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Taylor Wessing named European Trade Mark Firm of the Year at the MIP Global Awards 2016

International law firm Taylor Wessing has won the award for European Trade Mark Firm of the Year at the 2016 Managing IP Global Awards, organised by Managing Intellectual Property, a leading global resource for IP news and analysis. The ceremony took place at The Savoy, in London, on 10 March 2016 and was attended by a number of industry leaders.

This year, alongside winning European Trade Mark Firm of the Year, Taylor Wessing was nominated for three other awards including European Patent Firm of the Year, European Copyright Firm of the Year and UK Firm of the Year for Patent Litigation.

Martin Prohaska-Marchried, CEE Head of IP/IT at Taylor Wessing said: “We are very proud to have won this award which is extremely recognized within the industry. Managing IP is known to research the market very thoroughly so it’s an honour being perceived as an international market leader.”

Olaf Gillert, Head of the international Trade Marks team added: "This award is a testament to the hard work of our IP group across all of our offices and illustrates our high-quality service and continued innovation."

Now in its eleventh year, the Managing IP Global Awards are the culmination of MIP’s five month-long World IP Survey - using market research, client feedback and in-depth interviews to pinpoint the firms, individuals and corporations excelling in IP across Asia-Pacific, Europe and Latin America.

The Taylor Wessing IP team works with a number of high profile clients across a range of sectors including technology, fashion, retail and food and drink. Its integrated trade mark team is one of the largest and best rated practices of its type. It advises clients with every kind of related issue, including portfolio management, resolving disputes and oppositions, licensing and co-existence agreements, how to quickly clear new brands for use, and how to secure the best form of registered protection even for those hard-to-register marks.

Taylor Wessing advises clients ranging from those with extensive international portfolios to SMEs and start-ups. The firm’s international filing practice is large and strategically core to the firm. It manages over 45,000 live marks worldwide, including for a number of the firm’s key clients.