The 2019 Asia IP Trademark Survey

31 May 2019

Australia

Prosecution	Contentious
Tier 1	Tier 1
Davies Collison Cave FB Rice Griffith Hack Shelston IP Spruson & Ferguson	Allens Ashurst Baker McKenzie Corrs Chambers Westgarth King & Wood Mallesons
Tier 2	Tier 2
Ashurst Baker McKenzie Clayton Utz Minter Ellison Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick	Davies Collison Cave Gilbert + Tobin Griffith Hack Herbert Smith Freehills MinterEllison

Bangladesh

Tier 1

Advocates IP Law Alliance
Attorneys & Associates of
IP Laws
Doulah & Doulah
Dr Kamal Hossain & Associates

Tier 2

FM Associates
H & H Company
Islam & Co
KA Bari & Co
Munshi & Associates

Brunei

Tier 1

Abraham, Davidson & Co
Ahmad Isa & Partners
CCW Partnership
Dr Colin Ong Legal Services

Tier 2

Cheok Advocates & Solicitors
HEP Law Office
YC Lee & Lee
Yusof Halim & Partners

Cambodia

Tier 1

BNG Legal
Bun & Associates
HBS Law
Kimly IP Service
Tilleke & Gibbins

Tier 2

Abacus IP
Bou Nou Ouk & Partners
Pich & Partners
R&T Sok & Heng
Sok Siphana & Associates

China

Prosecution	Contentious
Tier 1	Tier 1
CCPIT Patent & Trademark Law Office Kangxin Partners King & Wood Mallesons Unitalen Wanhuida Peksung	CCPIT Patent & Trademark Law Office King & Wood Mallesons Liu, Shen & Associates Unitalen Wanhuida Peksung
Tier 2	Tier 2
An, Tian, Zhang & Partners China Patent Agent (HK) Chofn Intellectual Property LexField Liu, Shen & Associates	An, Tian, Zhang & Partners Beijing East IP Chang Tsi & Partners Kangxin Partners LexField

Hong Kong

Prosecution	Contentious
Tier 1	Tier 1
Baker McKenzie Deacons Marks & Clerk Mayer Brown Wilkinson & Grist	Baker McKenzie Bird & Bird Deacons Mayer Brown Rouse
Tier 2	Tier 2
Hogan Lovells Norton Rose Fulbright Robin Bridge & John Liu Simone Intellectual Property Services (SIPS) Spruson & Ferguson	Hogan Lovells Norton Rose Fulbright Jones Day Robin Bridge & John Liu Wilkinson & Grist

India

Prosecution	Contentious
Tier 1	Tier 1
Anand and Anand K&S Partners Krishna & Saurastri Associates Rahul Chaudhry & Partners Remfry & Sagar	Anand and Anand K&S Partners Lall & Sethi Rahul Chaudhry & Partners Remfry & Sagar
Tier 2	Tier 2
DePenning & DePenning Inttl Advocare LexOrbis RK Dewan & Co Singh & Singh	Inttl Advocare RK Dewan & Co RNA Saikrishna & Associates Singh & Singh

Indonesia

Prosecution	Contentious
Tier 1	Tier 1
AMR Partnership Biro Oktroi Roosseno Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners Rouse, in association with Suryomurcito & Co SKC Law	Am Badar & Partners Cita Citrawinda Noerhadi & Associates Januar Jahja & Partners K&K Advocates Pacific Patent Multiglobal
Tier 2	Tier 2
Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners Januar Jahja & Partners K&K Advocates Rouse, in association with Suryomurcito & Co SKC Law	AMR Partnership Biro Oktroi Roosseno Inter Patent Office Pacific Patent Multiglobal Tilleke & Gibbins

Japan

Prosecution	Contentious
Tier 1	Tier 1
Nakamura & Partners Seiwa Patent & Law Sugimura & Partners TMI Associates Yuasa and Hara	Kubota Nakamura & Partners Nishimura & Asahi TMI Associates Yuasa and Hara
Tier 2	Tier 2
Asamura Patent Office Kubota Kyowa Patent and Law Office Ryuka IP Soei Patent & Law Firm	Abe, Ikubo & Katayama Anderson Mori & Tomotsune Kyowa Patent and Law Office Mori Hamada & Matsumoto Sugimura & Partners

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
ZICOlaw

Malaysia

Prosecution	Contentious
Tier 1	Tier 1
Henry Goh & Co Marks & Clerk Shearn Delamore & Co Skrine Wong & Partners	Shearn Delamore & Co Skrine Rahmat Lim & Partners Wong & Partners Wong Jin Nee & Teo
Tier 2	Tier 2
Advanz Fidelis KASS International Raja, Darryl & Loh Wong Jin Nee & Teo Zaid Ibrahim & Co	Chooi & Company + Cheang & Ariff Christopher & Lee Ong Shook Lin & Bok Tay & Partners Zaid Ibrahim & Co

Macau

Tier 1

BN Lawyers
C&C Lawyers
DSL Lawyers
MdME
Rpmacau Intellectual Property Services

Tier 2

FCLaw
Inventa International
Jorge Neto Valente
Manuela Antonio Lawyers and Notaries
Riquito Advogados

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 IP

New Zealand

Prosecution	Contentious
Tier 1	Tier 1
AJ Park Baldwins Intellectual Property Henry Hughes Intellectual Property James & Wells Simpson Grierson	AJ Park Baldwins Intellectual Property Buddle Findlay James & Wells Simpson Grierson
Tier 2	Tier 2
Buddle Findlay Ellis Terry Hudson Gavin Martin Kensington Swan MinterEllisonRuddWatts	Bell Gully Chapman Tripp Hudson Gavin Martin Kensington Swan MinterEllisonRuddWatts

Pakistan

Tier 1

Ali & Associates
Bharucha & Co
Remfry & Son
United Trademark & Patent Services
Vellani & Vellanit

Tier 2

Abu-Ghazaleh Intellectual Property
Irfan & Irfan
Khursheed Khan
Sheikh Brothers
Surridge & Beecheno

Philippines

Prosecution	Contentious
Tier 1	Tier 1
ACCRALaw Baranda & Associates Quisumbing Torres Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & De Los Angeles SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan	ACCRALaw Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia Quisumbing Torres Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & De Los Angeles SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
Tier 2	Tier 2
Bengzon Negre Untalan Castillo Laman Tan Pantaleon & San Jose Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia Hechanova Group Poblador Bautista & Reyes	Baranda & Associates Bengzon Negre Untalan Castillo Laman Tan Pantaleon & San Jose Hechanova Group Poblador Bautista & Reyes

Singapore

Prosecution	Contentious
Tier 1	Tier 1
Allen & Gledhill Baker McKenzie.Wong & Leow Bird & Bird ATMD Donaldson & Burkinshaw Drew & Napier	Allen & Gledhill Baker McKenzie.Wong & Leow Bird & Bird ATMD Drew & Napier Rajah & Tann
Tier 2	Tier 2
Amica Law Dentons Rodyk Ella Cheong Lee & Lee Marks & Clerk Rajah & Tann	Amica Law Dentons Rodyk Donaldson & Burkinshaw Lee & Lee Marks & Clerk

Sri Lanka

Tier 1

FJ & G de Saram
John Wilson Partners
Julius & Creasy
Neelakandan & Neelakandan
Sudath Perera Associates

Tier 2

DL & F De Saram
Nithi Murugesu
Nithya Partners
Tiruchelvam Associates
Varners Internationalt

South Korea

Prosecution	Contentious
Tier 1	Tier 1
Cho & Partners FirstLaw Kim & Chang Lee International IP & Law Group Y.P. Lee, Mock & Partners	Cho & Partners Kim & Chang Lee International IP & Law Group Lee & Ko Yulchon
Tier 2	Tier 2
Bae, Kim & Lee Lee & Ko Shin & Kim Yoon & Yang You Me Patent & Law Firm	Bae, Kim & Lee Darae Law & IP Firm FirstLaw Shin & Kim Yoon & Yang

Taiwan

Prosecution	Contentious
Tier 1	Tier 1
Lee and Li Tai E International Patent & Law Office Saint Island International Patent & Law Office TIPLO Tsai, Lee & Chen	Baker McKenzie Formosa Transnational Lee and Li Tai E International Patent & Law Office Tsar & Tsai
Tier 2	Tier 2
Baker McKenzie Eiger Rich IP & Co Tsar & Tsai Winkler Partners	Eiger Saint Island International Patent & Law Office TIPLO Tsai, Lee & Chen Winkler Partners

Thailand

Prosecution	Contentious
Tier 1	Tier 1
Baker McKenzie Chavalit & Associates Domnern Somgiat & Boonma Satyapon & Partners Tilleke & Gibbins	Baker McKenzie Domnern Somgiat & Boonma Rouse Satyapon & Partners Tilleke & Gibbins
Tier 2	Tier 2
Ananda IP Dej-Udom & Associates LawPlus Rouse Spruson & Ferguson	Ananda IP Chavalit & Associates International Legal Counsellors Thailand LawPlus ZICO IP

Vietnam

Prosecution	Contentious
Tier 1	Tier 1
Baker McKenzie Investip Pham & Associates Tilleke & Gibbins Vision & Associates	Baker McKenzie Pham & Associates Rouse Tilleke & Gibbins Vision & Associates
Tier 2	Tier 2
Ageless Hogan Lovells Invenco Le & Le Rouse	Aliat Legal Bross & Partners D&N International Hogan Lovells Indochine Counsel

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