluko & Oyebode
Femi Olubanwo, Banwo & Ighodalo
Uzoamaka Emerole, Dentons ACAS-Law
Similoluwa Oyelude, G Elias
Obafemi Agaba, Jackson Etti & Edu
Lara Kayode, O Kayode & Co
Toyosi Alabi, Olaniwun Ajayi
NORWAY
Patent Disputes
BAHR
Gjessing Reimers
Haavind
Kvale
Schjødt
Thommessen
Trademark (Law Firms)
Brækhus
Gjessing Reimers
Haavind
Hjort
Kvale
Schjødt
Thommessen
Trademark (Patent & Trademark Attorney Firms)
Acapo
Bryn Aarflot
Håmsø Patentbyrå
Onsagers
Zacco
Patent Prosecution
Acapo
Bryn Aarflot
Håmsø Patentbyrå
Onsagers
Zacco
Copyright & Design
Gjessing Reimers
Haavind
Hjort
Schjødt
Thommessen
Practitioner of the Year
Are Stenvik, BAHR
Kristine Rekdal, Bryn Aarflot
Julius Berg Kaasin, Brækhus
Ida Gjessing, Gjessing Reimers
Vebjørn Krag Iversen, Haavind
Monica Syrdal, Hjort
Marie Vaale-Hallberg, Kvale
Thomas Gaarder-Olsen, Onsagers
Thomas Hagen, Schjødt
Camilla Vislie, Thommessen
Solvår Winnie Finnanger, Zacco
POLAND
Advisory & Disputes
Baker McKenzie
Bird & Bird
JWP
LDS Łazewski Depo & Partners
Patpol
Sołtysiński Kawecki & Szlęzak
Traple Konarski Podrecki & Partners
Wardyński & Partners
Prosecution
JWP
Kondrat & Partners
Kulikowska & Kulikowski
Patpol
Polservice
Traple Konarski Podrecki & Partners
WTS Patent Attorneys
Copyright & Design
Bird & Bird
Czyżewscy Law Firm
Dentons
DWF
SKP Ślusarek Kubiak Pieczyk
Sołtysiński Kawecki & Szlęzak
Traple Konarski Podrecki & Partners
Practitioner of the Year
Piotr Dynowski, Bird & Bird
Krzysztof Czyżewski, Czyżewscy Law Firm
Piotr Godlewski, JWP
Mariusz Kondrat, Kondrat & Partners
Monika Chimiak, Kulikowska & Kulikowski
Dariusz Piróg, Patpol
Marta Kawczynska, Polservice
Ryszard Skubisz, Skubisz Law Firm
Szymon Gogulski, Sołtysiński Kawecki & Szlęzak
Tomasz Targosz, Traple Konarski Podrecki & Partners
Anna Pompe-Ciszewska, Wardyński & Partners
PORTUGAL
Advisory & Disputes
Abreu Advogados
CCA Law Firm
Garrigues
PLMJ
Simões Garcia Corte Real & Associados
VdA
Prosecution
AG da Cunha Ferreira
ClarkeModet
Garrigues
RCF Protecting Innovation
Simões Garcia Corte Real & Associados
Practitioner of the Year
António Andrade, Abreu Advogados
Dina Martins Pereira, AG da Cunha Ferreira
Filipe Mayer, CCA Law Firm
José Luís Arnaut, CMS
João Miranda de Sousa, Garrigues
Hugo Monteiro de Queirós, PLMJ
Ana Rita Paínho, Sérvulo & Associados
António Corte-Real, Simões Garcia Corte Real & Associados
Marta Alves Vieira, VdA
ROMANIA
Firm of the Year
Milcev Burbea
Muşat & Asociaţii
Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen (NNDKP)
Petošević
Răzvan Dincă & Asociaţii
Simion & Baciu
Tuca Zbârcea & Asociatii
Zivko Mijatovic & Partners (ZMP)
Practitioner of the Year
Paul Cosmovici, Cosmovici & Associates
Gabriela Milcev, Milcev Burbea
Paul Buta, Muşat & Asociaţii
Aura Campeanu, Petošević
Răzvan Dincă, Răzvan Dincă & Asociaţii
Ana-Maria Baciu, Simion & Baciu
SOUTH AFRICA
Patent
Adams & Adams
ENSafrica
Smit & Van Wyk
Spoor & Fisher
Von Seidels
Webber Wentzel
Trademark
Adams & Adams
ENSafrica
Moore Attorneys
Spoor & Fisher
Von Seidels
Webber Wentzel
IP Transactions & Advisory
Adams & Adams
ENSafrica
Spoor & Fisher
Webber Wentzel
Copyright & Design
Adams & Adams
ENSafrica
Spoor & Fisher
Webber Wentzel
Practitioner of the Year
Mariëtte du Plessis, Adams & Adams
Gaelyn Scott, ENSafrica
Shane Moore, Moore Attorneys
Wessel van Wyk, Smit & Van Wyk
Eben van Wyk, Spoor & Fisher
Simonne Moodie, Von Seidels
Leanne Mostert, Webber Wentzel
SPAIN
Patent Disputes (Law Firms)
Clifford Chance
Garrigues
Grau & Angulo
Hogan Lovells
Hoyng Rokh Monegier
Uría Menéndez
Vidal-Quadras & Ramon
Patent Disputes (Patent & Trademark Attorney Firms)
ABG Intellectual Property
Elzaburu
Herrero & Asociados (H&A)
PONS IP
ZBM Patents & Trademarks
Trademark Disputes
Bird & Bird
Cuatrecasas
Elzaburu
Garrigues
Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
Grau & Angulo
Hoyng Rokh Monegier
Patent Prosecution
ABG Intellectual Property
Curell Suñol
Elzaburu
Isern Patentes y Marcas
PONS IP
ZBM Patents & Trademarks
Trademark Prosecution (Law Firms)
Baker McKenzie
BomhardIP
Garrigues
Hogan Lovells
Hoyng Rokh Monegier
Noerr
Trademark Prosecution (Patent & Trademark Attorney Firms)
Balder
ClarkeModet
Curell Suñol
Elzaburu
Isern Patentes y Marcas
PONS IP
Copyright
Cuatrecasas
ECIJA
Garrigues
Grau & Angulo
Hoyng Rokh Monegier
Pérez-Llorca
Uría Menéndez
Practitioner of the Year (Law Firms)
Manuel Lobato, Bird & Bird
Verena von Bomhard, BomhardIP
Miquel Montañá, Clifford Chance
Juan Salmerón, ECIJA
Carolina Pina Sánchez, Garrigues
Jesús Muñoz-Delgado, Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
Ignacio Marqués, Grau & Angulo
Ana Castedo, Hogan Lovells
Laura Alonso, Hoyng Rokh Monegier
Ignacio Temiño Ceniceros, Jacobacci Abril Abogados
Michael Hawkins, Noerr
Miguel Vidal-Quadras, Vidal-Quadras & Ramon
Practitioner of the Year (Patent & Trademark Attorney Firms)
Juan Arias, ABG Intellectual Property
Óscar García, Balder
Santiago Jordá, Curell Suñol
Antonio Castán, Elzaburu
Montserrat Jané, ZBM Patents & Trademarks
SWEDEN
Patent Disputes
Gulliksson
Lind Edlund Kenamets
Roschier
Sandart & Partners
Schjødt
Vinge
Westerberg & Partners
Trademark Disputes
AWA
Groth & Co
Gulliksson
Lindahl
Sandart & Partners
Vinge
Westerberg & Partners
Zacco
Patent Prosecution
AWA
Groth & Co
Kransell & Wennborg
Potter Clarkson
Ström & Gulliksson
Valea
Zacco
Trademark Prosecution (Patent & Trademark Attorney Firms)
AWA
Groth & Co
Valea
Zacco
Trademark Prosecution (Law Firms)
Gulliksson
Lindahl
Roschier
Vinge
Westerberg & Partners
Copyright & Design
Bird & Bird
Lindahl
Roschier
Synch
Vinge
Westerberg & Partners
Practitioner of the Year
Niklas Mattsson, AWA
Camilla Hamrin, Bergenstråhle & Partners
Anders Wirén, Kransell & Wennborg
Johan Norderyd, Lindahl
Erik Ficks, Roschier
Anders Kylhammar, Sandart & Partners
Christopher Tehrani, Schjødt
Sara Sparring, Synch
Håkan Borgenhäll, Vinge
Stefan Widmark, Westerberg & Partners
Henrik Hägglöf, Zacco
SWITZERLAND
Patent Disputes
Homburger
Lenz & Staehelin
MLL Meyerlustenberger Lachenal Froriep (MLL Legal)
Pestalozzi
Rentsch Partner
Schellenberg Wittmer
Times Attorneys
Walder Wyss
Trademark Disputes
Baker McKenzie
Lenz & Staehelin
MLL Meyerlustenberger Lachenal Froriep (MLL Legal)
Rentsch Partner
Walder Wyss
Weinmann Zimmerli
Patent Prosecution
IPrime Rentsch Kaelin
Isler & Pedrazzini
prins
Rentsch Partner
Trademark Prosecution
Baker McKenzie
Lenz & Staehelin
MLL Meyerlustenberger Lachenal Froriep (MLL Legal)
Rentsch Partner
Walder Wyss
Weinmann Zimmerli
Copyright
Homburger
House Attorneys
Lenz & Staehelin
MLL Meyerlustenberger Lachenal Froriep (MLL Legal)
Walder Wyss
IP Transactions & Advisory
Baker McKenzie
Homburger
Lenz & Staehelin
MLL Meyerlustenberger Lachenal Froriep (MLL Legal)
Niederer Kraft Frey
Pestalozzi
Schellenberg Wittmer
Practitioner of the Year
Andri Hess, Homburger
Eva-Maria Strobel, Baker McKenzie
Gregor Wild, Rentsch Partner
Jürg Simon, Lenz & Staehelin
Lara Dorigo, Pestalozzi
Lorenza Ferrari Hofer, Schellenberg Wittmer
Madeleine Schim van der Loeff, Weinmann Zimmerli
Peter Schramm, MLL Meyerlustenberger Lachenal Froriep (MLL Legal)
Roger Staub, Walder Wyss
Rudolf A Rentsch, IPrime Rentsch Kaelin
TURKEY
Patent Disputes
Deris
Gün + Partners
Kenaroğlu
Moroğlu Arseven
NSN Law Firm
Trademark Disputes
Deris
Esin Attorney Partnership
Gün + Partners
Kenaroğlu
Moroğlu Arseven
NSN Law Firm
Ofo Ventura
Stock Intellectual Property Services
Patent Prosecution
Deris
Gün + Partners
Istanbul Patent
Kenaroğlu
Moroğlu Arseven
NSN Law Firm
Trademark Prosecution
Deris
Esin Attorney Partnership
Gün + Partners
Istanbul Patent
Kenaroğlu
Moroğlu Arseven
NSN Law Firm
Ofo Ventura
Copyright & Design
Deris
Esin Attorney Partnership
Gün + Partners
Kenaroğlu
Moroğlu Arseven
NSN Law Firm
Practitioner of the Year
Okan Can, Deriş
Selin Sinem Erciyas, Gün + Partners
Yasemin Kenaroglu, Kenaroğlu
Işık Özdoğan, Moroğlu Arseven
Selma Ünlü, NSN Law Firm
Özlem Fütman, Ofo Ventura
Ömer Dündar, Stock Intellectual Property Services
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Advisory & Disputes
Al Tamimi & Company
Bird & Bird
BSA Ahmad Bin Hezeem & Associates
Charles Russell Speechlys
Clyde & Co
Hadef & Partners
Gowling WLG
Rouse
Prosecution
[Nominee removed]
BSA Ahmad Bin Hezeem & Associates
Cedar White Bradley
Clyde & Co
Gowling WLG
Hadef & Partners
Rouse
Saba IP
Practitioner of the Year
Omar Obeidat, Al Tamimi & Company
Melissa Murray, Bird & Bird
Munir Suboh, BSA Ahmad Bin Hezeem & Associates
Theuns Van De Merwe, Cedar White Bradley
Mark Hill, Charles Russell Speechlys
Mark Devaney, Clyde & Co
Rob Deans, Deans IP
Jon Parker, Gowling WLG
James Dunne, Hadef & Partners
Sara Holder, Rouse
Hady Khawand, Saba IP
UNITED KINGDOM (ENGLAND)
Patent Disputes (Law Firms)
Allen & Overy
Bird & Bird
Bristows
Gowling WLG
Hogan Lovells
Kirkland & Ellis
Pinsent Masons
Powell Gilbert
Patent Disputes (Patent & Trademark Attorney Firms)
A A Thornton
Carpmaels & Ransford
EIP
HGF
Marks & Clerk
Potter Clarkson
Withers & Rogers
Trademark Disputes (Law Firms)
Bird & Bird
Brandsmiths
Bristows
Browne Jacobson
Fieldfisher
Gowling WLG
Mishcon de Reya
Taylor Wessing
Trademark Disputes (Patent & Trademark Attorney Firms)
A A Thornton
Appleyard Lees
D Young & Co
Haseltine Lake Kempner
HGF
Potter Clarkson
Stobbs IP
Venner Shipley
Patent Prosecution
Carpmaels & Ransford
D Young & Co
Dehns
Haseltine Lake Kempner
Kilburn & Strode
Mewburn Ellis
Potter Clarkson
Venner Shipley
Trademark Prosecution (Patent & Trademark Attorney Firms)
Barker Brettell
Boult Wade Tennant
D Young & Co
Haseltine Lake Kempner
HGF
Kilburn & Strode
Potter Clarkson
Stobbs IP
Trademark Prosecution (Law Firms)
Baker McKenzie
Bird & Bird
Bristows
Charles Russell Speechlys
CMS
Fieldfisher
Mishcon de Reya
Taylor Wessing
Copyright
Bird & Bird
Bristows
CMS
Fieldfisher
Harbottle & Lewis
Lee & Thompson
RPC
Wiggin
Design
Allen & Overy
Bird & Bird
CMS
Fieldfisher
Gowling WLG
IP Transactions & Advisory
Allen & Overy
Baker McKenzie
Bristows
Clifford Chance
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Goodwin Procter
Gowling WLG
Simmons & Simmons
IP Set
11 South Square
8 New Square
Hogarth Chambers
Three New Square
Senior IP Barrister of the Year
James Abrahams KC
Daniel Alexander KC
Nicholas Caddick KC
Thomas Hinchliffe KC
Andrew Lykiardopoulos KC
Simon Malynicz KC
Charlotte May KC
Thomas Mitcheson KC
Adrian Speck KC
Justin Turner KC
Andrew Waugh KC
Roger Wyand KC
Junior IP Barrister of the Year
Stuart Baran
Edward Cronan
Anna Edwards-Stuart
Adam Gamsa
Alice Hart
Michael Hicks
Jonathan Hill
Isabel Jamal
Katherine Moggridge
Jaani Riordan
Daniel Selmi
Thomas St Quintin
IPEC Firm of the Year
Brandsmiths
Briffa
Browne Jacobson
Haseltine Lake Kempner
Marks & Clerk Law
Russells
Shakespeare Martineau
Stobbs IP
Patent Practitioner of the Year (Law Firms)
Richard Vary, Bird & Bird
Brian Cordery, Bristows
Alexandra Brodie, Gowling WLG
Stephen Bennett, Hogan Lovells
Nicola Dagg, Kirkland & Ellis
David Rose, Mishcon de Reya
Arty Rajendra, Osborne Clarke
Christopher Sharp, Pinsent Masons
Tim Powell, Powell Gilbert
Amanda Ebbutt, Taylor Wessing
Justin Watts, WilmerHale
Soft IP Practitioner of the Year (Law Firms)
David Stone, Allen & Overy
Ewan Grist, Bird & Bird
Andrew Lee, Brandsmiths
Giles Parsons, Browne Jacobson
Mary Bagnall, Charles Russell Speechlys
Vanessa Marsland, Clifford Chance
Sarah Wright, CMS
John Linneker, Fieldfisher
Mark Stafford, Lee & Thompson
Roland Mallinson, Taylor Wessing
Rachel Alexander, Wiggin
Practitioner of the Year (Patent & Trademark Attorney Firms)
Catherine Wiseman, Barker Brettell
Emma Pitcher, Boult Wade Tennant
Stephen Duffield, Carpmaels & Ransford
Tamsin Holman, D Young & Co
Gary Moss, EIP
Richard Kempner, Haseltine Lake Kempner
Nick Bassil, Kilburn & Strode
Jeremy Webster, Mewburn Ellis
Oliver Laing, Potter Clarkson
Julius Stobbs, Stobbs IP
Paul Derry, Venner Shipley
UNITED KINGDOM (SCOTLAND)
IP Disputes
Brodies
Burness Paull
CMS
MacRoberts
Pinsent Masons
Prosecution
HGF
Lawrie IP
Lincoln IP
Marks & Clerk
Murgitroyd
IP Transactions & Advisory
Brodies
Burness Paull
CMS
Dentons
Pinsent Masons
Practitioner of the Year
Colin Hulme, Burness Paull
Carina Healy, CMS
Alison Bryce, Dentons
Gary Wilson, HGF
Craig Hutchison, Lawrie IP
Matthew Lincoln, Lincoln IP
Euan Duncan, MacRoberts
REGIONAL AWARDS
AFRICA
Firm of the Year
Adams & Adams
Bowmans (Coulson Harney)
ENSafrica
Spoor & Fisher
Von Seidels
MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA
Firm of the Year
[Nominee removed]
Al Tamimi & Company
Charles Russell Speechlys
Saba IP
EUROPE
Patent Disputes (Law Firms)
Allen & Overy
Bird & Bird
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Gowling WLG
Hogan Lovells
Hoyng Rokh Monegier
Pinsent Masons
Taylor Wessing
EPO Proceedings Firm of the Year
Bardehle Pagenberg
Carpmaels & Ransford
HGF
Hoffmann Eitle
König Szynka Tilmann von Renesse
Lavoix
VO
Vossius & Partner
Patent Disputes (Patent & Trademark Attorney Firms)
Arnold & Siedsma
AWA
Bardehle Pagenberg
Casalonga
EIP
Hoffmann Eitle
Potter Clarkson
Vossius & Partner
Patent Prosecution
D Young & Co
Dehns
Grünecker
HGF
Hoffmann Eitle
Lavoix
Plasseraud IP
VO
Trademark (Law Firms)
Baker McKenzie
Bird & Bird
BomhardIP
Clifford Chance
Fieldfisher
Hogan Lovells
Taylor Wessing
Trademark (Patent & Trademark Attorney Firms)
Barker Brettell
Boehmert & Boehmert
Gevers
Grünecker
HGF
Jacobacci & Partners
Novagraaf
PONS IP
Copyright
Bird & Bird
CMS
DLA Piper
Garrigues
Hoyng Rokh Monegier
Taylor Wessing
IP Transactions & Advisory
Allen & Overy
Baker McKenzie
Clifford Chance
Cuatrecasas
De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
Dentons
DLA Piper
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Garrigues
BALTIC
Firm of the Year
AAA Law
Cobalt
Ellex
Petošević
TGS Baltic
Triniti
BENELUX
Trademark (Law Firms)
Bird & Bird
Brinkhof
DLA Piper
Hoyng Rokh Monegier
Leeway
NautaDutilh
Taylor Wessing
Trademark (Patent & Trademark Attorney Firms)
Arnold & Siedsma
Chiever
Gevers
NLO Shieldmark
Novagraaf
Patent (Law Firms)
ALTIUS
Bird & Bird
Brinkhof
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Hoyng Rokh Monegier
NautaDutilh
Taylor Wessing
Patent (Patent & Trademark Attorney Firms)
Arnold & Siedsma
De Clercq & Partners
HGF
NLO
VO
NORDIC
Firm of the Year (Patent & Trademark Attorney Firms)
AWA
Groth & Co
Onsagers
Plougmann Vingtoft
Potter Clarkson
Zacco
Firm of the Year (Law Firms)
Bech‑Bruun
Eversheds Sutherland
Gorrissen Federspiel
Hannes Snellman
Plesner
Roschier
Schjødt
Vinge
Global Firm of the Year
Allen & Overy
Baker McKenzie
Bird & Bird
DLA Piper
Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner
Gowling WLG
Hogan Lovells
Kirkland & Ellis
Norton Rose Fulbright
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Simmons & Simmons
Europe In-House Team of the Year (Patent)
Bayer
Ericsson
GSK
InterDigital
Nokia
Novartis
Novo Nordisk
Siemens
Syngenta
Teva Pharmaceuticals
Europe In-House Team of the Year (Trademark)
Amazon
Christian Louboutin
Essity
FIFA
Lindt & Sprüngli
L'Oréal
LVMH
Mondelēz International
Philip Morris International
Procter & Gamble
Richemont
The Absolut Company
Europe In-House Leader of the Year
Jörg Thomaier, Bayer
Xavier Ragot, Christian Louboutin
Gabriele Mohsler, Ericsson
Jeanette Annergren, Essity
Eeva Hakoranta, InterDigital
Leo Longauer, LVMH
Simone Frattasi, Maersk
Clemens Heusch, Nokia
Galit Gonen-Cohen, Novartis
Beat Weibel, Siemens
Filip De Corte, Syngenta
Alpha Indraccolo, Teva Pharmaceuticals
Global Patent Licence Provider of the Year
Avanci
LOT Network
Medicines Patent Pool
Open Invention Network
RPX Corporation
Via Licensing Corporation
SPECIAL AWARDS – announced at the ceremony
Impact Cases
Europe Cross-Border Patent Litigation Team
Lifetime Achievement Award
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. 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.
