The shortlist for the 20th annual Managing IP EMEA Awards 2025 has been announced, and it is a record-breaking year for HGF’s European team with an incredible 23 nominations! This achievement follows another year of significant growth for the firm, including our recent private equity investment, and highlights the dedication and expertise of our team across Europe in delivering excellence to our clients.
The categories we are shortlisted for are:
Europe
- Patent Disputes (Patent & Trademark Attorney Firms)
- Patent Prosecution
- EPO Proceedings Firm of the Year
- Trademark (Patent & Trademark Attorney Firms)
Benelux
- Trademark (Patent & Trademark Attorney Firms)
- Patent (Patent & Trademark Attorney Firms)
United Kingdom (England)
- Patent Disputes (Patent & Trademark Attorney Firms)
- Trademark Disputes (Patent & Trademark Attorney Firms)
- Patent Prosecution
- Trademark Prosecution (Patent & Trademark Attorney Firms)
- IPEC Firm of the Year
- UPC Firm of the Year
- Patent Practitioner of the Year (Patent & Trademark Attorney Firms) – Rachel Fetches
- Rising Star of the Year (Patent & Trademark Attorney Firms) – Christie Batty
Ireland
- Patent Prosecution
- Trade Mark Prosecution
- Practitioner of the Year (Patent & Trademark Attorney Firms) – Craig Thomson
- Rising Star of the Year – Sean McDonagh
Netherlands
- Trade Mark Prosecution
- Practitioner of the Year (Patent & Trademark Attorneys) – Alexander Hagan
United Kingdom (Scotland)
- Prosecution
- Practitioner of the Year – Gary Wilson
- Rising Star of the Year – Caroline Pigott
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