AWA’s trademark practitioners recognised in WTR 1000 – The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals
The WTR 1000 2026 ranked AWA’s trademark practice in seven jurisdictions across Europe and Asia and thirteen trademark attorneys spanning both prosecution and strategy and litigation and enforcement categories.
AWA was one of 30 firms listed in the international category and received the following firm recognitions:
- Benelux – Recommended (Bronze)
- China – Recommended
- Denmark – Prosecution and Strategy (Gold)
- EUIPO – Recommended Firm (Silver)
- Sweden – Prosecution and Strategy (Gold), Litigation and Enforcement (Silver)
- Switzerland – Recommended (Bronze)
In addition, AWA’s attorneys received various individual recognitions.
For the first time, Milana Patenlic has been recognised in Switzerland for litigation and prosecution and Laura Stravinskaite has been recognised in Denmark’s next generation category, joining:
Angela Boman – Prosecution and Strategy (Recommended), Sweden
Ted Hagman – Prosecution and Strategy (Recommended) and Litigation and Enforcement (Bronze), Sweden
Ann-Charlotte Järvinen – Prosecution and Strategy (Recommended), Sweden
Ai-Leen Lim – Recommended (Gold), China
Claus Marcussen – Prosecution and Strategy (Silver), Denmark
Kristian Martinsson – Prosecution and Strategy (Recommended), Sweden
Lars Pettersson – Prosecution and Strategy (Recommended) and Litigation and Enforcement (Silver), Sweden
Dominique Rifon – Recommended, Benelux
Marianne Stanislaus – Recommended, Benelux
Lisa Webster – Prosecution and Strategy (Bronze), Denmark
Ashley Zhao – Recommended (Bronze), China
WTR 1000 is a unique guide that identifies the top trademark professionals in key jurisdictions around the globe. World Trademark Review undertook an exhaustive qualitative research project to identify the firms and individuals deemed outstanding in this critical practice area.