Leading figures from the IP world gathered in the luxurious surroundings of the Grand Connaught Rooms on 16th November 2011 for this year’s IPM awards presentation.
The IPM team was overwhelmed by the quality and quantity of the entries received, the judges really had an arduous task choosing the winners and it really was such a significant achievement in itself to be shortlisted.
Attendees came from as far afield as Nigeria, the US and India. Indeed, Romanian law firm Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii and Nigerian law firm Jackson, Etti & Edu were highly commended by the judges for working in a “challenging” IP environment.
Once again, we would like to extend our congratulations to all our winners and to everyone who entered.
Plans are already afoot for next year’s awards and we look forward to receiving your submissions.
The Winners
Copyright law firm of the year
Berwin Leighton Paisner
Patent law firm of the year
Allen & Overy
Highly commended: Bristows
Trademark law firm of the year
Grau & Angulo
IP law firm of the year in an emerging market
Remfry & Sagar
Highly commended:
Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii
Jackson, Etti & Edu
IP law firm of the year
Allen & Overy
Outstanding IP portfolio management/development for business
Lupin Pharmaceuticals
Domain name/online strategy of the year
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton
Innovative IP strategy design or execution
Allied Security Trust
Young IP lawyer or executive of the year
Christopher Stothers, Arnold & Porter LLP
IP lawyer or executive of the year
Anna-Lena Wolfe, Tetra Pak
Highly commended: Kelly Gill, Gowling, Lafleur Henderson
CEO of the year
Daniel P McCurdy, Allied Security Trust
Fran Nevrkla, PPL