K&L Gates' Global IP Practice and Lawyers Recognized in Managing IP's 2026 "IP Stars" Rankings

Global law firm K&L Gates LLP and its lawyers have been named among the world’s leading intellectual property practices and professionals in Managing IP magazine’s “IP Stars” 2026 rankings for the Asia-Pacific and European Union regions. Additional rankings focused on the United States from Managing IP will be released later in the year.

The firm received practice rankings related to their work on matters related to trademarks, intellectual property, patents, copyright and related rights, and ITC litigation across several jurisdictions. K&L Gates lawyers were recognized for their work in trademark, patent disputes, and copyright.

The jurisdictions in which the firm was recognized in the 2026 edition include:

Australia

• Copyright and related rights

• Patent Disputes
• Trademark - law firms

United Kingdom (England)

• Trademark Prosecution

The K&L Gates lawyers that were recognized include:

Australia

• Jonathan Feder – trademark star

• Sally Foreman – notable practitioner 

• Harrison Ottaway – rising star 

• Greg Pieris – rising star

• Chris Round – notable practitioner

• Tony Watson – trademark star

South Korea

• Tyler Won – notable practitioner 

United Kingdom

• Arthur Artinian – trademark star 

• Simon Casinader – rising star
• Millie Pierce – rising star
• Georgina Rigg – rising star

K&L Gates’ IP practice boasts more than 215 lawyers and professionals – including more than 110 registered patent lawyers, agents, and technology specialists with technical or advanced science degrees, 20 with doctorates – who devote their practices to helping clients establish, enforce, and leverage their intellectual property rights worldwide. The practice filed more than 5,475 patent applications and 4,020 trademarks worldwide in 2025.