2010

National

Argentina - Firm of the Year:  Marval O'Farrell & Mairal

Australia - Firm of the Year - contentious: Mallesons Stephen Jaques

Australia - Firm of the Year - prosecution: Davies Collison Cave

Austria - Firm of the Year: Sonn & Partner

Belgium - Firm of the Year - Contentious: Altius

Benelux - Firm of the Year - trade mark prosecution: Gevers

Brazil - Firm of the Year:  Dannemann Siemsen Bigler & Ipanema Moreira

Canada - Firm of the Year - Patent Prosecution : Gowling Lafleur Henderson

Canada - Firm of the Year - Patent Contentious:  Heenan Blaikie

Canada - Firm of the Year - Trade mark Prosecution: Bereskin & Parr

Canada - Firm of the Year - Trade mark Contentious:  Bereskin & Parr

Canada - Firm of the Year - Copyright:  Smart & Biggar/ Fetherstonhaugh

Chile - Firm of the Year:  Sargent & Krahn

China - Firm of the Year - contentious: Zhongzi Law Office

China - Foreign Firm of the Year: Rouse

China - Firm of the Year - prosecution: Liu Shen & Associates

Colombia - Firm of the Year: Cavelier Abogados

Czech Republic - Firm of the Year: Cermak Horejs Matejka

Denmark - Firm of the Year: Plesner

Finland - Firm of the Year: Borenius & Kemppinen

France - Firm of the Year - Contentious: Veron & Associés

France - Firm of the Year - prosecution: Cabinet Beau de Lomenie

Germany - Firm of the Year - Contentious: Reimann Osterrieth Köhler Haft

Germany - Firm of the Year - patent contentious: Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser

Germany - Firm of the Year - trade mark prosecution: Harmsen Utescher

Hong Kong - Firm of the Year: Deacons

Hungary - Firm of the Year: Danubia

India - Firm of the Year - Contentious: Anand & Anand

India - Firm of the Year - prosecution: Remfry & Sagar

Indonesia - Firm of the Year: Rouse/Suryomurcito & Co

Ireland - Firm of the Year: Tomkins

Israel - Firm of the Year: S Horowitz & Co

Italy - Firm of the Year - Contentious: Bird & Bird

Italy - Firm of the Year - prosecution: Jacobacci & Partners

Japan - Firm of the Year - Contentious: Nakamura & Partners

Japan - Firm of the Year - prosecution: Nakamura & Partners

Korea - Firm of the Year - Contentious: Kim & Chang

Korea - Firm of the Year - prosecution: Kim & Chang

Malaysia - Firm of the Year: Skrine

Mexico - Firm of the Year - patent: Olivares & Cia

Mexico - Firm of the Year - trade marks: Uhthoff Gómez Vega & Uhthoff

Netherlands - Firm of the Year - Contentious: Hogan Lovells

Netherlands - Firm of the Year - prosecution: Vereenigde

Norway - Firm of the Year: Bryn Aarflot

Peru - Firm of the Year:  Barreda Moller

Philippines - Firm of the Year: SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan

Poland - Firm of the Year: LDS Lazewski Depo & Partners

Russia - Firm of the Year: Baker & McKenzie

Scotland - Firm of the Year: McGrigors

Singapore - Firm of the Year: ATMD Bird & Bird

South Africa - Firm of the Year: Spoor & Fisher

Spain - Firm of the Year - Contentious: Gomez-Acebo & Pombo

Spain - Firm of the Year - prosecution: Herrero & Asociados

Sweden - Firm of the Year: Lindahl

Switzerland - Firm of the Year: Rentsch & Partner

Taiwan - Firm of the Year: Lee & Li

Thailand - Firm of the Year: Tilleke & Gibbins International

Turkey - Firm of the Year: Mehmet Gün & Partners

United Kingdom - Firm of the Year - patent contentious: Bristows

United Kingdom - Firm of the Year - patent contentious: Gill Jennings & Every

United Kingdom - Firm of the Year - trade mark contentious: Baker & McKenzie

United Kingdom - Firm of the Year - trade mark prosecution: Kilburn & Strode

United States - Firm of the Year - Life Science/Biotech : Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

United States - Firm of the Year - Pharmaceutical IP Litigation : Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

United States - Firm of the Year - ITC Litigation : Covington & Burling

United States - Firm of the Year - Patent Prosecution : Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner

United States - Firm of the Year - Patent Contentious : Weil Gotshal & Manges

United States - Firm of the Year - Trade mark Prosecution : Kenyon & Kenyon

United States - Firm of the Year - Trade mark Contentious : Cooley Godward Kronish

United States - Firm of the Year - Copyright:  Jenner & Block

United States - Firm of the Year - Strength in Diversity : Kenyon & Kenyon

United States - Firm of the Year - Full-service IP firm : Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner

Vietnam - Firm of the Year: Pham & Associates

United States Regional

Patent Prosecution - Northeast: Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner

Patent Prosecution - South:  Kilpatrick Stockton

Patent Prosecution - Midwest:  Leydig Voit & Mayer

Patent Prosecution - West : Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear

Patent Contentious - Northeast : Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner

Patent Contentious - South : McKool Smith

Patent Contentious - Midwest:  Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

Patent Contentious - West : Weil Gotshal & Manges

Trade mark Prosecution - Northeast:  Kenyon & Kenyon

Trade mark Prosecution - South: Kilpatrick Stockton

Trade mark Prosecution - Midwest:  Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

Trade mark Prosecution - West : Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear

Trade mark Contentious - Northeast : Kirkland & Ellis

Trade mark Contentious - South : Kilpatrick Stockton

Trade mark Contentious - Midwest : Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

Trade mark Contentious - West : Cooley Godward Kronish

Copyright - Northeast: Cowan Liebowitz & Latman

Copyright - South:  Alston & Bird

Copyright - Midwest : Katten Muchin Rosenman

Copyright - West:  Jenner & Block

Regional

Europe - Firm of the Year - patent: Bird & Bird

Europe - Firm of the Year - trade marks: Hogan Lovells

Europe - Firm of the Year - Life science: Howrey

Europe - Firm of the Year - New media/internet: Herbert Smith

Global

Firm of the Year - Anti-counterfeiting: Baker & McKenzie

In-house team of the Year: GlaxoSmithKline

Outstanding achievement: Alison Brimelow, EPO

Outstanding achievement: Ernesto Rubio, WIPO

Lifetime Achievement in IP: Paul Michel, Chief Judge, US Court Of Appeals For The Federal Circuit

Outstanding Achievement in IP: Marybeth Peters, Register Of Copyrights, Us Copyright Office

Outstanding IP Practitioner: Matthew Powers, Weil Gotshal & Manges

Impact Case of the Year

Canada Copyright - The Copyright Board of Canada’s decision on Satellite Radio Royalties for SOCAN/ NRCC and CSI

Canada Patent - Canada v Ratiopharm and the Minister of Health

Canada Trade mark - Drolet v Stiftung Gralsbotschaft

US Copyright - Reed Elsevier v Muchnick

US Patent - in re Bilski

US Trade mark - in re Bose