IP Awards

The Asia IP Awards are designed to honour the very best law firms from around the region for demonstrating the very highest standards in trademark, patent and copyright work over the last year.

A two-stage process determines the winners:

Stage 1

Firms are asked to submit details of a key case they have worked on in the preceding 12 months in key IP-related fields. A panel of judges made up of our editorial board then determine a shortlist for each category.

Stage 2

The shortlist is then sent out to thousands of corporate counsel worldwide, who are all active in protecting their intellectual assets in Asia. These corporate counsel rank the shortlist, and it is these votes that determine the winners.

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The Asia-Pacific awards are held in November each year, with seperate awards for China and India at different times.

China’s concerted efforts to improve the protection of intellectual property rights have fuelled the country’s rise to become one of the world’s top economies. Foreign and domestic investment alike has risen as rights owners have become increasingly confident about their ability to protect their IP within China.

Intellectual property owners have expressed strong approval of the recent improvements in India's IP regime, which include updated laws and faster court processes. As protections have strengthened, investors have increasingly relied on leading IP practices to enforce their rights, contributing to India’s status as a premier destination for foreign investment.

Fifty-three firms from 24 Asia-Pacific jurisdictions took home trophies at the 14th annual Asia IP Awards, held November 2 at CHIJMES in Singapore.

Intellectual property owners have been overwhelmingly positive about the changes they’ve seen to India’s IP regime over recent years. The country has consistently updated its IP laws and aggressively worked to reduce the time it takes to move an action through its court system.

Steadily improving protection of intellectual property rights has been a key element of China’s rise to become one of the world’s top economies.