Twenty-seven Gowling WLG patent and trademark practitioners from Canada, the U.K. Russia and the United Arab Emirates have been named "IP Stars" by Managing Intellectual Property, one of the world's premier intellectual property publications.

The rankings follow a strong showing by Gowling WLG in Managing IP's "2016 IP Stars - Patent and Trademark Firm" rankings, where the firm was ranked among the top IP firms in Canada, the U.K. and Russia across multiple categories.

Published annually, the "IP Stars" guides identify the most widely regarded and highly recommended firms and practitioners in the IP field, with results published incrementally during the first half of each year.

For more than 125 years, Gowling WLG has been helping the world's top organizations maximize their intellectual property assets and protect what makes them unique. With a leading global network of award-winning IP professionals, the firm's IP Group offers unmatched expertise in patents, trademarks, brands, designs, copyright, advertising, IP litigation and more - in Canada and around the world.

Managing Intellectual Property "2016 IP Stars" rankings are listed below:

Canada

Patents
Anthony G. Creber
Michael Crichton
Neil W. Henderson
Brian G. Kingwell
John Norman
Marc Richard
Patrick Stewart Smith
Grant W.C. Tisdall
Christopher C. Van Barr

Trademarks
Kelly Gill
Neil W. Henderson
Robert A. MacDonald
Guy Régimbald
Kevin Sartorio

UK

Patents
David Barron
Patrick Duxbury
Gordon Harris
Paul Inman
Luke Kempton
Jamie Rowlands

Trademarks
Cerryg Jones
Jamie Rowlands
Kate Swaine

Russia

Patents
Alexander Christophoroff
Julianna Tabastajewa
Vladislav Ugryumov

Trademarks
David Aylen
Alexander Christophoroff
Anastassia Sinitsyna
Julianna Tabastajewa

United Arab Emirates

Trademarks
Jon Parker