Award Categories

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1. In-house trademark management

Criteria: This award will recognise excellence as either an initiative or project carried out by in-house counsel between 1 June 2007 and 31 May 2008. This award could relate to trademark litigation, in-house re-orginisation or brand protection.

Discipline: Trademark.

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2. In-house patent management

Criteria: This award will recognise excellence in either an initiative or project carried out by in-house counsel between 1 June 2007 and 31 May 2008. This award could relate to litigation, inhouse re-organisation, licensing or improvements to a patent portfolio.

Discipline: Patent

3. Excellence in trademark practice/litigation in private practice

Criteria: This award will recognise excellence for trademark work based on EPO/US/National Trademark Office projects or initiatives based on trademark prosecution including opposition and litigation work between 1 June 2007 and 31 May 2008. The work could be based on any of the following areas: pharmaceutical industry, well-known brands, counterfeiting, IT and other trademark areas.

Discipline: Trademark.

4. Excellence in patent practice/litigation in private practice

Criteria: This award will recognise excellence for patent work based on EPO/US/National Patent Office projects or initiatives based on patent prosecution including opposition work and litigation between 1 June 2007 and 31 May 2008. The work could be based on any of the following areas: chemical, engineering, bio tech, IT and other patent areas.

Discipline: Patent.

5. Law firm of the year

Criteria: This award will go to a firm that can show outstanding achivement in IP dispute resolution; recognising excellence in litigtagtion, oppositions or ADR in any area of intellectual property and can show any new initiatives that a firm may have implemented.

Discipline: Trademark, Patent and Copyright.

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1. In-house trademark management

Criteria: This award will recognise excellence as either an initiative or project carried out by in-house counsel between 1 June 2007 and 31 May 2008. This award could relate to trademark litigation, in-house re-orginisation or brand protection.

Discipline: Trademark.

2. In-house patent management

Criteria: This award will recognise excellence in either an initiative or project carried out by in-house counsel between 1 June 2007 and 31 May 2008. This award could relate to litigation, inhouse re-organisation, licensing or improvements to a patent portfolio.

Discipline: Patent

3. Excellence in trademark practice/litigation in private practice

Criteria: This award will recognise excellence for trademark work based on EPO/US/National Trademark Office projects or initiatives based on trademark prosecution including opposition and litigation work between 1 June 2007 and 31 May 2008. The work could be based on any of the following areas: pharmaceutical industry, well-known brands, counterfeiting, IT and other trademark areas.

Discipline: Trademark.

4. Excellence in patent practice/litigation in private practice

Criteria: This award will recognise excellence for patent work based on EPO/US/National Patent Office projects or initiatives based on patent prosecution including opposition work and litigation between 1 June 2007 and 31 May 2008. The work could be based on any of the following areas: chemical, engineering, bio tech, IT and other patent areas.

Discipline: Patent.

5. Law firm of the year

Criteria: This award will go to a firm that can show outstanding achivement in IP dispute resolution; recognising excellence in litigtagtion, oppositions or ADR in any area of intellectual property and can show any new initiatives that a firm may have implemented.

Discipline: Trademark, Patent and Copyright.

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1. In-house trademark management

Criteria: This award will recognise excellence as either an initiative or project carried out by in-house counsel between 1 June 2007 and 31 May 2008. This award could relate to trademark litigation, in-house re-orginisation or brand protection.

Discipline: Trademark.

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2. In-house patent management

Criteria: This award will recognise excellence in either an initiative or project carried out by in-house counsel between 1 June 2007 and 31 May 2008. This award could relate to litigation, inhouse re-organisation, licensing or improvements to a patent portfolio.

Discipline: Patent

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3. Excellence in trademark practice/litigation in private practice

Criteria: This award will recognise excellence for trademark work based on EPO/US/National Trademark Office projects or initiatives based on trademark prosecution including opposition and litigation work between 1 June 2007 and 31 May 2008. The work could be based on any of the following areas: pharmaceutical industry, well-known brands, counterfeiting, IT and other trademark areas.

Discipline: Trademark.

4. Excellence in patent practice/litigation in private practice

Criteria: This award will recognise excellence for patent work based on EPO/US/National Patent Office projects or initiatives based on patent prosecution including opposition work and litigation between 1 June 2007 and 31 May 2008. The work could be based on any of the following areas: chemical, engineering, bio tech, IT and other patent areas.

Discipline: Patent.

5. Law firm of the year

Criteria: This award will go to a firm that can show outstanding achivement in IP dispute resolution; recognising excellence in litigtagtion, oppositions or ADR in any area of intellectual property and can show any new initiatives that a firm may have implemented.

Discipline: Trademark, Patent and Copyright.

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1. In-house trademark management

Criteria: This award will recognise excellence as either an initiative or project carried out by in-house counsel between 1 June 2007 and 31 May 2008. This award could relate to trademark litigation, in-house re-orginisation or brand protection.

Discipline: Trademark.

2. In-house patent management

Criteria: This award will recognise excellence in either an initiative or project carried out by in-house counsel between 1 June 2007 and 31 May 2008. This award could relate to litigation, inhouse re-organisation, licensing or improvements to a patent portfolio.

Discipline: Patent

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3. Excellence in trademark practice/litigation in private practice

Criteria: This award will recognise excellence for trademark work based on EPO/US/National Trademark Office projects or initiatives based on trademark prosecution including opposition and litigation work between 1 June 2007 and 31 May 2008. The work could be based on any of the following areas: pharmaceutical industry, well-known brands, counterfeiting, IT and other trademark areas.

Discipline: Trademark.

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4. Excellence in patent practice/litigation in private practice

Criteria: This award will recognise excellence for patent work based on EPO/US/National Patent Office projects or initiatives based on patent prosecution including opposition work and litigation between 1 June 2007 and 31 May 2008. The work could be based on any of the following areas: chemical, engineering, bio tech, IT and other patent areas.

Discipline: Patent.

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5. Law firm of the year

Criteria: This award will go to a firm that can show outstanding achivement in IP dispute resolution; recognising excellence in litigtagtion, oppositions or ADR in any area of intellectual property and can show any new initiatives that a firm may have implemented.

Discipline: Trademark, Patent and Copyright.

Excellence in domain name policy implementation

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Lifetime achievement

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