Awards and recognition

Highlights / Global / Asia Pacific / Europe, Middle East & Africa / Latin America / North America

General Awards

• Chambers Global: Tier 4 (2009)
• Chambers Europe: Tier 4 (2008) and in Pan European (2007)

Belgium

• Legal 500 - Europe, Middle East and Africa: Tier 2 (2009, 2008); Tier 3 (2007)

Brazil

• PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook: “Recommended” (2008, 2007)

Czech Republic

• PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook: “Recommended” (2009); “Highly Recommended” (2008, 2007)
• Managing IP: Tier 1 in Trade Mark Prosecution (2008); Tier 2 (2007)
• Managing IP: Tier 2 in Trade Mark/Copyright Contentious (2008, 2007)
• PLC Which Lawyer? IP in Business Transactions: “Highly Recommended” (2008)

Egypt

• PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook: “Highly Recommended” (2009, 2008, 2007)
• Managing IP: Tier 2 in Patent Contentious (2008)
• Legal 500 - Europe, Middle East and Africa: Tier 1 (2007)

England

• PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook: “Recommended” in the Intellectual property: overview (2009, 2008); “Highly Recommended” in IP: non-patent litigation; and “Recognized” in IP: patent litigation (2009)
• PLC Which Lawyer? IP in Business Transactions: “Highly recommended “ in IP: non-patent litigation; “Recognized “ in IP: patent litigation (2008)

France

• Chambers Europe: Tier 3 (2009)
• Legal 500 - Europe, Middle East and Africa: Tier 2 in Intellectual property: full-service firms (2009, 2008)
• PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook: “Recommended” IP: non-patent litigation (2009); and in Intellectual property: overview (2009, 2008)
• PLC Which Lawyer? IP in Business Transactions: “Recommended” in IP: non-patent litigation (2008)
• Legal 500 - Europe, Middle East and Africa: Tier 3 in Intellectual property: full-service firms; Paris (2007)
• PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook: “Recommended” in France (2007)

Germany

• Chambers Europe: Tier 3 in Trade Mark & Unfair Competition (2009); Tier 4 (2008)
• Chambers Global: Tier 4 in Intellectual Property: Mostly Trademark (2008)
• Legal 500 - Europe, Middle East and Africa: Tier 1 in IP: patents litigation: other recommended firms (2009); Tier 2 in IP: trademarks (2009, 2008, 2007); Tier 5 in IP: patents (dispute resolution) (2008); Tier 2 in IP: copyright, IP: patents and registered designs (dispute resolution) (2007)

Hungary

• Chambers Europe: Tier 2 (2009, 2008, 2007)
• Legal 500 - Europe, Middle East and Africa: Tier 3 (2009, 2008, 2007)

Italy

• Chambers Europe: Tier 4 (2009, 2008, 2007)
• Legal 500 - Europe, Middle East and Africa: Tier 4 (2009, 2008)
• Chambers Global: Tier 4 in Italy and Milan (2008)

The Netherlands

• Legal 500 - Europe, Middle East and Africa: Tier 1 in Intellectual property: other recommended firms (2009) Tier 3 (2007)
• Managing IP: Tier 3 in Copyright Firms of the Year (2008)
• Chambers Europe: Tier 2 in Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation; Tier 4 in Intellectual Property: General (2007)
• Chambers Global: Tier 4 (2007)

Poland

• Chambers Europe: Tier 1 (2009, 2008, 2007)
• Legal 500 - Europe, Middle East and Africa: Tier 1 (2009); Tier 2 (2008, 2007)
• PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook: “Recommended” (2009, 2008, 2007)
• Managing IP: Tier 4 in Trade Mark/Copyright Contentious (2008, 2007)
• PLC Which Lawyer? IP in Business Transactions: “Recommended” (2008)

Russia

• Chambers Europe: Tier 1 (2009, 2008, 2007)
• PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook: “Leading” in Russian Federation (2009, 2008); “Leading” (2007)
• Chambers Global: Tier (2008) and in Moscow (2007)
• Managing IP: National Firm of the Year (2008); Tier 1 in Patent Contentious, (2008, 2007) and in Trade Mark Contentious (2008); Tier 2 in Trade Mark Prosecution (2008, 2007); Tier 1 in Trade Mark/Copyright Contentious (2007)
• PLC Which Lawyer? IP in Business Transactions: Leading (2008)
• Legal 500 - Europe, Middle East and Africa: Tier 1 in IP/IT: Russia – CIS (2007)
• Managing IP Global Awards: Russia IP Firm of the Year (2009, 2008); Russia IP Law Firm of the Year (2007)

Saudi Arabia

• Legal 500 - Europe, Middle East and Africa: Tier 2 (2007)

Spain

• Chambers Europe: Tier 2 (2009, 2008, 2007)
• Legal 500 - Europe, Middle East and Africa: Tier 2 (2009, 2008, 2007)
• Managing IP: Tier 2 in Copyright (2009); Tier 3 in Copyrights Firm of the Year (2008); Patent Contentious (2008, 2007); and Trademark Contentious (2008); Tier 4 in Trade Mark/Copyright Contentious (2007)
• PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook: “Recommended” (2009, 2008, 2007)
• PLC Which Lawyer? IP in Business Transactions: “Recommended” (2008)
• Chambers Global: Tier 2 (2008) and in Madrid (2007)

Sweden

• Legal 500 - Europe, Middle East and Africa: Tier 3 in Intellectual property and media (2009, 2008, 2007)

Switzerland

• Chambers Europe: Tier 2 (2009, 2008)
• Legal 500 - Europe, Middle East and Africa: Tier 1 (2009, 2008, 2007)
• PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook: “Recommended” (2009, 2008, 2007)
• PLC Which Lawyer? IP in Business Transactions: “Recommended” (2008)

Ukraine

• Chambers Europe: Tier 1 (2009); Tier 2 (2008, 2007)
• Legal 500 - Europe, Middle East and Africa: Tier 1 (2009)
• PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook: “Recognized” (2009, 2008)
• Ukrainian Law Firms. A Handbook for Foreign Clients: Tier 4 (2009)
• Chambers Global: Tier 2 (2008, 2007)
• Managing IP: Tier 3 in Trade Mark/Copyright Contentious; Tier 4 in Trade Mark Prosecution (2008, 2007)
• PLC Which Lawyer? IP in Business Transactions: “Recognized” (2008)

United Kingdom

• Chambers UK: Tier 2 in Intellectual Property: General (2009, 2008)
• Managing IP: Tier 3 in Copyright (2009); Firm of the Year: Trade Mark Prosecution; Tier 2 in Trade Mark Prosecution; Tier 3 in Copyright Firms of the Year; and Trade Mark Contentious (2008); Tier 3 in Trade Mark Prosecution; Tier 4 in Trade Mark/Copyright Contentious (2007)
• Chambers Europe: Tier 2 in Intellectual Property: General (2008, 2007); Tier 3 in Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation (2008); Tier 4 in Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation (2007)
• Chambers Global: Tier 2 in Intellectual Property: General (2008, 2007); Tier 3 in Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation (2008); Tier 4 in Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation (2007)
• Vault Guide to the Top 50 UK Law Firms: Ranked 5 (2008); Ranked 6 (2007)
• Legal 500 – UK: Tier 2 in IP: trade mark portfolio management; Tier 3 in Intellectual Property (2007)
• Managing IP Global Awards: United Kingdom Trademark Prosecution Firm of the Year (2008)
• PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook: “Highly Recommended” (2007)