Managing IP Awards 2024

Europe, Middle East and Africa Winners 2023

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Global

+ Global IP Firm of the Year +

  • Baker McKenzie

+ Lifetime Achievement Award +


European In-House

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

  • Christian Louboutin

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

+ Patent Licence Provider of the Year +

  • Avanci

+ European In-House Leader of the Year +


European Private Practice

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

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

+ European Firm of the Year - Patent Prosecution +

  • Grünecker

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

  • Clifford Chance

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

  • Taylor Wessing

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

+ EPO Proceedings Firm of the Year +

  • Hoffmann Eitle

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

  • for Nokia (4G and 5G Patents)

+ European Impact Cases of the Year +

  • Acacia v BMW
  • Austro-Mechana v Strato : Dorda, and Walter Law Firm
  • Bayer Intellectual Propert v kohlpharma : Clifford Chance
  • Christian Louboutin v Amazon : Decker & Braun, and Van Innis & Delarue
  • Deichmann v EUIPO : Güell IP
  • Health and Happiness (H&H) v EUIPO
  • Heitec v Heitech Promotion : Kather Augenstein, and Rohnke Winter
  • Iceland v Iceland Foods : Arnason Faktor
  • Impexeco NV v Novartis : Crowell & Moring, and Fencer
  • Koch Media v FU
  • KP v Gemeinde Bodman-Ludwigshafen
  • Merck Sharp & Dohme v Abacus Medicine
  • Novartis v Abacus Medicine
  • Pest Control Office v Full Colour Black
  • Phoenix Contact v Harting : CBH, and Maikowski & Ninnemann
  • RTL Television v SALVOR : Abreu Advogados
  • Shopify v EUIPO
  • SodaStream International v MySoda : Borenius, and Properta Attorneys
  • Standard International Management v EUIPO
  • The Absolut Company v EUIPO

Africa

+ Firm of the Year +


Baltic

+ Firm of the Year +

  • Cobalt

Benelux

+ Patent Firm of the Year (Law Firms) +

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

+ Trademark Firm of the Year (Law Firms) +

  • NautaDutilh

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

  • Arnold & Siedsma

Nordic

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

+ Firm of the Year (Law Firms) +

  • Schjødt

Austria

+ Firm of the Year - Patent Disputes +

  • Gassauer-Fleissner

+ Firm of the Year - Patent Prosecution +

+ Firm of the Year - Trademark Disputes +

  • Schoenherr

+ Firm of the Year - Trademark Prosecution +

  • Gassauer-Fleissner
  • Dorda

+ Austria Practitioner of the Year +


Belgium

+ Firm of the Year - Patent Disputes +

  • Stibbe

+ Firm of the Year - Trademark Disputes +

  • Van Innis & Delarue

+ Firm of the Year - Prosecution +

  • Fencer

+ Practitioner of the Year +

  • Thierry Van Innis - Van Innis & Delarue

+ Impact Cases of the Year +

  • SABAM v FMFF : ALTIUS and Crowell & Moring

Czechia

+ Impact Case of the Year +

  • DILIA v Uloz to cloud

Denmark

+ Firm of the Year - Patent Disputes +

  • Plesner

+ Firm of the Year - Patent Prosecution +

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

+ Trademark Firm of the Year (Law Firms) +

  • Plesner
  • Plesner

+ Denmark Practitioner of the Year (Law Firms) +

  • Anders Valentin - Bugge Valentin

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

+ Impact Cases of the Year +

  • ferm Living v Wolly
  • Michael Learns to Rock v EMI Music Publishing : Bird & Bird, and Gorrissen Federspiel
  • Novartis v Zentiva : Bugge Valentin,and Kromann Reumert

Finland

+ Firm of the Year - Patent Disputes +

  • Roschier

+ Firm of the Year - Trademark Disputes +

  • Properta Attorneys

+ Firm of the Year - Patent Prosecution +

+ Firm of the Year - Trademark Prosecution +

  • Heinonen & Co
  • Properta Attorneys

+ Finland Practitioner of the Year +

  • Ben Rapinoja - Borenius

+ Impact Cases of the Year +

  • Scanbox Entertainment v DNA
  • MTV v Teosto : Bird & Bird, and Castrén & Snellman

France

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

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

  • Casalonga

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

  • Armengaud Guerlain

+ Firm of the Year - Patent Prosecution +

  • Lavoix

+ 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) +

  • Stéphane Guerlain - Armengaud Guerlain

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

  • Arnaud Casalonga - Casalonga

+ Impact Cases the Year +

  • Valve v UFQ-Que Choisir : Allen & Overy
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute v INPI : Simmons & Simmons
  • Hutchinson v Tyron Runflat
  • Novartis v Biogaran : Allen & Overy

Germany

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

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

+ Firm of the Year - Patent Prosecution +

  • Grünecker

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

  • Noerr

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

  • Nordemann

+ Firm of the Year - Transactions & Advisory +

  • Hengeler Mueller

+ Practitioner of the Year (Law Firms) +

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

  • Christoph Walke - Cohausz & Florack

Hungary

+ Firm of the Year +

  • Szecskay Attorneys at Law

+ Practitioner of the Year +

  • Katalin Szamosi - SBGK

Ireland

+ Firm of the Year - Patent Disputes +

  • Whitney Moore

+ Firm of the Year - Trademark Disputes +

  • William Fry

+ Firm of the Year - Trademark Prosecution +

  • Mason Hayes & Curran

+ Firm of the Year - Patent Prosecution +

+ Firm of the Year - IP Transactions +

  • Arthur Cox
  • Mason Hayes & Curran

+ Practitioner of the Year +

  • Gerard Kelly - Mason Hayes & Curran

Israel

+ Firm of the Year - Patent Disputes +

  • Liad Whatstein & Co

+ Firm of the Year - Trademark Disputes +

+ Firm of the Year - Patent Prosecution +

+ Firm of the Year - Trademark Prosecution +

  • Seligsohn Gabrieli & Co

+ Firm of the Year - IP Transactions & Advisorys +

+ Practitioner of the Year +

  • Karen Elburg - Herzog Fox & Neeman

Italy

+ Firm of the Year - Patent Disputes +

+ Firm of the Year - Trademark Disputes +

+ Firm of the Year - Patent Prosecution +

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

  • Spheriens

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

+ Practitioner of the Year +

+ Impact Case of the Year +

  • Juventus FC v Blockeras : Trevisan & Cuonzo
  • Universal Music Italy & ors v Cloudfare : LGV Avvocati

Kenya

+ Firm of the Year +

  • DLA Piper (IKM Advocates)

+ Practitioner of the Year +

  • John Syekei - Bowmans (Coulson Harney)

Nether lands

+ Firm of the Year - Patent Disputes +

+ Firm of the Year - Trademark Disputes +

  • DLA Piper

+ Firm of the Year - Patent Prosecution +

+ Firm of the Year - Trademark Prosecution +

  • Visser Schaap & Kreijger

+ Firm of the Year - IP Transactions & Advisory +

  • De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek

+ Practitioner of the Year (Law Firms) +

  • Tobias Cohen Jehoram - De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek

+ Practitioner of the Year (Patent & Trademark Attorneys) +

+ Impact Case of the Year +

  • HP v Stichting de Thuiskopie : AC&R, De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, and Houthoff
  • Max Emilian Verstappen v MAVIC
  • Novartis v Pharmathen : Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Nigeria

+ Firm of the Year +

+ Practitioner of the Year +

  • Lara Kayode - O Kayode & Co

Norway

+ Firm of the Year - Patent Disputes +

  • Haavind

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

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

  • Brækhus

+ Firm of the Year - Patent Prosecution +

  • Haavind

+ Practitioner of the Year +

  • Camilla Vislie - Thommessen

+ Impact Cases of the Year +

  • Audi v Starco Norge) : Forsberg DA
  • Kystjerdet v Norgesgjerde)

Poland

+ Firm of the Year - Advisory & Disputes +

+ Firm of the Year - Prosecution +

  • JWP
  • SKP Ślusarek Kubiak Pieczyk

+ Practitioner of the Year +

+ Impact Case of the Year +

  • Chomikuj.pl v Polish Filmmakers Association

Portugal

+ Firm of the Year - Advisory & Disputes +

  • Garrigues

+ Firm of the Year - Prosecution +

+ Practitioner of the Year +

  • João Miranda de Sousa - Garrigues

Romania

+ Firm of the Year +

+ Practitioner of the Year +


South Africa

+ Firm of the Year - Patent +

+ Firm of the Year - Trademark +

+ Firm of the Year - IP Transactions & Advisory +

  • ENSafrica

+ Practitioner of the Year +

  • Gaelyn Scott - ENSafrica

Spain

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

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

+ Firm of the Year - Trademark Disputes +

+ 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 (Patent & Trademark Attorney Firms) +

+ Practitioner of the Year (Law Firms) +

  • Michael Hawkins - Noerr

Sweden

+ Firm of the Year - Patent Disputes +

  • Vinge

+ Firm of the Year - Trademark Disputes +

  • Westerberg & Partners

+ Firm of the Year - Patent Prosecution +

  • Kransell & Wennborg

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

  • Vinge

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

  • Vinge

+ Practitioner of the Year +

  • Håkan Borgenhäll - Vinge

Switzer land

+ Firm of the Year - Patent Disputes +

  • MLL Meyerlustenberger Lachenal Froriep (MLL Legal)

+ Firm of the Year - Trademark Disputes +

  • Weinmann Zimmerli

+ Firm of the Year - Patent Prosecution +

  • Rentsch Partner

+ Firm of the Year - Trademark Prosecution +

  • Weinmann Zimmerli
  • MLL Meyerlustenberger Lachenal Froriep (MLL Legal)

+ Firm of the Year - IP Transactions & Advisory +

  • MLL Meyerlustenberger Lachenal Froriep (MLL Legal)

+ Practitioner of the Year +

  • Peter Schramm - MLL Meyerlustenberger Lachenal Froriep (MLL Legal)

+ Impact Case of the Year +

  • FIFA v PUMA : Nater Dallafior, and MLL Meyerlustenberger Lachenal Froriep (MLL Legal)

Turkey

+ Firm of the Year - Patent Disputes +

+ Firm of the Year - Trademark Disputes +

+ Firm of the Year - Patent Prosecution +

+ Firm of the Year - Trademark Prosecution +

  • Esin Attorney Partnership

+ Practitioner of the Year +


United Arab Emirates

+ Firm of the Year - Advisory & Disputes +

+ Firm of the Year - Prosecution +

+ Practitioner of the Year +

  • Omar Obeidat - Al Tamimi & Company

United Kingdom (England)

Private Practice

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

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

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

  • Fieldfisher

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

  • Stobbs IP

+ Firm of the Year - Patent Prosecution +

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

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

  • Charles Russell Speechlys

+ Firm of the Year - Design +

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

+ IPEC Firm of the Year +

  • Brandsmiths

+ Practitioner of the Year (Law Firms) +

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

+ Soft IP Practitioner of the Year +

  • Andrew Lee - Brandsmiths

+ Impact Case of the Year +

  • Bei Yu Industrial Co v Nuby
  • Geofabrics v Fiberweb Geosynthetics : Womble Bond Dickinson
  • GW Pharma v Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co : Powell Gilbert
  • Kigen (UK) v Thales Dis France
  • Lappet Manufacturing Company v Rassam & Ors : Potter Clarkson
  • Neurim Pharmaceuticals v Generics UK : Gowling WLG, and Pinsent Masons
  • Nokia v OnePlus Technology : Bird & Bird
  • Novartis v Teva UK : Bristows, Mishcon de Reya, Pinsent Masons, and Taylor Wessing
  • Optis v Apple : EIP, and Osborne Clarke
  • Philips v Oppo : Bristows
  • Shazam Productions v Only Fools The Dining Experience : Ashfords
  • Sheeran v Chokri
  • Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy v GE Energy : Hogan Lovells
  • The Tomatin Distillery Company v Tomatin Trading Company : MacRoberts
  • Tradeix v New Holland Ventures : Marks & Clerk

United Kingdom (England)

Chambers

+ IP Set of the Year +

  • 8 New Square

+ Senior IP Barrister of the Year +

  • Adrian Speck KC - 8 New Square

+ Junior IP Barrister of the Year +

  • Edward Cronan - Hogarth Chambers

United Kingdom (Scotland)

+ Firm of the Year - Disputes +

  • Burness Paull

+ Firm of the Year - Prosecution +

  • Lawrie IP

+ Firm of the Year - IP Transactions & Advisory +

  • CMS

+ Practitioner of the Year +

  • Colin Hulme - Burness Paull