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The 2019 Patent Rankings
Issued: November 18 2019Australia
Prosecution | Contentious |
Tier 1 | Tier 1 |
Davies Collison Cave FB Rice FPA Patent Attorneys Griffith Hack Spruson & Ferguson |
Allens Ashurst Davies Collison Cave Herbert Smith Freehills King & Wood Mallesons |
Tier 2 | Tier 2 |
Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick Shelston IP Halfords IP Watermark Madderns |
Clayton Utz Corrs Chambers Westgarth DLA Piper MinterEllison Spruson & Ferguson |
Bangladesh
Tier 1 |
Advocates IP Law Alliance Attorneys & Associates of IP Laws Doulah & Doulah Dr Kamal Hossain & Associates Remfry & Son |
Tier 2 |
Bepary & Bepary FM Associates Islam & Co Muhiuddin& Colleagues Munshi & Associates |
Brunei
Tier 1 |
Abraham, Davidson & Co Ahmad Isa & Partners CCW Partnership Dr Colin Ong Legal Services |
Tier 2 |
Cheok Advocates & Solicitors Eversheds HEP Mirandah Asia YC Lee & Lee Yusof Halim & Partners |
Cambodia
Tier 1 |
BNG Legal Bun & Associates HBS Law Pich & Partners Law Office Tilleke & Gibbins |
Tier 2 |
Kimly IP Service Abacus IP Bou Nou Ouk & Partners R&T Sok & Heng Sok Siphana & Associates |
China
Prosecution | Contentious |
Tier 1 | Tier 1 |
AFD China Intellectual Property Law Office CCPIT Patent and Trademark Law Office China Patent Agent (HK) King & Wood Mallesons Liu, Shen & Associates |
AFD China Intellectual Property Law Office CCPIT Patent and Trademark Law Office China Patent Agent (HK) King & Wood Mallesons Liu, Shen & Associates |
Tier 2 | Tier 2 |
Unitalen China Sinda Intellectual Property GoldenGate Lawyers Jadong IP Law Firm NTD Intellectual Property Attorneys |
LexField Lifang & Partners Unitalen Wanhuida Peksung Zhongzi Law Office |
Hong Kong
Prosecution | Contentious |
Tier 1 | Tier 1 |
Deacons Marks & Clerk Sit, Fung, Kwong & Shum Spruson & Ferguson Wilkinson & Grist |
Baker McKenzie Bird & Bird Deacons Nixon Peabody CWL Wilkinson & Grist |
Tier 2 | Tier 2 |
Eagle IP Barron & Young Intellectual Property Robin Bridge & John Liu Vivien Chan & Co Bird & Bird |
Jones Day Hogan Lovells Mayer Brown Norton Rose Fulbright Robin Bridge & John Liu |
India
Prosecution | Contentious |
Tier 1 | Tier 1 |
Anand & Anand K & S Partners Remfry & Sagar RK Dewan & Co S Majumdar & Co |
Anand & Anand Remfry & Sagar Singh & Singh K&S Partners Rahul Chaudhry & Partners |
Tier 2 | Tier 2 |
Krishna & Saurastri Associates Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan Rahul Chaudhry & Partners Subramaniam & Associates LexOrbis |
Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan Saikrishna & Associates S Majumdar & Co Krishna & Saurastri Associates Lall & Sethi |
Indonesia
Prosecution | Contentious |
Tier 1 | Tier 1 |
Am Badar & Partners AMR Partnership Biro Oktroi Roosseno HHP Law Firm Pacific Patent Multiglobal |
AMR Partnership HHP Law Firm K&K Advocates Rouse, in association with Suryomurcito & Co SKC Law |
Tier 2 | Tier 2 |
Cita Citrawinda Noerhadi & Associates Januar Jahja & Partners Maulana and Partners Rouse, in association with Suryomurcito & Co Tilleke & Gibbins |
Biro Oktroi Roosseno Cita Citrawinda Noerhadi & Associates Int-Tra-Patent Bureau Lubis Santosa & Maramis Maulana and Partners |
Japan
Prosecution | Contentious |
Tier 1 | Tier 1 |
Nakamura & Partners Seiwa Patent & Law Shiga International Patent Office Sugimura & Partners Yuasa and Hara |
Abe, Ikubo & Katayama Anderson Mori & Tomotsune Kubota Nakamura & Partners Yuasa and Hara |
Tier 2 | Tier 2 |
Abe, Ikubo & Katayama Aoyama & Partners Hiroe and Associates Ryuka IP TMI Associates |
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu Nishimura & Asahi Ohno & Partners TMI Associates |
Laos
Tier 1 |
Kenfox IP & Law Office Lao Interconsult Lao Law & Consultancy Lao Premier International Tilleke & Gibbins |
Tier 2 |
Lao IP Agency Rajah & Tann Vientiane International Law Co. VNA Legal ZICO Law |
Macau
Tier 1 |
BN Lawyers C&C Lawyers DSL Lawyers MdME RPmacau |
Tier 2 |
FCLaw Inventa International Manuela Antonio Lawyers and Notaries Nuno Simoes & Associados Riquito Advogados |
Malaysia
Prosecution | Contentious |
Tier 1 | Tier 1 |
Advanz Fidelis Henry Goh & Co Marks & Clerk Shearn Delamore & Co Skrine |
LAW Partnership Rahmat Lim & Partners Shearn Delamore & Co Skrine Wong & Partners |
Tier 2 | Tier 2 |
KASS International Mirandah Asia Rahmat Lim & Partners Wong & Partners Zaid Ibrahim & Co |
Christopher & Lee Ong Shook Lin & Bok Tay & Partners Wong Jin Nee & Teo Zaid Ibrahim & Co |
Myanmar
Tier 1 |
Khine Khine U The Law Chambers Tilleke & Gibbins U Myint Lwin Law Office Win Mu Tin |
Tier 2 |
Kelvin Chia Yangon MN Associates Rouse U Nyunt Tin Associates ZICO Law |
Nepal
Recommended |
Apex Law Chambers Gandhi & Accociates Global Law Associates Janak Bhandari & Associates Pioneer Law Associates |
New Zealand
Prosecution | Contentious |
Tier 1 | Tier 1 |
AJ Park Baldwins Intellectual Property Ellis Terry James & Wells |
AJ Park Baldwins Intellectual Property Ellis Terry Simpson Grierson |
Tier 2 | Tier 2 |
Catalyst Intellectual Property CreateIP Henry Hughes Intellectual Property |
Bell Gully Chapman Tripp Henry Hughes Intellectual Property James & Wells |
Pakistan
Tier 1 |
Ali & Associates Bharucha & Co Remfry & Son Sheikh Brothers United Trademark & Patent Services |
Tier 2 |
Irfan & Irfan Khursheed Khan Surridge & Beecheno Vellani & Vellani |
Philippines
Prosecution | Contentious |
Tier 1 | Tier 1 |
ACCRALaw Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia Quisumbing Torres Sapalo Velez Bundang & Bulilan SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan |
ACCRALaw Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & De Los Angeles Sapalo Velez Bundang & Bulilan SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan |
Tier 2 | Tier 2 |
Castillo Laman Tan Pantaleon & San Jose Esguerra & Blanco Hechanova Group Mirandah Asia Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & De Los Angeles |
Baranda & Associates Bengzon Negre Untalan Castillo Laman Tan Pantaleon & San Jose Hechanova Group Quisumbing Torres |
Singapore
Prosecution | Contentious |
Tier 1 | Tier 1 |
Drew & Napier Marks & Clerk Mirandah Asia Spruson & Ferguson Viering Jentschura & Partner |
Allen & Gledhill Bird & Bird ATMD Dentons Rodyk Drew & Napier Eversheds Harry Ellias |
Tier 2 | Tier 2 |
Allen & Gledhill Amica Law Davies Collison Cave Donaldson & Burkinshaw Eversheds Harry Ellias |
Amica Law Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow Lee & Lee Rajah & Tann Ravindran Associates |
South Korea
Prosecution | Contentious |
Tier 1 | Tier 1 |
FirstLaw PC Kim & Chang Lee International IP & Law Group You Me Patent & Law Firm YP Lee Mock & Partners |
Kim & Chang Lee & Ko Yoon & Yang YP Lee Mock & Partners Yulchon |
Tier 2 | Tier 2 |
AIP Patent & Law Firm Bae Kim & Lee KBK & Associates Koreana Patent Firm Nam & Nam |
Bae Kim & Lee Darae Law & IP Firm FirstLaw PC Lee International IP & Law Group Shin & Kim |
Sri Lanka
Tier 1 |
DL & F De Saram FJ & G de Saram John Wilson Partners Julius & Creasy Sudath Perera Associates |
Tier 2 |
Neelakandan & Neelakandan Nithi Murugesu Nithya Partners Tiruchelvam Associates Varners International |
Taiwan
Prosecution | Contentious |
Tier 1 | Tier 1 |
Lee and Li Saint Island International Patent & Law Office Tai E International Patent & Law Office TIPLO Tsai, Lee & Chen |
Formosa Transnational Lee and Li Saint Island International Patent & Law Office Tai E International Patent & Law Office Tsai, Lee & Chen |
Tier 2 | Tier 2 |
Baker McKenzie Deep & Far Giant Group Top Team International Patent & Trademark Office Tsar & Tsai Law Firm |
Baker McKenzie Formosan Brothers Rich IP & Co TIPLO Tsar & Tsai Law Firm |
Thailand
Prosecution | Contentious |
Tier 1 | Tier 1 |
Baker McKenzie Domnern Somgiat & Boonma Tilleke & Gibbins Chavalit & Associates Satyapon & Partners |
Baker McKenzie Domnern Somgiat & Boonma Rouse Satyapon & Partners Tilleke & Gibbins |
Tier 2 | Tier 2 |
Ananda Intellectual Property International Legal Counsellors Thailand Rouse S&I International Bangkok Spruson & Ferguson |
Ananda Intellectual Property Chavalit & Associates International Legal Counsellors Thailand LawPlus Spruson & Ferguson |
Vietnam
Prosecution | Contentious |
Tier 1 | Tier 1 |
Investip Pham & Associates Tilleke & Gibbins T&T Invenmark Vision & Associates |
Ageless IP Attorneys & Consultants Baker McKenzie Pham & Associates Tilleke & Gibbins Vision & Associates |
Tier 2 | Tier 2 |
Ageless IP Attorneys & Consultants Annam IP & Law Baker McKenzie Invenco VCCI – IP |
Aliat Legal Banca Hogan Lovells Rouse T&T Invenmark |
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