The Managing IP Awards programme recognises remarkable IP achievements and developments in the last year. Now in its 19th year, the awards cover several intellectual property practice areas and more than 50 jurisdictions.
Following months of research, we can now reveal the finalists for this year's Asia-Pacific Awards programme. The winners, including Impact Case winners, will be announced at a gala dinner at the JW Marriott Hotel Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
This year, we are co-hosting our awards ceremony with asialaw, a law firm benchmarking publication dedicated to the Asia-Pacific region. If you would like to learn more about the ceremony, please contact Fan Yeung.
Congratulations to all the shortlisted firms and individuals.
2024 programme timeline
April 11: EMEA Awards ceremony
April 25: Americas Awards ceremony
September 26: Asia-Pacific Awards ceremony
JURISDICTIONS
AUSTRALIA
Patent Disputes (Law Firms)
Allens
Ashurst
DLA Piper
Gilbert + Tobin
Herbert Smith Freehills
King & Wood Mallesons
MinterEllison
Patent Disputes (Patent & Trademark Attorney Firms)
Davies Collison Cave
Griffith Hack
Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick
Spruson & Ferguson
Patent Prosecution
Allens
FB Rice
FPA Patent Attorneys
Griffith Hack
Halfords IP
Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick
Spruson & Ferguson
Trademark (Law Firms)
Addisons
Ashurst
Clayton Utz
Dentons
DLA Piper
Gilbert + Tobin
K&L Gates
King & Wood Mallesons
Trademark (Patent & Trademark Attorney Firms)
FB Rice
Griffith Hack
Halfords IP
Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick
Spruson & Ferguson
Copyright
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 Prosecution
AFD China Intellectual Property Law Office
Han Kun Law Offices
Kangxin Partners
NTD Intellectual Property Attorneys
Wanhuida Intellectual Property
Patent Disputes
Fangda Partners
Han Kun Law Offices
King & Wood Mallesons
Lifang & Partners
Wanhuida Intellectual Property
Trademark Prosecution
Chang Tsi & Partners
China Patent Agent (HK)
Kangxin Partners
King & Wood Mallesons
NTD Intellectual Property Attorneys
Wanhuida Intellectual Property
Trademark Disputes
FenXun Partners
Han Kun Law Offices
King & Wood Mallesons
Lifang & Partners
Lusheng Law Firm
Wanhuida Intellectual Property
Copyright & Design
Fangda Partners
Han Kun Law Offices
Hylands Law Firm
JunHe
Lifang & Partners
IP Transactions & Advisory
Fangda Partners
Global Law Office
Han Kun Law Offices
JunHe
King & Wood Mallesons
Lifang & Partners
Foreign Firm
Baker McKenzie
Bird & Bird
Deacons
DLA Piper
Hogan Lovells
Rouse
HONG KONG SAR
IP Disputes & Advisory
Bird & Bird
Deacons
DLA Piper
Ellalan
Hogan Lovells
Robin Bridge & John Liu
Vivien Chan & Co
Wilkinson & Grist
Prosecution
Baker McKenzie
Deacons
Eagle IP
Robin Bridge & John Liu
Rouse
Wilkinson & Grist
INDIA
Patent Disputes
Anand and Anand
K & S Partners
Remfry & Sagar
Saikrishna & Associates
S Majumdar & Co
Singh & Singh
Patent Prosecution
De Penning & De Penning
K & S Partners
Kan & Krishme
Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan
Remfry & Sagar
RK Dewan & Co
Trademark
Anand and Anand
Fidus Law Chambers
Inttl Advocare
K & S Partners
Remfry & Sagar
RNA
Saikrishna & Associates
Singh & Singh
Copyright & Design
Anand and Anand
Beruar & Beruar
IndusLaw
Khaitan & Co
Naik Naik & Co
Saikrishna & Associates
IP Transactions & Advisory
AZB & Partners
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
IndusLaw
Khaitan & Co
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas
Trilegal
INDONESIA
Firm of the Year
ACEMARK
Hadiputranto Hadinoto & Partners (Baker McKenzie)
Januar Jahja & Partners
K&K Advocates
KASS International
Rouse (in association with Suryomurcito & Co)
Tilleke & Gibbins
JAPAN
Patent Disputes
Abe Ikubo & Katayama
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Kubota
Nakamura & Partners
Nishimura & Asahi
TMI Associates
Yuasa and Hara
Patent Prosecution
Abe Ikubo & Katayama
Aoyama & Partners
Hiroe and Associates
Sugimura & Partners
TMI Associates
Trademark
Hiroe and Associates
Kubota
Nishimura & Asahi
Shiga International Patent Office
Sugimura & Partners
TMI Associates
Foreign Firm
Baker McKenzie
Hogan Lovells
Paul Hastings
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
MALAYSIA
IP Disputes & Advisory
Cheang & Ariff
LAW Partnership
Rahmat Lim & Partners
Shearn Delamore & Co
Skrine
Wong & Partners (Baker McKenzie)
IP Prosecution
Henry Goh & Co
LindaWang Su & Boo (a member of ZICO IP)
Marks & Clerk
Mirandah Asia
Shearn Delamore & Co
Skrine
NEW ZEALAND
Firm of the Year
AJ Park
Henry Hughes Intellectual Property
James & Wells
MinterEllisonRuddWatts
Simpson Grierson
THE PHILIPPINES
Firm of the Year
ACCRALAW
Baranda & Associates
Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia
Federis & Associates
Hechanova Group
Quisumbing Torres
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
SINGAPORE
Patent Disputes
Allen & Gledhill
Amica Law
Bird & Bird ATMD
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson
Drew & Napier
Shook Lin & Bok
Patent Prosecution
Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow
Donaldson & Burkinshaw
Drew & Napier
Marks & Clerk
Spruson & Ferguson
Trademark Disputes
Allen & Gledhill
Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow
Drew & Napier
Ravindran Associates
Robinson
Trademark Prosecution
Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow
Donaldson & Burkinshaw
Drew & Napier
Gateway Law Corporation
Rajah & Tann
Ravindran Associates
RHTLaw Asia
Copyright & Design
Allen & Gledhill
Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow
Drew & Napier
Rajah & Tann
Shook Lin & Bok
IP Transactions & Advisory
Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson
Drew & Napier
Rajah & Tann
WongPartnership
IP Boutique
Amica Law
Gateway Law Corporation
Marks & Clerk
Mirandah Asia
Ravindran Associates
Robinson
Spruson & Ferguson
SOUTH KOREA
Patent Disputes
Bae Kim & Lee
Kim & Chang
Lee & Ko
Shin & Kim
Yoon & Yang
Yulchon
Patent Prosecution
FirstLaw PC
Kim & Chang
Lee & Ko
Lee International
Muhann Patent & Law Firm
NAM IP Group
Yoon & Lee International Patent & Law Firm
Trademark
Bae Kim & Lee
FirstLaw PC
Kim & Chang
Lee International
Lee & Ko
NAM IP Group
Yoon & Yang
Copyright & Design
Bae Kim & Lee
Kim & Chang
Lee & Ko
Shin & Kim
Yulchon
TAIWAN
Firm of The Year
Asian Pacific Int’l Patent & Trademark Office
Baker McKenzie
Deep & Far Attorneys at Law
Lee and Li Attorneys at Law
Saint Island International Patent & Law Offices
Tai E International Patent & Law Office
Top Team International Patent & Trademark Office
Tsar & Tsai Law Firm
THAILAND
Firm of the Year
Ananda Intellectual Property
Baker McKenzie
Domnern Somgiat & Boonma
ILCT
SCL Nishimura & Asahi
Tilleke & Gibbins
VIETNAM
Firm of The Year
Baker McKenzie
Bross & Partners
Investip
IPMax
Rouse
Tilleke & Gibbins
Vision & Associates
REGIONAL
Trans-Tasman IP Firm of the Year
AJ Park
Davies Collison Cave
FB Rice
Griffith Hack
James & Wells
Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick
Spruson & Ferguson
Asia-Pacific IP Boutique of the Year
AJ Park
Anand and Anand
Lee International
Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick
Ravindran Associates
Robin Bridge & John Liu
Spruson & Ferguson
Wanhuida Intellectual Property
Asia-Pacific Law Firm of the Year (Domestic Firms)
Drew & Napier
Kim & Chang
King & Wood Mallesons
Shearn Delamore & Co
Tilleke & Gibbins
TMI Associates
Wanhuida Intellectual Property
Wilkinson & Grist
Asia-Pacific Law Firm of the Year (Foreign Firms)
Ashurst
Baker McKenzie
Bird & Bird
DLA Piper
Hogan Lovells
Rouse
Asia-Pacific Practitioner of the Year
Hadleigh Brown, AJ Park (New Zealand)
Pravin Anand, Anand and Anand (India)
Kellech Smith, Ashurst (Australia)
Tony Yeo, Drew & Napier (Singapore)
Daru Lukiantono, Hadiputranto Hadinoto & Partners (Indonesia)
Duck Soon Chang, Kim & Chang (South Korea)
Nongfan Zhu, King & Wood Mallesons (China)
Gloria Lu, Lee and Li Attorneys at Law (Taiwan)
Anthony Tong, Robin Bridge & John Liu (Hong Kong SAR)
Karen Abraham, Shearn Delamore & Co (Malaysia)
Yoshiyuki Inaba, TMI Associates (Japan)
Gang Bai, Wanhuida Intellectual Property (China)
IMPACT CASES (revealed at the ceremony)
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 19th 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.
Except for the Global Firm of the Year award, we can only shortlist up to eight firms for the national firm award categories and up to 10 firms for the Global Firm of the Year award. The in-house and practitioner award categories can have up to 12 nominees.
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.
