2012

National

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

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

Australia - Firm of the Year - Contentious: Ashurst

Austria  - Firm of the Year: Gassauer-Fleissner

Belgium - Firm of the Year - Contentious: Hoyng Monegier

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: Smart & Biggar/Fetherstonhaugh

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

Canada - Firm of the Year -  Trademark Contentious : Gowling Lafleur Henderson

Canada - Firm of the Year -  Copyright: Cassels Brock & Blackwell

Canada -  Specialty IP firm of the year: Smart & Biggar/Fetherstonhaugh

Canada -  Outstanding IP Practitioner of the year: Michael Manson, Smart & Biggar/Fetherstonhaugh

Chile - Firm of the Year: Sargent & Krahn

China - Foreign Firm of the Year: Rouse

China - Firm of the Year - Contentious: King & Wood

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

Colombia - Firm of the Year: Brigard & Castro

Czech Republic - Firm of the Year: Cermak a spol

Denmark - Firm of the Year: Horten

Finland - Firm of the Year: Roschier

France - Firm of the Year - Contentious: Allen & Overy

France - Firm of the Year - Prosecution: Santarelli

Germany - Firm of the Year - Prosecution: Samson & Partner

Germany - Firm of the Year - Contentious: Bardehle Pagenberg

Hong Kong - Firm of the Year: Mayer Brown

Hungary - Firm of the Year: Danubia

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

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

Indonesia - Firm of the Year: Hadiputranto Hadinoto & Partners

Ireland - Firm of the Year: Matheson Ormsby Prentice

Israel - Firm of the Year: Gilat Bareket & Co

Italy - Firm of the Year - Contentious: Trevisan & Cuonzo

Italy - Firm of the Year - Prosecution: Società Italiana Brevetti

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

Japan - Firm of the Year - Contentious: Mori Hamada & Matsumoto

Malaysia - Firm of the Year: Shook Lin & Bok

Mexico - Firm of the Year - Copyright: Olivares & Compania

Mexico - Firm of the Year - Patent: Uhthoff Gomez Vega & Uhthoff

Mexico - Firm of the Year - Trademark: Basham Ringe y Correa

Netherlands - Firm of the Year - Contentious: Simmons & Simmons

Netherlands - Firm of the Year - Prosecution: De Vries & Metman

Norway - Firm of the Year: Wikborg Rein

Peru - Firm of the Year: Barreda Moller

Poland - Firm of the Year: Soltysinski Kawecki & Szlezak

Russia - Firm of the Year: Baker & McKenzie

Scotland - Firm of the Year: Harrison Goddard Foote

Singapore - Firm of the Year: ATMD Bird & Bird

South Africa - Firm of the Year: Adams & Adams

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

South Korea - Firm of the Year - Prosecution: Kim & Chang

Spain - Firm of the Year - Contentious: Clifford Chance

Spain - Firm of the Year - Prosecution: ABG Patentes

Sweden  - Firm of the Year: Bird & Bird

Switzerland - Firm of the Year: E Blum & Co

Taiwan - Firm of the Year: Lee & Li

Thailand - Firm of the Year: Baker & McKenzie

The Philippines - Firm of the Year: ACCRA Law Offices

Turkey - Firm of the Year: Mehmet Gün & Partners

United Kingdom - Firm of the Year - Patent prosecution: Powell Gilbert

United Kingdom - Firm of the Year - Trademark Contentious: Bird & Bird

United Kingdom - Firm of the Year - Patent prosecution: Carpmaels & Ransford

United Kingdom - Firm of the Year - Trademark prosecution : D Young & Co

United States - Firm of the Year - Life Science/Biotech : Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner

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

United States - Firm of the Year - ITC Litigation : Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan

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

United States - Firm of the Year - Patent Contentious : WilmerHale

United States - Firm of the Year - Trademark Prosecution : Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu

United States - Firm of the Year - Trademark Contentious : Debevoise & Plimpton

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

United States - Strength in Diversity: Jenner & Block

United States -  Specialty IP firm of the year: Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner

United States - IP thought leader: Mark Lemley, Durie Tangri

United States - Outstanding IP Practitioner: Charles Verhoeven, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan 

Vietnam - Firm of the Year: Tilleke & Gibbins

United States Regional

Patent Prosecution Firm of the Year: Northeast : Oblon Spivak McClelland Maier & Neustadt 

Patent Prosecution  Firm of the Year: South : Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton

Patent Prosecution  Firm of the Year: Midwest : Foley & Lardner 

Patent Prosecution Firm of the Year: West : Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear

Patent Contentious Firm of the Year: Northeast : WilmerHale 

Patent Contentious Firm of the Year: South: McKool Smith

Patent Contentious  Firm of the Year: Midwest : Kirkland & Ellis

Patent Contentious  Firm of the Year: West : Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan

Trademark Prosecution Firm of the Year: Northeast : Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu

Trademark Prosecution Firm of the Year: South : Fulbright & Jaworski

Trademark Prosecution  Firm of the Year: Midwest : Merchant & Gould

Trademark Prosecution  Firm of the Year: West : Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear

Trademark Contentious Firm of the Year: Northeast : Debevoise & Plimpton

Trademark Contentious  Firm of the Year: South : Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton

Trademark Contentious  Firm of the Year: Midwest : Katten Muchin Rosenman

Trademark Contentious  Firm of the Year: West : Cooley

Copyright Firm of the Year: Northeast : Jenner & Block

Copyright Firm of the Year: South : Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton

Copyright Firm of the Year: Midwest : Pattishall McAuliffe Newbury Hilliard & Geraldson

Copyright Firm of the Year: West : Durie Tangri

Regional

Benelux - Firm of the Year - Prosecution: Gevers

Europe - Firm of the Year - Copyright: Baker & McKenzie

Europe - Firm of the Year - Life Sciences: Taylor Wessing

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

Europe - Firm of the Year - Trademark: Hogan Lovells

Global

Outstanding achievement: Gerhard Bauer

Outstanding achievement : Sir Robin Jacob

Firm of the Year: Hogan Lovells

Emerging Firm of the Year: Hoyng Monegier

In-house team : Lego

Lifetime Achievement in IP: Robert Stoll

Outstanding Achievement in IP: Senator Patrick Leahy 

Outstanding Achievement in IP: Congressman Lamar Smith

Outstanding Achievement in IP: Judge T John Ward

Impact Case of the Year

Canada - Copyright  - Northey v Sony Music Entertainment Canada Inc

Canada - Patent  - Amazon.com Inc v Commissioner of Patents 

Canada - Trademark  - Masterpiece v Alavida Inc 

United States - Copyright  - Democratic Underground v Righthaven 

United States - Patent  - Mayo Collaborative Services v Prometheus Laboratories 

United States - Trademark  - Louboutin v Yves Saint Laurent