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