Managing IP Awards 2024

Europe, Middle East and Africa Winners 2022

 
 
 

Global

+ Global IP Firm of the Year +

+ Lifetime Achievement Award +


European In-House

+ European In-House Team of the Year – Trademark +

+ European In-House Team of the Year – Patent +

+ European In-House Leader of the Year +


European Private Practice

+ European Firm of the Year - Patent Contentious (Law Firms)+

+ European Firm of the Year - Patent Contentious (Patent & Trademark Attorney Firms) +

+ European Firm of the Year - IP Transactions & Advisory +

+ European Firm of the Year - Patent Prosecution +

  • Grünecker

+ European Firm of the Year - Trademark (Law Firms) +

+ European Firm of the Year - Trademark (Patent & Trademark Attorney Firms) +

+ European Firm of the Year - Design +

+ European Firm of the Year - EPO Proceedings +

+ European Cross-border Patent Litigation Teams of the Year +

  • For Stephen Thaler (Dabus)- Hepp Wenger Ryffel (Switzerland), Köllner & Partner (Germany), Ryan Abbott (UK), Times Attorneys (Switzerland) and Williams Powell (UK)
  • For Illumina Cambridge - Bugge Valentin (Denmark), Clifford Chance (Spain), Homburger (Switzerland), Powell Gilbert (UK), Rospatt Osten Pross (Germany), Trevisan & Cuonzo (Italy) and Westerberg & Partners (Sweden)

+ European Impact Cases of the Year +

  • Hasbro Inc v the EUIPO (EU General Court) - Kunze Rechtsanwälte
  • T 1127/16 (EPO) - Santarelli
  • The Yokohama Rubber Co v Pirelli Tyre (EU Court of Justice) - Taliens
  • Lego v EUIPO (EU General Court) - BomhardIP
  • G1/19 (EPO) - Venner Shipley
  • VG Bild-Kunst (EU Court of Justice) - Nordemann and Pinsent Masons
  • CV-Online v Melons (EU Court of Justice) - Cobalt
  • Mircom International Content Management & Consulting v Telenet (EU Court of Justice) - Bird & Bird and Fieldfisher
  • T 2431/19 (EPO) - Westphal Mussgnug & Partner
  • J 0014/19 (EPO) - Simmons & Simmons
  • Ferrari v Mansory Design (EU Court of Justice) - Rospatt Osten Pross
  • Comité Interprofessionnel du Vin de Champagne (EU Court of Justice) - Elzaburu

Africa

+ Firm of the Year +


Middle East & North Africa


Baltic

+ Firm of the Year +

  • Ellex

Benelux

+ Patent Firm of the Year (Law Firms) +

+ Patent Firm of the Year (Patent & Trademark Attorney Firms) +

+ Trademark Firm of the Year (Law Firms) +

+ Trademark Firm of the Year (Patent & Trademark Attorney Firms) +


Scandinavia

+ Firm of the Year - Patent +

+ Firm of the Year - Trademark +


Austria

+ Firm of the Year - Patent Contentious +

+ Firm of the Year - Trademark Contentious +

+ Firm of the Year - Patent Prosecution +

+ Firm of the Year - Trademark Prosecution +

+ Practitioner of the Year +

  • Rainer Schultes - Geistwert

+ Impact Case of the Year +

  • PA Fassbinder v Klaus Pauscha (Supreme Court) - Schoenherr Attorneys at Law

Belgium

+ Firm of the Year - Patent Contentious +

+ Firm of the Year - Trademark Contentious +

+ Firm of the Year - Prosecution +

+ Practitioner of the Year +


Czechia

(Czech Republic)

+ Impact Case of the Year +

  • Adama Nováka v Pavlu Dominikovi (Supreme Court) - Štaidl Leška

Denmark

+ Firm of the Year - Patent Contentious +

+ Firm of the Year - Patent Prosecution +

+ Trademark Firm of the Year (Patent and Trademark Attorney Firms) +

+ Trademark Firm of the Year (Law Firms) +

+ Practitioner of the Year (Law Firms) +

  • Kasper Frahm - Plesner

+ Practitioner of the Year (Patent & Trademark Attorney Firms) +

  • Kim Wagner - Plougmann Vingtoft

Estonia

+ Impact Case of the Year +

* Estonian Performers Union (EEL) v MTÜ Urban Style - PwC Legal and TRINITI


Finland

+ Firm of the Year - Patent Contentious +

+ Firm of the Year - Trademark Contentious +

+ Firm of the Year - Patent Prosecution +

+ Firm of the Year - Trademark Prosecution +


France

+ Firm of the Year - Patent Contentious (Law Firms) +

  • August Debouzy

+ Firm of the Year - Patent Contentious (Patent & Trademark Attorney Firms) +

+ Firm of the Year - Trademark Contentious (Law Firms) +

+ Firm of the Year - Trademark Contentious (Patent & Trademark Attorney Firms) +

+ Firm of the Year - Patent Prosecution +

+ Firm of the Year - Trademark Prosecution (Law Firms) +

+ Firm of the Year - Trademark Prosecution (Patent & Trademark Attorney Firms) +

  • Vercken & Gaullier

+ Practitioner of the Year (Law Firms) +

+ Practitioner of the Year (Patent & Trademark Attorney Firms) +

+ Impact Case of the Year +

  • B. Braun Medical v INPI (Paris Supreme Court) - August Debouzy

Germany

+ Firm of the Year - Patent Contentious (Law Firms) +

+ Firm of the Year - Patent Contentious (Patent & Trademark Attorney Firms) +

+ Firm of the Year - Patent Prosecution +

+ Firm of the Year - Trademark (Law Firms) +

+ Firm of the Year - Trademark (Patent & Trademark Attorney Firms) +

+ Practitioner of the Year (Law Firms) +

+ Practitioner of the Year (Patent & Trademark Attorney Firms) +

  • Sandra Pohlman, df-mp

+ Impact Case of the Year +

  • Lindt & Sprüngli v Confiserie Heilemann (Federal Court of Justice) - Gleiss Lutz and Rohnke Winter

  • Hohenloher Landschwein (Federal Court of Justice) - Hildebrandt

  • ÖKO-Test Verlag v Dr Rudolf Liebe Nachf (Federal Court of Justice) - Nadine Dinig

  • InterDigital v Xiaomi (Regional Court Munich) - Arnold Ruess

  • IP Bridge v TCT and HTC (Federal Court of Justice) - Hoffmann Eitle


Hungary

+ Firm of the Year +


Ireland

+ Firm of the Year - Patent Contentious +

+ Firm of the Year - Trademark Contentious +

+ Firm of the Year - Trademark Prosecution +

+ Firm of the Year - Patent Prosecution +

+ Firm of the Year - IP Transactions +

+ Practitioner of the Year +

  • Aoife Murphy, Whitney Moore

+ Impact Case of the Year +

  • Aviareto v Global Closing Room (High Court) - Pinsent Masons

Israel

+ Firm of the Year - Patent Contentious +

+ Firm of the Year - Trademark Contentious +

+ Firm of the Year - Patent Prosecution +

+ Firm of the Year - Trademark Prosecution +

+ Firm of the Year - IP Transactions & Advisorys +

+ Impact Case of the Year +

  • Unipharm v Sanofi (Supreme Court) - Adi Levit

Italy

+ Firm of the Year - Patent Contentious +

+ Firm of the Year - Trademark Contentious +

+ Firm of the Year - Patent Prosecution +

+ Firm of the Year - Trademark Prosecution (Law Firms) +

+ Firm of the Year - Trademark Prosecution (Patent & Trademark Attorney Firms) +

+ Practitioner of the Year +

  • Cesare Galli, IP Law Galli

Nether lands

+ Firm of the Year - Patent Contentious +

+ Firm of the Year - Trademark Contentious +

+ Firm of the Year - Patent Prosecution +

+ Firm of the Year - Trademark Prosecution +

+ Firm of the Year - IP Transactions & Advisory +

+ Practitioner of the Year - (Law Firms) +

+ Practitioner of the Year - (Patent & Trademark Attorney Firms) +

  • Herman Witmans, VO

+ Impact Case of the Year +

  • Spinnin’ Records v Martin Garrix (Supreme Court) - Houthoff and Pels Rijcken

Nigeria

+ Firm of the Year +


Norway

+ Firm of the Year - Patent Contentious +

+ Firm of the Year - Trademark (Patent & Trademark Attorney Firms) +

+ Firm of the Year - Trademark (Law Firms) +

+ Firm of the Year - Patent Prosecution +

+ Practitioner of the Year +

  • Ida Gjessing, Gjessing Reimers

Poland

+ Firm of the Year - Advisory & Contentious +

+ Firm of the Year - Prosecution +

+ Impact Case of the Year +

  • Audi v KS (Supreme Court) - GKR Legal

Portugal

+ Firm of the Year - Advisory & Contentious +

  • Abreu Advogados

+ Firm of the Year - Prosecution +

  • Simões Garcia Corte Real & Associados

Romania

+ Firm of the Year +


South Africa

+ Firm of the Year - Patent +

+ Firm of the Year - Trademark +

+ Firm of the Year - IP Transactions & Advisory +


Spain

+ Firm of the Year - Patent Contentious (Patent & Trademark Attorney Firms) +

+ Firm of the Year - Patent Contentious (Law Firms) +

+ Firm of the Year - Trademark Contentious +

+ Firm of the Year - Patent Prosecution +

+ Firm of the Year - Trademark Prosecution (Law Firms) +

+ Firm of the Year - Trademark Prosecution (Patent & Trademark Attorney Firms) +

+ Practitioner of the Year (Law Firms) +

  • Miguel Vidal-Quadras, Vidal-Quadras & Ramon

+ Practitioner of the Year (Patent & Trademark Attorney Firms) +

  • Carlos Morán, Elzaburu

+ Impact Case of the Year +

  • Grupo Cornavin v Grupo Alvic FR Mobiliario (Supreme Court) - Ungria Patentes y Marcas, Ferrándiz Abogados and PONS IP

Sweden

+ Firm of the Year - Patent Contentious +

+ Firm of the Year - Trademark Contentious +

+ Firm of the Year - Patent Prosecution +

+ Firm of the Year - Trademark Prosecution (Law Firms) +

+ Firm of the Year - Trademark Prosecution (Patent & Trademark Attorney Firms) +


Switzerland

+ Firm of the Year - Patent Contentious +

+ Firm of the Year - Trademark Contentious +

+ Firm of the Year - Patent Prosecution +

+ Firm of the Year - Trademark Prosecution +

+ Firm of the Year - IP Transactions +


Turkey

+ Firm of the Year - Contentious +

+ Firm of the Year - Prosecution +


United Arab Emirates

+ Firm of the Year - Advisory & Contentious +

  • Clyde & Co

+ Firm of the Year - Prosecution +

  • Gowling WLG

United Kingdom (England)

+ Firm of the Year - Patent Contentious (Law Firms) +

+ Firm of the Year - Patent Contentious (Patent & Trademark Attorney Firms) +

+ Firm of the Year - Trademark Contentious (Law Firms) +

+ Firm of the Year - Trademark Contentious (Patent & Trademark Attorney Firms) +

+ Firm of the Year - Patent Prosecution +

+ Firm of the Year - Trademark Prosecution (Patent & Trademark Attorney Firms) +

+ Firm of the Year - Trademark Prosecution (Law Firms) +

+ Firm of the Year - Design +

+ Firm of the Year - IP Transactions & Advisory Firm of the Year +

+ IPEC Firm of the Year +

  • Shakespeare Martineau

+ Practitioner of the Year (Law Firms)+

+ Practitioner of the Year (Patent & Trademark Attorney Firms) +

  • Ravi Srinivasan, J A Kemp

+ IP Set of the Year +

+ Senior IP Barrister of the Year +

+ Junior IP Barrister of the Year +

+ Impact Cases of the Year +

  • Illumina Cambridge v Latvia MGI Tech SIA & Ors (England & Wales High Court) - Powell Gilbert
  • Vestel v Access Advance (England & Wales Court of Appeal) - Bristows and Powell Gilbert
  • TuneIn Inc v Warner Music UK (England & Wales Court of Appeal) - Wiggin
  • Lifestyle Equities v Ahmed (England & Wales Court of Appeal) - Ronald Fletcher Baker
  • Facebook Ireland v Voxer IP (England & Wales High Court) - Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
  • Secretary of State for Health v Servier Laboratories (UK Supreme Court) - Sidley Austin
  • Dr Reddy's Laboratories v Warner-Lambert Company (England & Wales High Court) - Kirkland & Ellis
  • InterDigital v Lenovo (England & Wales High Court) - Gowling WLG
  • British Recorded Music Industry v BT & Ors (England & Wales High Court) - DLA Piper
  • Young Turks v BT (England & Wales High Court) - Lee & Thompson
  • Swatch v Apple (England & Wales High Court) - Haseltine Lake Kempner
  • Salt Ship Design v Prysmian Powerlink (England & Wales High Court) - Holman Fenwick Willan

United Kingdom (Scotland)

+ Firm of the Year - Contentious +

+ Firm of the Year - Prosecution +

+ Firm of the Year - IP Transactions & Advisory Firm of the Year +