K&L Gates LLP and 14 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: 

• International
• Australia (enforcement and IP litigation)
• Australia (prosecution and strategy) 
• United Kingdom (England) 
• United States (Illinois) 

Individual lawyers ranked in the 2023 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)
• Chicago partner Alexis Crawford Douglas (United States: Illinois – prosecution and strategy) 
• Melbourne partner Jonathan Feder (Australia – enforcement and IP litigation; prosecution and strategy)
• 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 IP litigation; prosecution and strategy) 
• Austin partner Stewart Mesher (United States: Texas – individuals) 
• Melbourne partner Chris Round (Australia – enforcement and IP litigation; prosecution and strategy)
• Chicago partner Kate Starshak (United States: Illinois – prosecution and strategy) 
• Melbourne partner Tony Watson (Australia – enforcement and IP litigation; prosecution and strategy)
• Beijing counsel Edward Yao (China and special administrative regions: Hong Kong – prosecution and strategy)

Now in its thirteenth 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.

K&L Gates’ IP practice has more than 250 lawyers and professionals – including more than 100 registered patent lawyers, agents, and technology specialists with technical or advanced science degrees, nearly 30 with doctorates – who devote their practices to helping clients establish, enforce, and leverage their intellectual property rights worldwide. Through its members across the United States, United Kingdom, Europe, Asia, and Australia, K&L Gates’ IP practice filed more than 4,750 patent applications and 2,350 trademarks worldwide in 2022.