The Managing IP Awards programme recognises remarkable achievements and developments in the past 12 months. The shortlists are based on information obtained during the research for the 2019 edition of IP STARS (concluded in January 2019). A summary of our research process is given below.
Trophies will be presented to the winners at the awards ceremony on March 7 at the Royal Lancaster London in London (*venue change*). Special awards including regional and impact case awards will also be presented at the ceremony.
To reserve a table at the ceremony, please contact Nick Heath at nheath@managingip.com or on +44 (0) 20 7779 8692. Further booking details can be found here.
Our awards programme changed in 2018. Read more about this and our research process below. The EMEA Awards ceremony will be followed by our Asia-Pacific Awards in Hong Kong on March 20 and Americas Awards in New York on April 4. The shortlists for the Asia-Pacific Awards and Americas Awards will be published this month.
Shortlisted firms can contact Nick Heath at nheath@managingip.com or our research team at research@managingip.com for the Managing IP Award 2019 - Shortlisted Firm logo.
Congratulations to all the firms shortlisted this year.
EMEA AWARDS 2018 – FIRM OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNERS
NATIONAL
Austria Contentious: Schwarz Schönherr
Austria Copyright: Michel Walter
Austria Prosecution: Sonn & Partner
Belgium Copyright: Hoyng Rokh Monegier
Belgium Patent Contentious: Simont Braun
Belgium Patent Prosecution: De Clercq & Partners
Belgium Trade Mark Contentious: Altius
Denmark Patent Contentious: Plesner
Denmark Patent Prosecution: Inspicos
Denmark Trade Mark Contentious: Gorrissen Federspiel
Denmark Trade Mark Prosecution: Zacco
Finland Patent Contentious: Borenius
Finland Prosecution: Berggren
Finland Trade Mark Contentious: Eversheds Sutherland
France Patent Contentious: Hoyng Rokh Monegier
France Patent Prosecution: Lavoix
France Copyright: Cabinet Vercken & Gaullier
France Trade Mark Contentious: Bird & Bird
France Trade Mark Prosecution: Cabinet Plasseraud
Germany Patent Contentious: Hogan Lovells
Germany Patent Prosecution: Vossius & Partner
Germany Trade Mark: Bardehle Pagenberg
Hungary: Sár & Partners
Iceland: Árnason Faktor
Ireland Contentious: A&L Goodbody
Ireland Prosecution: FRKelly
Israel Contentious: S Horowitz & Co
Israel Prosecution: Reinhold Cohn & Partners
Italy Patent Contentious: Trevisan & Cuonzo
Italy Patent Prosecution: Jacobacci & Partners
Italy Trade Mark Contentious: IP Law Galli
Italy Trade Mark Prosecution: Jacobacci & Partners
Netherlands Copyright: DLA Piper
Netherlands Patent Contentious: Hoyng Rokh Monegier
Netherlands Patent Prosecution: De Vries & Metman
Netherlands Trade Mark Contentious: Brinkhof
Norway Copyright: BA-HR
Norway Patent Contentious: Thommessen
Norway Prosecution: Zacco
Norway Trade Mark Contentious: Wikborg Rein
Poland Contentious: Traple Konarski Podrecki & Partners
Poland Patent Prosecution: JWP
Poland Trade Mark Prosecution: Skubisz
Portugal Contentious: Vieira de Almeida & Associados
Portugal Prosecution: RCF Protecting Innovation
Romania Contentious: Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen
Romania Prosecution: Cabinet M Oproiu
Russia Contentious: Gowling WLG
Russia Prosecution: Gorodissky & Partners
South Africa: Adams & Adams
Spain Patent Contentious: Grau & Angulo
Spain Patent Prosecution: ABG Patentes
Spain Trade Mark Contentious: Elzaburu
Spain Trade Mark Prosecution: BomhardIP
Sweden Patent Contentious: Sandart & Partners
Sweden Patent Prosecution: Awapatent
Sweden Trade Mark Contentious: Vinge
Sweden Trade Mark Prosecution: Zacco
Switzerland Patent Contentious: Rentsch Partner
Switzerland Prosecution: Hepp Wenger Ryffel
Switzerland Trade Mark Contentious: Walder Wyss
Switzerland IP Transactions & Advisory: Homburger
Turkey Contentious: Gün + Partners
Turkey Prosecution: Deris Patents & Trademarks Agency
United Arab Emirates: Clyde & Co
UK (England & Wales) Copyright: Wiggin
UK (England & Wales) Designs: Bristows
UK (England & Wales) Patent Contentious: Powell Gilbert
UK (England & Wales) Patent Prosecution: Carpmaels & Ransford
UK (England & Wales) Trade Mark Contentious: Bristows
UK (England & Wales) Trade Mark Prosecution: Stobbs IP
UK (England & Wales) IP Transactions & Advisory: Gowling WLG
UK (England & Wales) IP Set: Three New Square
UK (Scotland) Contentious: Burness Paull
UK (Scotland) Prosecution: Marks & Clerk
UK (Scotland) IP Transactions & Advisory: Brodies
REGIONAL
Africa: Spoor & Fisher
Africa Firm to Watch: Bowmans (Coulson Harney)
Baltic/Eastern Europe: Zivko Mijatovic & Partners
Benelux: VO
Europe Copyright: Hoyng Rokh Monegier
Europe Patent Contentious: Hogan Lovells
Europe Patent Prosecution: Maiwald
Europe Trade Mark Contentious: Hogan Lovells
Europe Firm to Watch: Properta Attorneys
Eurasia: Baker McKenzie
Middle East: Abu-Ghazaleh Intellectual Property
Scandinavia: Zacco
SPECIAL AWARDS
Africa CSR & Innovation: Adams & Adams
Finland Impact Case: Waselius & Wist for Abloy v Hardware Group
France Boutique Firm of the Year: Armengaud Guerlain
UK Innovation in IP: Wiggin, founder of INCOPRO
UK Impact Case: Hogan Lovells for Eli Lilly v Actavis UK
Patent Attorney Firm for Litigation: EIP
Global Firm of the Year: Hogan Lovells
Click here to read about all the past winners and shortlists.
Awards research process
The research for the awards was conducted by our IP STARS research team, with input from Managing IP’s editorial team. Each year our research analysts obtain information from thousands of firms, IP practitioners and their clients through interviews, email and online surveys. Before compiling the shortlists, research analysts also review publicly available information (such as court or IP office data) and existing data we hold on firms. A firm can be shortlisted even if it did not make a submission. Participation in our research does not guarantee listing.
The research is rigorous and impartial. No firm can pay to be included or to influence the results. There is no fee to pay to participate in our research. The awards are not influenced by any commercial relationship with Managing IP or rankings in IP STARS. Any firm, regardless of ranking, can win any of our awards. Learn more about IP STARS research at www.ipstars.com/general/about.
If you have any questions about the shortlists or research please contact the research editor, Kingsley Egbuonu kingsley.egbuonu@managingip.com.
About our new awards programme
Managing IP's first awards ceremony (in 2006) was attended by more than 130 guests including the late Sir Hugh Laddie, who was presented with a lifetime achievement award. This industry-leading IP awards programme has expanded in recent years. Since 2008, we’ve held a Global Awards ceremony (excluding North America) in London and a North America ceremony in Washington DC.
Following feedback from guests, we changed the format in 2018: the coverage of our North America Awards expanded to include South America and the ceremony moved to New York City; the London ceremony (formerly the Global Awards ceremony) became the Managing IP EMEA Awards; and we launched the Asia-Pacific Awards in Hong Kong. Among other things, this new regional format allows us to feature more award categories.