AKD named in World Trade Mark Review

February 1, 2019 | News

Where appropriate, recommendations in the WTR 1000 are presented in gold, silver and bronze bands. AKD has been ranked in the so called bronze band. In the category Trademarks General, Huib Berendschot is ranked as silver and Peter Claassen and Roderick Chalmers Hoynck van Papendrecht as bronze. Huib has also received an individual ranking in the category Anti-counterfeiting.

Methodolgy
To research the market, WTR conducted face-to-face and telephone interviews and exchanged correspondence over a four-month period with hundreds of lawyers, attorneys and their clients involved with trademarks; they also gathered written submissions from firms detailing their recent activity in the field. Individuals qualify for inclusion in the WTR upon receiving sufficient positive feedback from market sources with knowledge of their practice and the market in which they operate. They have also identified the leading law firms and agencies in the market, as the depth of expertise that a firm can offer beyond -and in support of- its star partners is an important factor for potential clients. Firms qualify for a listing on the basis of their depth of expertise, market presence and the level of work on which they are typically instructed.

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