The 2024 edition of IAM Patent 1000: The World's Leading Patent Professionals has recognised members of Gowling WLG's global Patents Group across five jurisdictions. In total, the guide distinguished 38 patent professionals in the litigation, prosecution and transaction categories.

Gowling WLG also received firm rankings in the following country categories:

Canada

Litigation
Prosecution
Transactions

China

Firm

France

Litigation
Transactions

UAE

Firm

UK

Litigation
Transactions

Individual rankings


The following Gowling WLG professionals are listed in IAM Patent 1000 2024:

Canada



Litigation
Michael Crichton
Ron Dimock
R. Nelson Godfrey
Laurent Massam
John Norman
Marc Richard
Christopher Van Barr
Jay Zakaib

Prosecution 
David Aylen
John Harris
Doak Horne
Selena Kim
Brian Kingwell
Brian Lee
James Longwell
Omar Nassif
Roch Ripley
Susan Tandan
Grant Tisdall
Jennifer Wilkie
Sonia M Ziesche

Transactions
Anita Nador
Grant Tisdall

China

Litigation
Elliot Papageorgiou

Prosecution
Jian Xu

France

Litigation
Céline Bey
Marianne Schaffner

Transactions
Céline Bey
Marianne Schaffner

UAE

Jon Parker
Tamara El Shibib
Rachel Armstrong

UK

Litigation
Alexandra Brodie
Michael Carter
Jenny Davies
Huw Evans
Matt Hervey
Seiko Hidaka
Paul Inman
Luke Kempton

Transactions
Patrick Duxbury


IAM Patent 1000 2024 also named Vivian Wei Cheng of JurisAsia as a leading IP professional (prosecution) in Singapore.

About IAM Patent 1000
Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) identifies the top private practice patent professionals and firms in the world's key markets. Rankings in IAM Patent 1000 are based on an extensive global research process involving interviews with private practice lawyers and in-house counsel.


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.