Twenty-nine Gowling WLG professionals from across the firm's offices in Canada, China, France, the UAE and the UK have been distinguished as 2024 "IP Stars" by Managing IP.

Managing IP's "IP STARS" guide covers over six IP practice areas and more than 70 jurisdictions, making it the most comprehensive, leading specialist rankings publication for the IP profession.

The following Gowling WLG IP professionals have been named "IP Stars" in the Copyright, Design, Patents, Trademarks and Transactions categories, with seven professionals ranked in more than one category:

Canada

Copyright
Matthew Estabrooks
Laurent Massam
Lynne Watt

Patents
Michael Crichton
Ronald Dimock
Brian Kingwell
Anita Nador
John Norman
Marc Richard
Grant Tisdall
Christopher Van Barr

Trademarks
Shelagh Carnegie
Monique Couture
Ronald Dimock
Kelly Gill
Lori Hall
Jennifer Morton
Marc Richard
Kevin Sartorio

Transactions
Anita Nador

China

Trademarks
Elliot Papageorgiou
Jian Xu

Patents
Elliot Papageorgiou

France

Patents
Marianne Schaffner

Trademarks
Céline Bey
Marianne Schaffner

UAE

Trademarks
Jon Parker

UK

Design
John Coldham

Patents
Alexandra Brodie
Huw Evans
Paul Inman
Luke Kempton

Trademarks
Alexandra Brodie
John Coldham
Kate Swaine

Transactions
Patrick Duxbury
Luke Kempton

Gowling WLG's commitment to excellence in IP continues to be recognised on the global stage. Recently, Managing IP named Gowling WLG among the leading global firms in its 2024 edition of "IP Stars" Trademark firm rankings and presented several EMEA and Americas Awards to the IP teams in the UAE, UK and Canada.

About our Intellectual Property Group

Gowling WLG is a full-service firm comprising 1,500 professionals with strength across all areas of business law and litigation. With leading IP practices in Canada, China, the UAE, the UK and Europe, and - via our exclusive association with JurisAsia LLC - Singapore, and a network of trusted agents worldwide, we help IP owners overcome complex obstacles and optimize new opportunities – wherever business takes them. Learn more about our global IP team.