Even as the COVID-19 pandemic shook up the world, the IP landscape in the Asian region remained buoyant thanks to its agility and digital readiness. This was reflected in the best law firms for IP work, which went above and beyond when it came to servicing their clients in difficult times.
OUR RESEARCH
- The research covers the period spanning from February 2021 to February 2022. This includes both ongoing work (contentious and non-contentious) and matters that were closed during this timeframe.
- ALB will draw information from firm submissions, interviews, editorial resources and market suggestions to identify and rank the top firms for Intellectual Property in Asia. Interviews will be conducted only if needed.
- The IP rankings will be separated into two tables: “Patent” and “Trademark/Copyright”. The rankings will also be divided into tiers, with the first tier identifying the strongest IP firms in each jurisdiction.
- The rankings will cover the following jurisdictions: Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. There will be no Asia-wide table.
- The rankings will feature both domestic and international firms. The following jurisdictions will have separate tables for domestic firms and international firms: Japan.
- Our research does not cover Australia and New Zealand.
OUR RANKINGS
Our rankings are based on the following metrics:
- The volume, complexity and size of work undertaken
- Presence across Asia and in individual jurisdictions
- Key personnel hires and growth of the practice group
- Key clients and new client wins
- Firm’s visibility and profile in the region
- Year-on-year development and momentum
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HONG KONG |
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PATENTS |
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TIER 1 AWA Asia Baker McKenzie Barron & Young Bird & Bird China Patent Agent (HK) CMS Deacons DLA Piper Eversheds Sutherland Hogan Lovells Mayer Brown Norton Rose Fulbright Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe Ropes & Gray Rouse Tiang & Partners Wilkinson & Grist |
TIER 2 Dechert Dorsey & Whitney Eagle IP ELLALAN Fangda Partners Deringer Jones Day MinterEllison MMLC Group Morrison & Foerster Morgan, Lewis & Bockius Nishimura & Asahi Nixon Peabody OLN IP Services Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan Ribeiro Hui Robin Bridge & John Liu SIPS Stephenson Harwood Squire Patton Boggs Winston & Strawn Vivien Chan & Co |
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HONG KONG |
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COPYRIGHT TRADEMARKS |
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TIER 1 AWA Asia Baker McKenzie Bird & Bird CMS Deacons DLA Piper Dorsey & Whitney ELLALAN Eversheds Sutherland Hogan Lovells Mayer Brown MinterEllison MMLC Group OLN IP Services Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe Ribeiro Hui Rouse Consultancy SIPS Stephenson Harwood Wilkinson & Grist Vivien Chan & Co |
TIER 2 Barron & Young Clifford Chance Dechert Fangda Partners Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Jones Day Morrison & Foerster Nishimura & Asahi Nixon Peabody Norton Rose Fulbright Ropes & Gray Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan Robin Bridge & John Liu Simmons & Simmons Spruson & Ferguson Squire Patton Boggs Tiang & Partners |
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INDIA |
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TIER 1 Ajay Sahni & Associates Anand and Anand Chadha & Chadha Ediplis Counsels Fox Mandal & Associates IndusLaw InventIP Legal Services Khaitan & Co K&S Partners Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan LexOrbis L&L Partners Remfry & Sagar S&A Law Offices |
TIER 2 Archer & Angel AZB & Partners Beruar & Beruar Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas Inttl Advocare Khurana & Khurana Krishna & Saurastri Associates Rahul Chaudhry & Partners Singh & Associates Majmudar & Partners Mason & Associates NovoJuris Legal R.K. Dewan & Co Solomon & Co. Samvad Partners Lall & Sethi Subramaniam, Nataraj & Associates |
TIER 3 ALMT Legal DePenning & DePenning Fidus Law Chambers Perfexio Legal RNA IP Attorneys Saikrishna & Associates ZeusIP |
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INDIA |
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COPYRIGHT/TRADEMARKS |
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TIER 1 Ajay Sahni & Associates Anand and Anand Archer & Angel AZB & Partners Beruar & Beruar Chadha & Chadha Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas Ediplis Counsels Fox Mandal & Associates IndusLaw Inttl Advocare InventIP Legal Services Khaitan & Co Krishnamurthy & Co./K Law K&S Partners LexOrbis L&L Partners Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan Remfry & Sagar Saikrishna & Associates S&A Law Offices Sujata Chaudhri IP Attorneys |
TIER 2 DePenning & DePenning Fidus Law Chambers Khurana & Khurana Krishna & Saurastri Associates Majmudar & Partners Mason & Associates NovoJuris Legal R.K. Dewan & Co RNA IP Attorneys Samvad Partners Solomon & Co. Tandon & Co. Lall & Sethi Phoenix Legal Subramaniam, Nataraj & Associates ZeusIP |
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INDONESIA |
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PATENTS |
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TIER 1 Am Badar & Partners Dwipo Lubis Baskoro & Partners HHP Law Firm Rouse (in association with Suryomurcito & Co) SKC Law Tilleke & Gibbins |
TIER 2 Acemark IP AMR Partnership Assegaf Hamzah & Partners Barumun International Patent Biro Oktroi Roosseno George Widjojo & Partners Hadromi Adnan IP Group Inter Patent Office Januar Jahja & Partners K&K Advocates Pacific Patent Multiglobal Roosdiono & Partners |
TIER 3 Budidjaja International Lawyers Citius Intellectual Property Lumenta, Sitorus & Partners Makarim & Taira S. Pulungan, Wiston & Partners Prawiranegara International Patent & Trademark Rajah Tann SS&R Legal Consultants Walalangi & Partners (in association with Nishimura & Asahi) Shin & Kim Stephenson Harwood |
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INDONESIA |
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COPYRIGHT/TRADEMARKS |
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TIER 1 Assegaf Hamzah & Partners HHP Law Firm Inter Patent Office Januar Jahja & Partners K&K Advocates Roosdiono & Partners Rouse (in association withSuryomurcito & Co) SKC Law SIP Law Firm Tilleke & Gibbins |
TIER 2 Acemark IP Am Badar & Partners Barumun International Patent Biro Oktroi Roosseno Budidjaja International Lawyers Dwipo Lubis Baskoro & Partners George Widjojo & Partners Hadromi Adnan IP Group Kusnandar & Co Pacific Patent Multiglobal |
TIER 3 Citius Intellectual Property HeruLukito & Partners Lumenta, Sitorus & Partners Makarim & Taira S. Nishimura & Asahi Pulungan, Wiston & Partners Prawiranegara Rajah Tann Shin & Kim Stephenson Harwood |
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JAPAN DOMESTIC |
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PATENTS |
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TIER 1 Abe, Ikubo & Katayama Anderson Mori & Tomotsune Atsumi & Sakai Mori Hamada & Matsumoto Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu Nakamura & Partners Nishimura & Asahi Paul Hastings Shusaku Yamamoto TMI Associates Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners |
TIER 2 Abe & Partners Fukami Patent Office Itoh International Patent Office Ohno & Partners Onda Techno Int. Patent Attys. Ryuka IP Law Firm Seiwa Patent & Law Shiga International Patent Office Soei Intellectual Property Law Sugimura & Partners ZeLo |
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JAPAN DOMESTIC |
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COPYRIGHT/TRADEMARKS |
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TIER 1 Abe, Ikubo & Katayama Anderson Mori & Tomotsune Atsumi & Sakai Mori Hamada & Matsumoto Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu Nakamura & Partners Nishimura & Asahi Shusaku- Yamamoto TMI Associates |
TIER 2 Fukami Patent Office Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners Seiwa Patent & Law Shiga International Patent Office Sugimura & Partners Itoh International Patent Office Ohno & Partners Onda Techno Int. Patent Attys. Ryuka IP Law Firm Soei Intellectual Property Law ZeLo |
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JAPAN INTERNATIONAL |
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PATENTS |
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TIER 1 Baker McKenzie Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner Hogan Lovells Morgan, Lewis & Bockius Morrison & Foerster Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan Ropes & Gray |
TIER 2 China Patent Agent (HK) Foley & Lardner Mayer Brown Squire Patton Boggs |
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JAPAN INTERNATIONAL |
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COPYRIGHT/TRADEMARKS |
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TIER 1 Baker McKenzie Hogan Lovells Morgan, Lewis & Bockius Morrison & Foerster Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe |
TIER 2 Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner Foley & Lardner Mayer Brown Squire Patton Boggs |
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MALAYSIA |
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PATENTS |
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TIER 1 GAN Partnership LAW Partnership Pintas Consulting Group Shearn Delamore & Co Shook Lin & Bok Skrine Tay & Partners Wong & Partners ZICO IP |
TIER 2 Christopher & Lee Ong Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill Rahmat Lim & Partners Raja, Darryl & Loh Wong Jin Nee & Teo |
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MALAYSIA |
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COPYRIGHT/TRADEMARKS |
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TIER 1 Christopher & Lee Ong GAN Partnership LAW Partnership Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill Marks & Clerk Pintas Consulting Group Rahmat Lim & Partners Raja, Darryl & Loh Shearn Delamore & Co Skrine Shook Lin & Bok Tay & Partners Wong Jin Nee & Teo Wong & Partners ZICO IP |
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PHILIPPINES |
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PATENTS/ COPYRIGHT/TRADEMARKS |
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TIER 1 ACCRALAW Castillo Laman Tan Pantaleon & San Jose Cruz Marcelo and Tenefrancia C&G Law Quisumbing Torres Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & De Los Angeles SyCip Salazar, Hernandez & Gatmaitan Villaraza & Angangco |
TIER 2 Baranda & Associates Bengzon Negre Untalan Betita Cabilao Casuela Sarmiento Carag Caballes Jamora & Somera Gulapa & Lim MarksPro Puyat Jacinto & Santos Kua Sy & Yeung Law Offices (SKY Law) |
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SINGAPORE |
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PATENTS |
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TIER 1 Allen & Gledhill Amica Law Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow Bird & Bird ATMD Dentons Rodyk Donaldson & Burkinshaw Drew & Napier Gateway Law Corporation Harry Elias Partnership Joyce A. Tan & Partners JurisAsia Lee & Lee Marks & Clerk Pintas-IPHouse Rajah & Tann Ravindran Associates Shook Lin & Bok |
TIER 2 Cantab IP CMS CNP Law Davies Collison Cave Eversheds Sutherland Mayer Brown Mirandah Asia Morgan, Lewis & Bockius Nishimura & Asahi OC Queen Street Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe RHTLaw Asia Samuel Seow Law Spruson & Ferguson Stephenson Harwood TMI Associates WongPartnership Viering, Jentschura & Partner |
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SINGAPORE |
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COPYRIGHT/TRADEMARKS |
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TIER 1 Advocatus Law Allen & Gledhill Amica Law Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow Bird & Bird ATMD Dentons Rodyk Donaldson & Burkinshaw Drew & Napier JurisAsia LLC Harry Elias Partnership Joyce A. Tan & Partners Gateway Law Corporation Lee & Lee OC Queen Street Pintas-IPHouse Rajah & Tann Ravindran Associates RHTLaw Asia Shook Lin & Bok WongPartnership |
TIER 2 CMS CNP Law Davies Collison Cave Eversheds Sutherland Mayer Brown Mirandah Asia Morgan, Lewis & Bockius Nishimura & Asahi Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe Robinson Samuel Seow Law Stephenson Harwood Spruson & Ferguson TMI Associates |
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SOUTH KOREA |
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TIER 1 Bae, Kim & Lee Kim & Chang Lee & Ko Ropes & Gray Shin & Kim Yoon & Yang Yoon & Lee International Patent & Law Firm Yulchon |
TIER 2 C&S Patent and Law Office Covington & Burling DR & AJU Dr. Ahn International Patent Law Office Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner Royal Patent & Law firm Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton Lee International IP & Law Group |
TIER 3 AIP Patent & Law Firm AJU Kim Chang & Lee Barun IP & Law Central Intellectual Property & Law Cho & Partners Kasan IP & Law Firm Kim, Choi & Lim Koreana Patent Firm Muhann Patent & Law Firm Stephenson Harwood Yangjae Law Firm YOU ME Patent & Law Firm Y.P. Lee Mock & Partners 5T International Patent Law Firm |
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SOUTH KOREA |
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COPYRIGHT/TRADEMARKS |
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TIER 1 Bae, Kim & Lee Kim & Chang Lee & Ko Shin & Kim Yoon & Yang Yulchon |
TIER 2 AJU Kim Chang & Lee DR & AJU Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner KBK Patent Law Office Lee International IP & Law Group Ropes & Gray Yoon & Lee International Patent & Law Firm |
TIER 3 Barun IP & Law Central International Law Firm Cho & Partners Jipyong Kim, Choi & Lim Muhann Patent & Law Firm Stephenson Harwood YOU ME Patent & Law Firm YP Lee Mock & Partners |
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TAIWAN |
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PATENTS |
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TIER 1 Baker McKenzie Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner Jones Day Lee and Li Saint Island International Patent & Law Tai E International Patent & Law TIPLO |
TIER 2 Chen & Lin Deep & Far Eiger Formosan Brothers Formosa Transnational Nishimura & Asahi Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe Perkins Coie Tsar & Tsai Tsai, Lee & Chen Winkler Partners |
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TAIWAN |
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COPYRIGHT/TRADEMARKS |
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TIER 1 Baker McKenzie Chen & Lin Eiger Lee and Li Saint Island International Patent & Law Offices Tai E International Patent & Law Tsar & Tsai TIPLO Winkler Partners |
TIER 2 Deep & Far Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner Formosa Transnational Formosan Brothers Jones Day Nishimura & Asahi Perkins Coie Tsai, Lee & Chen |
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THAILAND |
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PATENTS |
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TIER 1 Baker McKenzie Domnern Somgiat & Boonma ILCT Rouse SCL Nishimura Tilleke & Gibbins ZICO IP |
TIER 2 Apisith & Alliance Chavalit & Associates LawPlus Rajah & Tann Satyapon & Partners Siam Premier International TMI Associates Vidon & Partners |
TIER 3 Ananda IP Dej – Udom & Associates Dharmniti Law Office ILAWASIA Mayer Brown |
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THAILAND |
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COPYRIGHT/TRADEMARKS |
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TIER 1 Baker McKenzie Domnern Somgiat & Boonma LawPlus SCL Nishimura Tilleke & Gibbins ZICO IP |
TIER 2 Apisith & Alliance Chavalit & Associates ILAWASIA ILCT Rouse Rajah & Tann Satyapon & Partners Siam Premier International TMI Associates Vidon & Partners |
TIER 3 Ananda IP Dej – Udom & Associates Dharmniti Law Office Mayer Brown |
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VIETNAM |
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PATENTS |
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TIER 1 Baker McKenzie Pham & Associates RHTLaw Vietnam Tilleke & Gibbins Vision & Associates |
TIER 2 Hogan Lovells Indochine Counsel InvestConsult Group Rajah Tann Rouse SB Law ZICO Law |
TIER 3 Allen & Gledhill Bross & Partners IPMAX Law Lee & Ko Mayer Brown Nishimura & Asahi Phuoc & Partners Shin & Kim TMI Associates |
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VIETNAM |
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COPYRIGHT/TRADEMARKS |
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TIER 1 Baker McKenzie Bross & Partners Hogan Lovells IPMAX Law RHTLaw Vietnam Tilleke & Gibbins Vision & Associates |
TIER 2 Indochine Counsel InvestConsult Group Pham & Associates Rajah Tann Rouse SB Law ZICO Law |
TIER 3 Allen & Gledhill LNT & PARTNERS Lee & Ko Mayer Brown Nishimura & Asahi Shin & Kim Phuoc & Partners TMI Associates |