Research is underway for the 2024 edition of the IP STARS rankings and the Managing IP Awards programme. We are now reviewing and processing the submissions received. Firms that did not submit for the 2024 edition should now focus on submitting for the 2025 edition this year (read more here). We do not accept submissions via email. See the research forms and guidelines here.
 
Below, you will find our annual research timeline and the results publication schedule for this year.
 

Research timeline

August: We send out an email with details on how to participate in the research for the next edition

September 1: We start accepting firm submissions, conducting independent research and scheduling market interviews

October 31: Firm questionnaire and client referee submission deadline*

October - December: Research interviews

December - March: Client referee feedback and practitioner survey starts**

May: Rising Stars survey***

July: End of the research for the current year's edition

* Any deadline that falls on a Saturday or Sunday is automatically extended to Monday. Any official extension will be communicated via email.

** We can contact referees at any time between December and March, and we'll first process documents submitted on time, i.e. between September 1 and October 31. Our emails are sent from our general research email address (see here) or the email address of one of our editors. Our first practitioner survey is for the senior IP practitioners, especially the IP Stars. Any IP partner can complete our IP Practitioner Survey.

***We launch our Rising Stars survey after we have closed the senior IP practitioner survey. Any IP practitioner who can meet the criteria for the Rising Stars list can participate in the survey.

 

Results publication schedule

Managing IP normally starts publishing the results of its research in February. The Managing IP Awards shortlists and winners are published on managingip.com while the rankings are published on this website. Read about the Managing IP Awards programme here. 

The timeline below is subject to change.

Managing IP Awards 2024

April: EMEA Awards ceremony here

April: Americas Awards ceremony here

Research and preparations for the Asia-Pacific Awards 2024 programme have been paused until further notice.

IP STARS 2024 rankings

The firm and practitioner rankings are published on this website. Please use the regional drop-down menu to see the jurisdictions we cover and their latest rankings.

May 20: Trade mark practice rankings for firms (including US states such as California) - see here

May 31: Managing IP’s Top 250 Women in IP list - see here

May 31: Practitioner rankings, e.g. Patent Star, Trade Mark Star, etc - see here

May 31: Intellectual property rankings for firms (for jurisdictions without trade mark or patent rankings) - see here

June 28: Patent practice rankings, including US states such as California, ITC litigation and Life Sciences IP rankings for firms

July 31: IP transactions practice rankings for firms 

July 31: Copyright practice rankings for firms 

September 30: Priority firm reviews updated, Managing IP's Rising Stars List here and Corporate IP Stars List here

*Please note that the publication date for the next edition may change.

 

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Our marketing/business development team will contact all the firms and practitioners recognised this year. If you have any feedback or questions about our research, please contact us here.

 

About IP STARS rankings

Managing IP published its first legal directory in 1994 and rebranded it in 2013 as IP STARS. The IP STARS guide has expanded over the years and now covers over six IP practice areas and more than 70 jurisdictions, making it the most comprehensive, leading specialist rankings publication for the IP profession.

About the Managing IP Awards

The Managing IP Awards programme is the most comprehensive and widely respected IP law firm awards event in the legal industry. Launched in 2006, the ceremonies for the awards attract hundreds of guests, including in-house counsel and prominent public officials in the IP industry. The programme covers several IP practice areas and more than 50 jurisdictions. Read about the awards here or here.

Research methodology

The research for our rankings and awards is conducted rigorously and impartially by our team of research analysts in London, New York, and Hong Kong. Each year, we request information from thousands of firms, IP practitioners and their clients through interviews, email, and online surveys. Learn more about our methodology here.

If you have questions or feedback about our rankings or awards, please contact our research team.