05/04/2009 Zacco elected as a top firm in MIP’s Patent & Trademark survey for 2009

The IP survey consists of rankings of the leading firms practising intellectual property in each country, presented in tiers. The total number of firms listed in each jurisdiction varies according to the size of the market.

Zacco has been ranked in the tier 1 for trademark prosecution in Denmark, Norway, and Benelux, and in tier 2 in Sweden. For patent prosecution Zacco has been raked in the tier 1 in Denmark and Norway, and in tier 2 in Sweden.

How the results are compiled
A team of researchers based in London, Hong Kong and New York contacted firms in 70 jurisdictions to ask them for information and feedback on the rankings. Client feedback was also considered. Based on this research, firms are ranked in tiers in each jurisdiction. In most jurisdictions, there are separate tables for prosecution and contentious work. Prosecution work includes filing of patents and associated work in that jurisdiction, including filing for overseas clients. Contentious work includes all other legal work, such as enforcement and licensing. Firms that handle both prosecution and contentious work are eligible to appear in both tables. The tiers reflect the perception of the leading firms in each market, with the top tier listing those firms regarded as having the strongest practices in each category. Within each tier, firms are listed alphabetically. All firms included, in all tiers, will have received many recommendations and endorsements in order to be included in the rankings. No one outside of Managing IP has seen the rankings before publication. No firm can vote for its own inclusion, or recommend an associated or sister firm in another jurisdiction. The rankings reflect the state of the market when the research was conducted, between September 2008 and January 2009.

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