The past year marked an important turning point in the development of the regulatory ecosystem for intellectual property (IP) across Asia. Strides have been made to better harmonise patent laws between countries, while discussions gained momentum around balancing copyright protections in the digital era. In this annual list, we highlight the best firms for IP work in the Asian region.
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Our rankings are based on the following metrics:
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HONG KONG |
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PATENTS |
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Baker McKenzie Barron & Young Bird & Bird China Patent Agent (HK) Deacons Hogan Lovells Rouse Consultancy |
AWA Asia CMS DLA Piper Dorsey & Whitney Eagle IP ELLALAN Eversheds Sutherland Fangda Partners Gallant Jones Day Mayer Brown Morgan, Lewis & Bockius Morrison & Foerster Nixon Peabody Norton Rose Fulbright OLN IP Services Paul Hastings Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan Robin Bridge & John Liu Ropes & Gray SIPS Stephenson Harwood Squire Patton Boggs Tanner De Witt Tiang & Partners Wilkinson & Grist |
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Baker McKenzie Bird & Bird Deacons Hogan Lovells Mayer Brown MinterEllison OLN IP Services Rouse Consultancy SIPS Stephenson Harwood |
AWA Asia Clifford Chance CMS DLA Piper Dorsey & Whitney ELLALAN Eversheds Sutherland Fangda Partners Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Jones Day Lewis Silkin Morrison & Foerster Nishimura & Asahi Nixon Peabody Norton Rose Fulbright Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan Robin Bridge & John Liu Ropes & Gray Simmons & Simmons Spruson & Ferguson Squire Patton Boggs Tanner De Witt Tiang & Partners Vivien Chan & Co Wilkinson & Grist |
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INDIA |
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PATENTS |
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Anand and Anand K&S Partners Khaitan & Co Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan Remfry & Sagar |
Ahlawat & Associates ANM Global Athena Legal AZB & Partners Beruar & Beruar Chadha & Chadha Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas Ediplis Counsels Fox Mandal & Associates IndusLaw Inttl Advocare InventIP Legal Services Khurana & Khurana LexOrbis Majmudar & Partners Legal Mansukhlal Hiralal & Co Naik Naik & Co Obhan & Associates Rahul Chaudhry & Partners R.K. Dewan & Co S&A Law Offices Saga Legal Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co Singh & Singh Subramaniam & Associates |
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COPYRIGHT/TRADEMARKS |
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Anand and Anand Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas IndusLaw K&S Partners Khaitan & Co Remfry & Sagar Saikrishna & Associates |
Ahlawat & Associates ANM Global Athena Legal AZB & Partners Beruar & Beruar Chadha & Chadha Ediplis Counsels Fidus Law Chambers Fox Mandal & Associates Inttl Advocare InventIP Legal Services Krishnamurthy & Co./K Law L&L Partners Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan LexOrbis Mansukhlal Hiralal & Co Mason & Associates Naik Naik & Co Rahul Chaudhry & Partners R.K. Dewan & Co RNA Technology and IP Attorneys S&A Law Offices Saga Legal Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co Subramaniam & Associates Sujata Chaudhri IP Attorneys ZeusIP |
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INDONESIA |
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PATENTS |
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Am Badar & Am Badar Hadiputranto Hadinoto & Partners Januar Jahja & Partners Rouse (in association with Suryomurcito & Co) SKC Law Tilleke & Gibbins |
Assegaf Hamzah & Partners Biro Oktroi Roosseno Inter Patent Office Roosdiono & Partners |
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COPYRIGHT/TRADEMARKS |
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Hadiputranto Hadinoto & Partners Januar Jahja & Partners K&K Advocates Rouse (in association with Suryomurcito & Co) SKC Law |
Acemark IP Am Badar & Am Badar Assegaf Hamzah & Partners Biro Oktroi Roosseno Inter Patent Office Roosdiono & Partners Tilleke & Gibbins |
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JAPAN DOMESTIC |
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PATENTS |
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Abe Ikubo & Katayama Anderson Mori & Tomotsune Mori Hamada & Matsumoto Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu Nakamura & Partners Nishimura & Asahi TMI Associates |
Abe & Partners Atsumi & Sakai Fukami Patent Office Kubota Patent and Law Office Itoh International Patent Office Miura & Partners Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners Ohno & Partners Seiwa Patent & Law Shiga International Patent Office Shusaku · Yamamoto Sugimura & Partners |
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Abe, Ikubo & Katayama Anderson Mori & Tomotsune Atsumi & Sakai Mori Hamada & Matsumoto Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu Nakamura & Partners Nishimura & Asahi TMI Associates |
Fukami Patent Office Kubota Patent and Law Office Itoh International Patent Office Miura & Partners Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners Ohno & Partners Seiwa Patent & Law Shiga International Patent Office Shusaku- Yamamoto Soei Patent & Law Firm Sugimura & Partners |
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JAPAN INTERNATIONAL |
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PATENTS |
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Baker McKenzie Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner Hogan Lovells Morgan, Lewis & Bockius Morrison & Foerster Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe |
China Patent Agent (HK) Foley & Lardner Mayer Brown Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan Ropes & Gray Squire Patton Boggs |
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Baker McKenzie Hogan Lovells Morgan, Lewis & Bockius Morrison & Foerster Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe |
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner Foley & Lardner Mayer Brown Squire Patton Boggs |
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MALAYSIA |
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PATENTS |
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LAW Partnership Shearn Delamore & Co Skrine Wong & Partners ZICO IP |
Chooi & Company + Cheang & Ariff Christopher & Lee Ong GAN Partnership Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill Nishimura & Asahi Pintas Consulting Group Rahmat Lim & Partners Raja, Darryl & Loh Shook Lin & Bok Tay & Partners Wong Jin Nee & Teo |
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LAW Partnership Shearn Delamore & Co Shook Lin & Bok Skrine Tay & Partners Wong & Partners Wong Jin Nee & Teo ZICO IP |
Chooi & Company + Cheang & Ariff Christopher & Lee Ong GAN Partnership Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill Marks & Clerk Nishimura & Asahi Pintas Consulting Group Rahmat Lim & Partners Raja, Darryl & Loh |
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PHILIPPINES |
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PATENTS/ COPYRIGHT/TRADEMARKS |
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ACCRALAW Cruz Marcelo and Tenefrancia Quisumbing Torres SyCip Salazar, Hernandez & Gatmaitan Villaraza & Angangco |
Baranda & Associates Bengzon Negre Untalan Betita Cabilao Casuela Sarmiento C&G Law Carag Caballes Jamora & Somera Castillo Laman Tan Pantaleon & San Jose Federis & Associates Gulapa & Lim SKY Law Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & De Los Angeles |
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SINGAPORE |
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PATENTS |
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Allen & Gledhill Amica Law Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow Bird & Bird ATMD Dentons Rodyk Drew & Napier Marks & Clerk Rajah & Tann |
CMS Davies Collison Cave Donaldson & Burkinshaw Eversheds Sutherland Gateway Law Corporation Joyce A. Tan & Partners JurisAsia Lee & Lee Mayer Brown Mirandah Asia Morgan, Lewis & Bockius Nishimura & Asahi Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe Ravindran Associates RHTLaw Asia Shook Lin & Bok Spruson & Ferguson Stephenson Harwood WongPartnership |
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Allen & Gledhill Amica Law Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow Bird & Bird ATMD Dentons Rodyk Drew & Napier WongPartnership |
CMS Davies Collison Cave Donaldson & Burkinshaw Eversheds Sutherland Gateway Law Corporation Joyce A. Tan & Partners JurisAsia Lee & Lee Marks & Clerk Mayer Brown Mirandah Asia Morgan, Lewis & Bockius Nishimura & Asahi Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe Rajah & Tann Ravindran Associates RHTLaw Asia Robinson Shook Lin & Bok Spruson & Ferguson Stephenson Harwood |
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SOUTH KOREA |
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Bae, Kim & Lee Kim & Chang Lee & Ko Ropes & Gray Shin & Kim Yoon & Lee International Patent & Law Firm Yoon & Yang Yulchon |
DR & AJU Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner Lee International IP & Law Group |
AIP Patent & Law Firm Koreana Patent Firm Muhann Patent & Law Firm YOU ME Patent & Law Firm Y.P. Lee Mock & Partners |
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Bae, Kim & Lee Kim & Chang Lee & Ko Shin & Kim Yoon & Yang Yulchon |
AJU Kim Chang & Lee DR & AJU Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner KBK Patent Law Office Lee International IP & Law Group Ropes & Gray |
Cho & Partners Jipyong Muhann Patent & Law Firm YP Lee Mock & Partners |
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THAILAND |
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Baker McKenzie Domnern Somgiat & Boonma Tilleke & Gibbins |
ILCT Rouse Satyapon & Partners SCL Nishimura & Asahi ZICO IP |
Ananda IP Dej-Udom & Associates ILAWASIA LawPlus Rajah & Tann TMI Associates |
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Baker McKenzie Domnern Somgiat & Boonma Tilleke & Gibbins ZICO IP |
ILAWASIA ILCT LawPlus Rouse Satyapon & Partners SCL Nishimura & Asahi |
Ananda IP Rajah & Tann Siam Premier International TMI Associates |
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VIETNAM |
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Baker McKenzie Pham & Associates Tilleke & Gibbins Vision & Associates |
D&N International RHTLaw Vietnam Rouse ZICO Law |
Allen & Gledhill BROSS & Partners Hogan Lovells Indochine Counsel Investip IPMAX Law Firm Lee & Ko Mayer Brown Nishimura & Asahi Phuoc & Partners Rajah & Tann Shin & Kim TMI Associates |
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Baker McKenzie BROSS & Partners IPMAX Law Firm Pham & Associates Tilleke & Gibbins Vision & Associates |
D&N International Hogan Lovells Indochine Counsel Investip RHTLaw Vietnam Rouse |
Ageless IP Attorneys & Consultants Allen & Gledhill Frasers Law Company Lee & Ko LNT & PARTNERS Mayer Brown Nishimura & Asahi Phuoc & Partners Rajah & Tann Schmitt & Orlov Shin & Kim TMI Associates ZICO Law |