On February 5, 2018 the results of the international ranking of intellectual property leaders IP Stars 2018 were published. The first results of the global ranking of this year defined the best of the best law firms specializing in trade mark contentious work. KIAP IP Practice was once again marked in the ranking as one of the best in Russia, confirming the last year’s results.

Founded in 1990, Managing IP 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 from more than 80 jurisdictions 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.