This week the 2017 rankings of the leading firms for trade mark work in over 75 jurisdictions ‘Managing IP - IP Stars (2017)' have been published online. KIAP IP practice debuted in the ranking and was listed among the best law firms of Russia in Trade mark contentious work.
Founded in 1990, Managing Intellectual Property magazine is the leading source of news and analysis on all intellectual property developments worldwide. As a well-respected publisher in the IP industry, the Guide is considered to be the most authoritative and comprehensive and has been researching and ranking IP firms since 1996.
Apart from the analysis of IP strategies and trends and ranking IP law firms, the Guide also produces a list of professionals - in private practice (‘the IP Stars’) and in-house legal departments (‘Corporate IP Stars’) - who are highly-regarded by their peers for the work they do both in and outside their organisations. The list is based on market feedback and other independent information obtained by the team of researchers. The research is impartial and rigorous. No practitioner can pay to be included or solicit recommendations from colleagues.