King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) was recognized as a gold band firm in the Patent Litigation category and a Highly Recommended (the highest ranking) firm in the Patent Prosecution category in the 2019 edition of the IAM Patent 1000 recently published by the world's authoritative intellectual property publication Intellectual Asset Management (IAM). Six KWM partners were recommended in the rankings. In addition, KWM was also ranked gold in the Trademark Enforcement and Litigation and Trademark Prosecution and Strategy categories in the 2019 edition of the WTR 1000 published by the world's authoritative trademark media World Trademark Review (WTR) in May this year. Five KWM partners were included in the gold or bronze band in these two categories. It is the 7th consecutive year that KWM has been listed as one of the top-tier firms in the IAM Patent 1000 and WTR 1000 guides.
Patent Litigation:
Firm - Gold
Individuals - Chen Wenping, Li Zhongsheng, Zhu Nongfan and Ben Ni
Patent Prosecution:
Firm - Highly Recommended (the highest ranking)
Individuals - Tina Tai and Wang Maohua
Trademark Enforcement and Litigation:
Firm - Gold
Individuals - Li Zhongsheng and Shi Yusheng
Trademark Prosecution and Strategy
Firm - Gold
Individuals - Liao Fei, Yang Xiaoli and Lin Jiuchu
IAM and WTR are both commercial intellectual property media platforms of Globe Business Media Group, a world renowned provider of business intelligence for the legal and intellectual property markets. After in-depth surveys, the IAM Patent 1000 and WTR 1000 guides provide rankings of the intellectual property litigation and prosecution practitioners and firms in key jurisdictions around the world.
