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Afschrift Tax Law Firm of the Year – Belgium Deep & Far Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year – Taiwan Douglas Silas Solicitors Education Law Firm of the Year – UK Gaggar & Associates Innovative Law Firm of the Year – India Gurlich & Co Advokatni Kancelar Law Firm of the Year – Czezh Republic Hampson and Company, Attorneys at Law Litigation Law Firm of the Year – Cayman Islands Kemp Little Commercial Technology Law Firm of the Year Linklaters M&A Law Firm of the Year – Belgium Litwak & Partners Boutique Law Firm of the Year Pang & Co Private Equity Firm of the Year – Hong Kong PatentAxis Inc Best Patent Services Firm – Canada Siam City Law Offices Limited Corporate & Commercial Leading Lawyer – Thailand Singh & Singh Lall & Sethi Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year - India
Law Firm of the Year – Czech Republic The law office GĂœRLICH & Co was founded on 1st February 2002. All members of the firm are experienced lawyers possessing outstanding professional expertise in various branches of law. Currently, the firm consists of many lawyers who are supported by a qualified office staff. Besides, on a case to case basis, we would invite for cooperation many other external specialists and free-lance lawyers. This law firm is fully capable of offering legal services to both individuals and legal entities in almost all fields of civil and commercial law, all over the territory of the Czech Republic. We are capable of providing legal services in the Czech and English languages. In the event of cross-border transactions and litigation, this office hires its cooperating international law offices as well as external foreign lawyers. Still, this Law Firm remains a purely Czech legal office free of any financial or other influence exerted by foreign and/or local nationals. This allows the firm to provide its services in compliance with law, professionally and independently. Our law firm focuses mainly on the following areas of law: Civil law, Corporate and business law, Real Estate law, Intellectual property, Labor law and Litigation. Above all we deal with, among the advisory on real estate property transactions (e.g. sale, purchase or lease of apartments and commercial property), drafting all documents relating to real estate financing, drafting all security related documents (mortgages, lien over property and other assets including sets of movable assets, lien over IP or a business or part thereof, security / collateral agreements relating to banking accounts, shares and ownership interests, as well as numerous fiduciary assignments of rights demanded by banks), arranging registration and all other related steps, including advice on governing law. Moreover, we focus on advisory to developers, on investment in real estate, lease and sublease agreements, liens on real estate, creation of easements, building law. Our law firm provides its services at a high professional level, quickly and with complete independence. Two of our key values that help to drive businesses of our clients are flexibility and personal approach that we manage to maintain through the hard work of our young but skilled colleagues who are at all times prepared to offer tailor-made solutions. Within the scope of legal assistance, our law firm provides prevailingly advisory services in selecting the most suitable procedure with a view to client’s needs, prepares various documents and arranges for the preparation of opinions and legal analyses. The highest level of professionalism that we try to maintain encompasses taking into account forthcoming legal amendments, detailed continuous study of judicature of both the national and European courts. However, while focusing on professionalism we never forget that it goes
hand in hand with a personal approach which ensures that clients can always rely on our services and we provide our best in the shortest possible time with a broad level of transparency and detailed records of our performance.
Scope of Legal Services: Business Transactions Civil Law Intellectual Property Corporate Law and Business Law, Public Procurement Labour Law Real Estate Litigation
Contact details: GĂœRLICH & Co Politickych veznu 19 110 00 Prague 1 Czech Republic tel.: +420 222 101 591 Fax: +420 222 101 590 Email: info@akrg.cz Web: www.akrg.cz
Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year – India SINGH & SINGH LALL & SETHI (SSL&S) The Firm Singh & Singh Lall & Sethi (SSL&S) is a merger of two highly acclaimed IP Law Firms of the country. The merger took place in April 2015. The merger brought professionals passionately dedicated to create perfect synergy with specialist IP practitioners and litigators in different fields of intellectual property law. The firm serves as a one stop solution for IP, Telecom, Competition laws, Information Technology and related aspects, as also technology, media and telecommunication laws with a wide bandwidth to handle large portfolios and litigation across all areas. The firm also handles a large number of non-IP matters especially in the field of pharma regulatory, arbitrations, policy making in IP and Telecom Sectors, including Compulsory Licensing and Copyright Amendment Act 2012. The firm not only represents a large volume of Patent and Trademark litigation cases in India, but also provides unrivalled IP services, including but not limited to domestic and international filing and prosecution. The firm currently has offices in New Delhi, Mumbai, Colombo and Kathmandu. The Founders and Partners The founders are four of the most prolific litigators of the country. Mr. Sandeep Sethi, Mr. Maninder Singh and Ms. Prathiba M. Singh are all designated Senior Advocates. Mr. Chander M. Lall took over the mantle from the founders and is the Founding and Managing Partner of the merged firm. SSL&S is a professionally managed firm with 9 partners, over 40 attorneys and patent agents and a total strength of over 120 personnel. Out of the 9 partners in the Firm, the Managing Partner and two other Partners are involved in Patent litigation. One Partner heads the Patent Prosecution. Four Partners are heading IP Prosecution and Enforcement teams and one partner is involved in Telecom & Broadcasting. There is an entire team of lawyers and patent agents working under each Partner. Patents The patent professionals of SSL&S have wide ranged experience in drafting applications of various technologies and liaising with inventors, technical experts and in-house patent counsels in the preparation of specifications. Because of its day to day experience in patent litigation, SSL&S is able to provide assistance in strategizing complex innovation related issues, enforcement of patents, and analysing strength of patents prior to enforceability, streamline prosecution etc. SSL&S is estimated to be engaged in over 70% of the patent litigations currently pending in the country concerning technologies like pharmaceuticals, bio-similar, medical devices, mechanical engineering, chemicals, electrical and electronics, to name a few. In the area of Standard Essential Patents (SEPs), the firm is engaged in virtually all pending cases in India and is instrumental in assisting development of the law in this field. Trademarks On the trademarks front, SSL&S has been instrumental in laying down the law in several areas such as comparative advertising, trade dress protection and a wide variety of internet and IT law related issues. The firm has been involved in many civil and criminal anti-counterfeiting actions. The firm currently represents 7 of the top 25 of the world renowned trademarks listed by Interbrand. SSL&S is the preferred firm not just in India but the entire South Asian region, including Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Maldives and Bhutan. Telecom and Broadcasting
SSL&S practices extend beyond core IP. It has a strong presence in the area of telecom and broadcasting representing a large number of broadcasters in different forums including the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) and the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT). Bespoke IP Management Software All the work is carried out on a unique bespoke IP management software platform ClickIPR. The software has IP law engines for all jurisdictions around the world ensuring automated docketing of files worldwide and populating of forms. The use of the software system, which is far superior to any known IP software system, ensures that deadlines are never missed and costs are kept low. The firm was perhaps the first in the world to maintain all its files in electronic form. Clients SSL&S has a very wide list of clients from all over the world which include The Coca-Cola Company, Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, Eli Lilly, GSK, Bayer, Merck KgaA, Monsanto, Citibank, Mondelez, KraftHeinz, Diageo, Warner Bros., Twentieth Century Fox, United Technologies Corporation, Kimberly-Clark, Lacoste, Gant, Hewlett Packard, Nike, Ebay, Cisco, Amazon, Samsung, Reckitt Benckiser, Panasonic, DuPont, to name a few International one with an equally impressive list of Indian clients which includes Zee, Marico, Havells, Woodland, HCL, NIIT, Essel, ITC, Eicher, HeroEco and Fabindia. Awards SSL&S is the more extensive awarded firm of 2016 being acknowledged as a leader in IP law. The firm has bagged several awards and maintains highest rankings in many categories. The `Managing Intellectual Property` has ranked Singh & Singh Lall & Sethi as Tier 1 for Patent Contentious, Trade Mark Contentious and Copyright respectively for 2016. The `Chambers & Partners` has ranked the firm as `Band 1 in Intellectual Property` and Chander Lall as `Band 1 Intellectual Property Litigation Lawyer in India`. `Legal Era` positioned Singh & Singh Lall & Sethi as the `IP Law Firm of 2015`. The firm also bagged `WTR Gold award for Enforcement and Litigation` and Chander bagged the `Gold award` in individual category. The firm shot the `Deal of the Year 2015` award for representing Glenmark Pharmaceuticals in Merck Sharp & Dohme and Sun Pharma v Glenmark Pharmaceuticals by India Business Law Journal besides bagging the `2015 - Indian Law Firm Awards - Intellectual Property`. The M&A magazine declared the firm as the Law Firm of the Year - Intellectual Property – India. `Professional Sector Network` has accolade the firm with `IP Law Firm of the Year – India`. WIPR chose Chander Lall as `Leaders 2016 in Patents & Trademark`, while Sudeep Chatterjee was chosen for Trademarks.
Biography CHANDER M. LALL- FOUNDER & MANAGING PARTNER Co- founder of the previously reigning IP boutique, Lall & Sethi Advocates, Mr. Chander M. Lall is currently the Senior Partner and spearhead of the merged entity ‘Singh & Singh Lall & Sethi’ (Singh & Singh is India’s leading IP litigation firm – the two firms merged to form this IP Powerhouse since April this year). An adventure sports enthusiast by heart and a successful Advocate by profession, Mr. Lall is a renaissance man, who has many firsts in his name in the legal profession. He was the first to have the foresight to commence patent drafting outsourcing to India in the year 2002, when the concept was relatively unknown. Under his mentoring and leadership, in the year 2007, his firm developed one of the world’s first proprietary IP Management Software (Click IPR) for international filing and management. His firm went completely paperless as long back as in the year 2010, perhaps one of the first, internationally. He argued his first case with the complete file on a tablet in that year itself. In court, Mr. Lall is rated amongst the best IP litigators. He was counsel for a winning cause in two of the lead decisions (whirlpool and Ocuflox) of the Supreme Court of India on well-known and famous marks – decisions which were path-breaking not just in India, but internationally. His litigation and enforcement foresight is legendary when one considers the impact his strategies had on bringing down film piracy levels in India whilst representing a consortium consisting of the Motion Pictures Association of America, the leading Hollywood studios and many leading Indian film producers. The Supreme Court decision on curtailing cable piracy stands at the forefront of this initiative. He is widely acknowledged as one of the best in the field of copyright and copyright litigation. Post his graduation, Mr. Lall enrolled as an advocate with the Bar Council of India in 1989. He has been practicing in various forums including the Supreme Court of India, Delhi High Court, in addition to other High Courts around the country for over 25 years. He was also a part of the Core Group to make amendments in the copyright laws of India. Mr. Lall is a leading member of the Pharmaceutical Trade Marks Group and advises and represents many leading pharmaceutical companies including Pfizer, Eli Lilly, Bayer and Merck on various IP issues. His firms protects 8 of the top 30 brands of the world listed in the Interbrand 2014 Rankings. Besides having an illustrious career as a litigator, Mr. Lall is also a proud member of various globally renowned network and associations. He was perhaps the youngest, and the first Indian and south Asian member to be on the Board of Directors of the International Trademarks Association (INTA), a world-wide association of trademark owners & professionals from the year 1998 to 2000. He was also the Chairperson of the World-Wide AntiCounterfeiting and Enforcement Committee at INTA for a two year term and also serves as the President of the Intellectual Property Rights Attorney Association. Besides his exceptional litigating skills, Mr. Lall demonstrated his outstanding writing abilities by being the contributing Author and Editor for the publication entitled "Trademark Anti-Counterfeiting in Asia and the Pacific Rim". He has also authored the chapter on Indian law in both the editions of the publication of INTA entitled "Trademark Law and the Internet". Mr. Lall has is consistently listed as one of the leading IP practitioners in India by virtually all leading international publications. He frequently attends and speaks at national and international IP conferences and is on the WIPO Panel of speakers and resource persons for their Training of Trainers (TOT) Programs. He has participated in well over 20 TOT programs in over 3 continents including Africa, South America and Asia. In addition to being a distinguished lawyer, Mr. Lall is an advanced certified scuba diver, a fervent mountaineer, an avid and former national lever cyclist, a bold bungee jumper, a one-time sky diver, a want to-be Harley Davidson Hog and a passionate water and alpine skier. Contact Details: Address: D-17, South Extension – II, New Delhi – 110 049. Tel: 91-11-4289 9999.
Entertainment Law Firm of the Year – Germany ARNECKE SIBETH is an independent law firm with 35 partners and more than 100 attorneys at four locations: Frankfurt, Munich, Berlin and Dresden. It ranks among the top legal service providers in Germany. We offer comprehensive legal services in selected practice areas and sectors. We call this approach focused full service. Our specialists are organised in six strong practice groups which are fully integrated across the locations and are working together closely as a team. ●Corporate / M&A / Tax ●Real Estate ●Public Law ●Employment ●IP/IT/Commercial (with sports + media) ●Transportation / aviation / logistics Our Corporate/M&A Practice is highly valued both domestically and in cross-border transactions. In the area of Real Estate and Construction/Engineering we can boast one of the most successful and largest teams in Germany. Many of our professionals working in the areas of Public Law and IP/IT/Commercial have received multiple awards. We are leading experts in the Law of Transportation, Aviation and Logistics and our TAL practice enjoys high acclaim internationally. We advise multinational groups as well as medium-sized enterprises in various industry sectors, both domestically and in cross border matters. We have an excellent international network. Our carefully selected partners Meritas and Interlaw offer access to first class attorneys in all important legal systems who share our comprehensive approach to legal services and meet the high expectations of our clients. At our firm you will deal with partners directly – throughout the entire project. Teams will be set up in the size as required. We can also handle complex matters with multidisciplinary and well integrated teams. Always under the clear leadership of a partner who keeps a watchful eye on the matter and stays in close contact with the client. We take pride in providing services. It takes more than just legal considerations to find the right entrepreneurial decision. Therefore we offer “more than law”. It is our ambition to take a 360-degree look at the picture and thus to have a clear view of all facets of a topic. Contact Details: ARNECKE SIBETH, FRANKFURT HAMBURGER ALLEE 4 (WESTENDGATE) 60486 FRANKFURT AM MAIN Tel.: +49 69 979885-0 E-Mail: Frankfurt@ArneckeSibeth.com
Corporate & Commercial Leading Lawyer – Thailand SCL Law Group (formerly known as Chavalit Law Group) provides a full range of legal services to serve the needs of clients. We have structured our group of law firms in such a way that general legal work, such as corporate, securities, banking and finance, corporate recovery services, expatriate services, labour, mergers and acquisitions, property, taxation, litigation and arbitration, are handled by Siam City Law Offices (SCL); and intellectual property, information technology and telecommunications work is handled by Chavalit & Associates (CA). Our clients are both domestic companies and multinational corporations. We have worked with law firms in many jurisdictions for cross-border transactions. The firm was started with 4 partners and a number of support staff, totalling 30 people and now after 11 years, our staff count is 100 people with head office in Bangkok and branch office in Hua Hin, along with offices in Myanmar, Loa PDR and Cambodia. Nilobon Tangprasit is one of the founding partners of Siam City Law Offices Limited (SCL Law Group). Prior to the group’s establishment, she was a partner and member of the Corporate & Commercial Practice Group of International Legal Counsellors Thailand Ltd. (ILCT) (Russin & Vecchi). Her previous professional experience includes a three-year period as an in-house lawyer with B. Grimm & Co., in addition to successful stints with Siam Yamaha Co., Ltd. and Coopers & Lybrand Associates Ltd. Nilobon Tangprasit is a well-renowned corporate attorney within the Thai legal industry and has headed the Corporate Practice Group of SCL Group since its inception. In a career that has spanned more than 25 years, she has gained extensive expertise in advising and assisting international and Thai corporations, both in the private and public sectors, in the areas of business organisation and structure, foreign business law, investment law, joint ventures, dissolution and liquidation, corporate recovery, M&A, taxes, exchange control laws, share sales and purchases, public offerings and listing and delisting from the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET). In addition, Nilobon Tangprasit also has vast litigation and alternative dispute resolution (ADR) experience involving general commercial and corporate matters. The Partners and the team manage each and every case in an individual manner. Great emphasis is given to the fine details of each matter. No one case is the same. We always try to understand what our clients want not only immediately but also for the long team goals of our client. This creates the trust and ultimate establishing a long working relationship. Being in the Asean region, often there is much cross boarder transections and client trust us in handling these matters. The fact that we have offices in Myanmar, Lao PDR and Cambodia makes is easier for us to provide values added service to our clients. We have been in the business in this region for over 35 years and with it comes a vast amount of experience and a great deal of knowledge of how business is done in this region and specifically Thailand. This knowledge and expertise is used in assisting our clients in obtaining the best deals in negotiations and in various areas of our practice. We understand what our clients want and we deliver quality service, be it the setting up of a new company or restructuring a company, just as an example. With this amount of experience comes by itself the strong business network that has been established over the years. Some of our partners have over 35 years of working experience. They know who to go for different matters, especially when dealing with Government officials. A few prominent cases are as follows: i. A major deal involving an aerospace supplier/manufacturer based in the USA and a leading premium built-to-measure warehouse, distribution centre and factory developer, both in Thailand and the South East Asia region.
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The closing of a lucrative deal between an industrial packaging container supplier/manufacturer based in Germany; and Thailand’s leading developer of industrial estates, utilities, and power and property solutions. Assisted in a consortium agreement between a prominent utilities management services company, and (undisclosed), a division of a foreign company, the world’s largest supplier of water services; with regard to the purchase of the bid documents on the hire of work via an e-auction system from the local water authority. The result of this is that its name is on the recipient list of the bid documents regarding hire of work with the e-Auction System of PWA. Assisted (undisclosed) on a contract on hire of work for water system supervision, operation and management at Suvarnabhumi Airport with Airports of Thailand PCL (“AOT”).
This year has been a tough year indeed, but we have always been in close contact with our client and have always provided them with top notch quality service. There have been compromises that we have made for our clients. These go towards showing that we value our clients and we are not merely counsels for hire. We go beyond our expectation to provide best value added service and provide the best possible solution to our clients. We as a law firm have always believed in evolving with the times and changes in the legal frame work. A most significant development this year has been the implementation of the Asean Economic Community (AEC). We as a group have embraced this significant change and gone further to advice clients on not just their needs for Thailand, but the AEC as a whole. Educating the clients of the momentous cooperation and getting them to look beyond just Thailand, and how they can benefit and venture out into the Asean countries. When there is complexity and challenges, or changes we look at how it can work well not just for us as lawyers but also for our clients. Our goals have always been clear for us – always provide service excellence to our clients. In achieving this aim we evolve as a group, we better ourselves in learning and adapting ourselves and our practice group in servicing our clients. We would like to be known as a leading firm, not only in Thailand but a firm with an excellent reputation in the Asean region. Other notable awards to evidence our excellent service are: Asian Women in Business Law Awards in the following categories: 1. Best firm in Thailand; and 2. Best national firm for work/life balance.
Contact Details: Siam City Law Offices Limited Rajanakarn Building, 20th Floor 3 South Sathorn Road, Yannawa Sathorn, Bangkok 10120, Thailand Tel: +66 (0) 2 6766667-8 Fax: +66 (0) 2 6766188 www.siamcitylaw.com
Best Patent Services Firm – Canada PatentAxis Inc. is a Canadian patent services firm located in the financial district of Toronto, Canada. The firm is experienced in all types of patent preparation and analysis providing services of patent filing, prosecution and consultations to its clients. The firm’s clients range from local small and medium sized businesses to larger entities to foreign firms. Regardless of the size of the client, PatentAxis Inc. is inspired by the innovative activity and is committed to providing services in a clear and practical manner to secure a competitive advantage in patents. The objective is to make the patent process transparent so that clients can focus time and energy on effecting change with their innovations. Understanding client objectives and providing pragmatic guidance in view of these objectives is a hallmark of the firm’s business approach. Strong client communication skills underlie this approach. Whenever feasible, multi-faceted choices inherent in patent prosecution are distilled within the context of client objectives to represent available choices in a practical format of risks and opportunities to allow clients to select choices best suited to their objectives. Guidance and consultations provided to clients is based on a nimble client service model that assesses and adapts to each client’s goals and needs. Strong client relations are a natural progression from an inspirational respect that PatentAxis Inc. holds for its clients and their business activity. The entrepreneurial process requires coordination of multiple interacting parts and successful decisions by clients to take an idea through research and development to a recognized innovation in the market place. This process takes insight and dedication that commands respect and the firm is always keen to do its part to help and foster the process from a patent perspective. The firm has been fortunate to have a client roster filled with dynamic innovators and conscientious businesses. As a result of the quality of clients opportunities have always eclipsed challenges throughout the firm’s history. Canadian innovation is based on enduring local talent that will continue to bring new solutions to market regardless of overlying economic conditions. Economic changes can create corresponding budgetary revisions, but as long as the desire to protect innovation is maintained PatentAxis Inc. is nimble and adept at providing practical options and tactics to defer costs and adjust to budgetary constraints. The firm looks to its future with unguarded optimism as the firm’s clients continue to bring unique and useful products in a variety of industry sectors. Springing from this varied and dynamic client roster, the firm enthusiastically embraces its future, and is excited by the opportunity to expand its profile. Moving forward PatentAxis Inc. is keen to increase its profile among international clients and in this context is thrilled by the recognition and coverage provided by the 2016 Golden Advisor Awards survey and publication. CONTACT DETAILS Company: PatentAxis Inc. Name: Jai Chatterjee Email: mail@patentaxis.com Web Address: www.patentaxis.com Address: 10 King Street East, suite 500, Toronto, Ontario, M5C 1C3 Canada Telephone: +1-416-556-2999
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Transfer Pricing Partners of the Year – Brazil Arthur Young was born in Glasgow, Scotland. He graduated in law, but became interested in banking and investment. In 1890, he moved to the US to pursue his career in accounting. In 1906, he formed an accounting firm, Arthur Young & Company, with his brother Stanley. Alwin C Ernst was born in Cleveland, USA. After leaving school he worked as a bookkeeper. Then, in 1903, he and his brother Theodore started Ernst & Ernst, a small public accounting firm. Both Arthur Young and AC Ernst were innovators and appreciated the importance of quality in their work. Ernst pioneered the idea that accounting information could be used to make business decisions and make a difference to clients’ organizations. He inspired his people to deliver better service to clients. Young also positioned himself as a business advisor as much as an accountant. Both men understood the importance of their people. In 1920, Ernst & Ernst’s operating philosophy stated: “The success of Ernst & Ernst depends wholly upon the character, ability and industry of the men and women who make up the organization.” Young supported the development of professionals. In the 1920s he originated a staff school and, in the 1930s, the firm was the first to recruit from university campuses. Both firms were also quick to enter the global marketplace. As early as 1924, they allied with prominent British firms: Young with Broads Paterson & Co and Ernst with Whinney Smith & Whinney. These alliances were the first of many for both firms, which opened offices around the world to service their international clients. AC Ernst and Arthur Young never met in life, but died within days of each other in 1948. However their philosophies lived on and, in 1989, were brought together when the firms they started combined to create Ernst & Young. The new organization quickly positioned itself on the leading edge of rapid globalization, new business technologies and continuous business change. In Brazil our organization has 5.000 people sharing their ideals and passion to help build a better working world. Partner for the Transfer Pricing Practice of Rio de Janeiro office, serving particularly in the oil & gas, mining & metal, life & science, automotive and technology industries. Marcio has experience in providing tax services to different industries and has a wide range of experience including international tax planning, supply chain restructuring, tax compliance and corporate reorganizations. Marcio is a professor of transfer pricing and tax planning for the MBA in Law program at UFF (Universidade Federal Fluminense), PUC (Pontifícia Universidade Católica) in Rio de Janeiro and FGV. We have a full dedicated group to Transfer Pricing practice in Brazil. This represents an important differential to EY in the market. Contact Details: Marcio R. de Oliveira Address: Praia de Botafogo, 370 - 7 Andar, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, 22.250-040, Brasil Tel: + 55 21 3263 7209 Email: marcio.r.oliveira@br.ey.com
Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year Taiwan Deep & Far attorneys-at-law was founded in 1992 and is dealing with all phases of laws with a focus on the practice in separate or in combination of all aspects of intellectual property rights (IPRs) including patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, unfair competition, and/or licensing, counselling, litigation and/or transaction thereof. Area of Practice: Intellectual Property, including patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret. The patent attorneys and patent engineers in Deep & Far normally hold outstanding and advanced degrees and are generally graduated from the top five universities in this country. Our prominent staffs are dedicated to provide the best quality service in IPRs in this country. As a proof, about one half of top 100 incorporations in this country have experiences of seeking patented their techniques, but more than one fifth of the top 100 incorporations has ever used services of this firm. Furthermore, Hi-Tech companies in the science-based industrial park located at Hsin Chu had ever played the most important role in booming the economy of this country. About one half of them has experiences in seeking patented their techniques, and out of more than 50% of the patent-experienced companies in that park have ever entrusted their IPR works to this firm. Experiences: Mr. Yu-Li Tsai, a patent attorney graduated from Department of Electrical Engineering of National Taiwan University (NTUEE), which is the best engineering school in Taiwan. Because of interest in communication system, he then attended in the Graduate Institute of Communication Engineering (GICE) of NTU. During his research life in GICE, he also started to get involved in knowledge and skills of patent-related matters for taking and receiving the qualification of patent attorney. Mr. Tsai also attended to receive an IP master from Law School of University of New Hampshire, also known as Franklin Pierce Center for Intellectual Property, had an internship with InterDigital, Inc., and passed the U.S. Patent Bar Examination. Currently, Mr. Tsai is working for Deep & Far Attorneys-at-Law as a patent attorney.
It is our philosophy to provide competent legal services that other firm cannot comparably provide. The necessitated ensuing problem is how we can so provide? Deep & Far so achieve by selecting, edifying and nurturing peoples who have the following personalities: learned in expertise, morally earnest and sincerely behaved in mind and strictly disciplined between give and take. It is well-believed that such properties are key factors for peoples to properly and competently behave themselves. Because the clients become more understood in the knowledge of IP and more budget-sensitive, they usually want to select an agent who can more efficiently and effectively deal with their IP matters. They often invite bids, set out tenders and call for interview before they decide to entrust a service provider. Taking patent for example, they gather information of costs for patent prosecution, previous works, and firm introduction materials in a preliminary choice stage, and hold an interview to obtain further details of the firm which has passed the preliminary choice stage. We represent international giants, e.g. InterDigital, MPS, Schott Glas, Toyo Ink, Motorola, Cypress, Google, Armani. We always keep updating the newest state of this firm, recruiting elite patent engineers and strictly training them the essential skills, improving the efficiency and quality of service, and developing new strategies that can assist the clients effectively protecting their intellectual property rights. This firm believes that if the efficiency, quality, and enthusiasm of the services can be consistently monitored and maintained, overcoming complexities, challenges or changes is just a result rather than an issue. Our aspiration and directions would be developing more potential clients either in domestic or foreign countries, and expanding the size of this firm to assist more clients in pursuing most satisfactory IP protection. Although the domestic IP market, especially in the patent field in 2013 shrank a little, we expect this situation may finally change because there is a phenomenon that the gross economy is starting to recover in 2014.
Contact details Deep & Far Yu-Li. Tsai Tel: 886-2-25856688#900 Fax: 886-2-25989900//886-2-25978989 Add: 13th Fl., 27 Sec. 3, Chung San N. Rd., Taipei, Taiwan Web: www.deepnfar.com.tw Email: lawtsai@deepnfar.com.tw
Most Professional Asset & Trade Finance Firm of the Year – International APT Finance is an independent finance company providing asset finance and Trade finance to all kinds of businesses, from start ups and sole traders to some of the biggest companies in the UK. After many years specialising in the Entertainment and IT industries, APT's financial packages now cover any kind of product and all types of businesses. Our short term (1-6 months) and long term (1-5 years) finance packages enable you to make the most of the assets of your business - your cash resources, your customers, the equipment you own, your sales force and your business track record. For ten years APT Finance has worked closely with the suppliers and users of equipment in the entertainment industry and although our expertise is the funding of "high tech" equipment such as IT, cameras, pro audio, video, sound and lighting, A/V, multimedia and digital imaging, we also finance "low tech" products used by the same customers, such as fixture and fittings for bars and clubs, signage, vehicles and furniture. If it is tangible, we can finance it! The three directors of APT Finance each have over twenty years experience in general management, finance or marketing for both small and large IT manufacturers and so, whether you are a supplier wanting to implement your own label leasing programme or an end user needing advice on the tax implication of leasing versus hire purchase, you can be sure of getting responsive and experienced help from APT. Designing and implementing supplier (vendor) leasing programmes is one of APT's key activities because the directors have each spent over 20 years, before setting up APT, in senior marketing and finance roles with a variety of IT companies, from own start up ventures to major international PLCs. The APT Team are here to rapidly source funding for your business. We have considerable expertise in:
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Over the last 15 years, APT established itself as the clear Service Leader in Broker Finance, and has funded thousands of assets of every description to thousands of small, medium and large UK businesses, from sole traders to PLC's. Over the years our expertise has expanded from financing Film & Television production equipment, professional sound & lighting, production CD & DVD, into event finance, entertainment venue finance, Video Walls, Plasma Screens, CCTV systems, Computer Equipment and Software-only Leasing. For example, if a club owner often wants finance for his bar and kitchen equipment, or a recording studio needs some air conditioning - and so to provide a comprehensive service to our customers, APT has the resources and experience to finance any asset costing between ÂŁ1000 and ÂŁ1 million. The APT's team are all seasoned business professionals and we have recruited management and support staff with years of experience in the relevant disciplines and markets in order to provide our customers with informed, competent and responsive service and advice.
Contact Details: APT Finance 22, Reading Road, Henley on-Thames Oxon RG9 1AG United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)1491 642077 Fax: +44 (0)1491 642078 E-mail: enquiries@apt-finance.com
European Trademark Law Firm of the Year – Romania Dennemeyer & Associates is a leading patent law firm with a genuine international span. It was founded as a patent law firm in Luxembourg in 1962. We now have six offices in five European countries (Luxembourg, Germany, Poland, Romania, and Croatia) and five offices in non-European countries (United States of America, United Arab Emirates, Japan, Australia, Brazil) with new locations being constantly added. As a pioneer in strategic international intellectual asset management, we specialize in the preparation and worldwide registration of patents, trademarks and designs. We assist our clients in all steps of the prosecution phase of IP management. Our international team of patent and trademark attorneys offers world-class expertise in IP law for patents, trademarks, designs, copyrights, domain names and licenses. They are admitted to practice before the Patent and Trademark Offices of several additional European and non-European jurisdictions (e.g. France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Great Britain, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, EU, EPO, and New Zealand). Dennemeyer is the only global, full-service provider. Our worldwide service range is comprised of both legal and portfolio services, as well as strategic IP consulting and cuttingedge software solutions for effective IP management. Due to the synergies between the international patent law firm Dennemeyer & Associates & Dennemeyer IP Solutions, we are in a unique position to make full use of each areas’ strengths and to pass these advantages to our clients. Benefits of working with us include: •
Experienced and highly qualified patent and trademark professionals
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Single point-of-contact for worldwide IP outsourcing
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Cost-efficiency including non-key countries
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Streamlined internal processes as demonstrated by our ISO certifications
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Flexible processes to meet an organization’s needs
• Seamless integration with Dennemeyer Group’s IP Portfolio Services, IP Consulting and Software Solutions Dennemeyer & Associates scope of intellectual asset legal services ensures cost effective and powerful support to corporations. I am Raluca Judele, patent attorney, Head of International Recordals, Head of Patent Department and Director of Dennemeyer & Associates (RO). I am active since 2011 in the area of IP and my expertise covers IP law, commercial and civil law.
Contact Details: Luxembourg (Central office, Howald): Dennemeyer & Associates S.A. 55, rue des Bruyères, 1274 Howald Phone: +352 276115-100 Fax: +352 276115-555 E-mail: info@dennemeyer-law.com Romania (Brasov): Dennemeyer & Associates S.R.L. Str. Aurel Vlaicu 94, 1st floor, 500178 Brasov Phone: + 40 268 41 2979 Fax: +40 268 412965 E-mail: info@dennemeyer-law.com
Accountants of the Year – Mexico KSI México is a Mexican Company of Certified Public Accountants, and o ne of the best domestic consulting firms. Member of KS International, an association of independent accountancy firms with over 100 offices; we operate in some 50 countries around the world to deal with your international business need. We belong to the PCAOB (Public Co mpany Accounting Oversight Board) , as a corporation to oversee the audits of public companies in order to protect the interests of investors and further the public interest in the preparation of informative, accurate and independent audit reports. KSI México offers a personal service, focused on the growth and success of our clients . We outstand for the quality of our services, offering a complete solution for each client . We provide a wide range of business service to companies in a variety of industries. The firm specializes in corporate finance advice, accounting, tax planning, consultation, and auditing services. The Key to our approach is to build a close relation ship between partner and client. If you are thinking doing business in México, think Ksi México. We help successfully set up and gro w many companies. We can tailor a special propose of your investments. Our commitment is to help your business succeed by keepi ng up-to-date with your affairs and offering a high standard of both commercial and supportive advice. Qualities you will find in a K SI México firm include:
A real understanding of your business .
The partners are in tune with your needs and aspirations .
Regular attention and support from accessible partners .
Commercial realism in the advice you receive .
Technically reliable responses to your enquiries .
Additionally, KSI México fir m attach great importance to recruiting and training quality staff. Contact Details: Mr. David Hernández Munguia info@ksi.mx
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