Please note that our research and results publication dates below are subject to change each year.
We will publish an announcement on this website when research results are available. Follow our updates on the news and features page.
Research timeline
August: We will send out an email with details on how to participate in the research for the next edition
September 1: We start accepting firm submissions and conducting research, including market interviews
October 31: Firm questionnaire and client referees submission deadline*
December: Client referee feedback and practitioner survey starts**
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.
** Our first practitioner survey is for the senior IP practitioners, especially the IP Stars. We contact the Rising Stars after we have closed the senior IP practitioner survey. We can contact referees at anytime between December and March using our general research email address.
Please also read the information on the following pages:
Results publication
We start publishing research results from February each year. The IP STARS firm rankings are first published in the Managing IP magazine and thereafter on this website. The individual practitioner rankings are published online and in the IP STARS Handbooks.
The timeline below is subject to change. Please follow the updates on the news and features page.
IP STARS rankings publication timeline
March: Trade mark practice rankings for firms
April: Intellectual property practice rankings for firms (only for certain jurisdictions)
May: The IP Stars list
June: Patent practice rankings for firms (including US states such as California)
June: Managing IP’s Top 250 Women in IP
July: IP transactions practice rankings for firms
August: Copyright practice rankings for firms
September: Managing IP's Rising Stars list and Corporate IP Stars list
The Managing IP Awards
The winners and shortlists for the annual Managing IP Awards programme are published on managingip.com. Each year we normally host our first awards ceremony in March.
Our marketing/business development team will inform firms and individuals about the IP STARS rankings and MIP Awards.
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