THE 2019 PATENT RANKINGS

The 2019 Patent Rankings

30 September 2019

Australia

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
Allen & Gledhill 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
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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Law firms

Australia

Cambodia

China

Hong Kong

India

Indonesia

Japan

Laos

VNA Legal

Macau

Malaysia

Myanmar

Pakistan

Philippines

Singapore

South Korea

Y.P. Lee, Mock & Partners

Sri Lanka

Taiwan

Thailand

Vietnam

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