K&L Gates LLP and 12 lawyers across the firm’s global platform have been recognized among the world’s leading trademark practices and professionals in World Trademark Review’s annual WTR 1000 rankings, a comprehensive survey of leading trademark practitioners in more than 80 key jurisdictions worldwide.

As a firm, K&L Gates was ranked in the following categories:

• Australia (enforcement and litigation)
• Australia (prosecution and strategy)
• International 
• United States (Texas)

Individual lawyers ranked in the 2022 edition include:

• London partner Arthur Artinian (United Kingdom: England – prosecution and strategy; transactions)
• Boston partner David Byer (United States: Massachusetts – prosecution and strategy) 
• Hong Kong of counsel Winnie Chan (China and special administrative regions: Hong Kong – prosecution and strategy)
• Melbourne partner Jonathan Feder (Australia – enforcement and litigation)
• Austin partner Christopher Graff (United States: Texas – individuals) 
• Chicago partner Sana Hakim (United States: Illinois – prosecution and strategy)
• Seattle partner Pam Jacobson (United States: Washington – individuals)
• Washington, D.C., partner Susan Kayser (United States: DC Metro Area – enforcement and litigation; prosecution and strategy) 
• Austin partner Stewart Mesher (United States: Texas – individuals) 
• Melbourne partner Chris Round (Australia – enforcement and litigation)
• Chicago partner Kate Starshak (United States: Illinois – prosecution and strategy) 
• Melbourne partner Tony Watson (Australia – enforcement and litigation; prosecution and strategy)

Now in its twelfth year, the World Trademark Review 1000 survey is one of the industry’s highly regarded publications and is based on face-to-face and telephone interviews with hundreds of lawyers and clients in the trademark industry, taking into account depth of expertise, market presence, and the level of work typically handled.