Benchmark Litigation has announced the winners of the Benchmark Litigation Asia Pacific Awards 2023, and Tilleke & Gibbins was recognized with an Impact Case of the Year award for the firm’s successful representation of Alibaba in a dispute related to intellectual property infringement allegations. The case, which was led by the firm’s intellectual property litigation team, involved defending Alibaba against claims regarding the liability of e-commerce platforms for indirect intellectual property infringement. The favorable judgment in the case was Thailand’s first to rule on e-commerce platform liability for intellectual property infringement. More details on the case are available at the link above. The team from Tilleke & Gibbins that led the successful defense consisted of partners Nandana Indananda and Suebsiri Taweepon, senior associate San Chaithirapant, and associate Wattanakit Thanarattananukul. For more details on the Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific Awards 2023, and to browse the full list of winners, please visit the Benchmark Litigation website.

Tilleke & Gibbins was honored to be named Regional IP Firm of the Year and Regional Litigation Firm of the Year at the 2023 ALB SE Asia Law Awards. Tiziana Sucharitkul, managing partner of Tilleke & Gibbins, was also the recipient of the Managing Partner of the Year (Emerging Markets) award.

Asian Legal Business (ALB) recently unveiled the 2023 edition of the magazine’s annual IP rankings, which evaluates the leading firms in Asia for their expertise in copyright, patent, and trademark work, encompassing both contentious and noncontentious matters. Tilleke & Gibbins’ regional IP team achieved an exceptional set of rankings, earning Tier 1 status in five of six practices and jurisdictions covered by the survey. The full results are detailed below: Indonesia: Tier 1 for Patents, Tier 2 for Copyright/Trademarks Thailand: Tier 1 for Patents, Tier 1 for Copyright/Trademarks Vietnam: Tier 1 for Patents, Tier 1 for Copyright/Trademarks Tilleke & Gibbins’ IP team has consistently maintained its exceptional performance across all ranked practice areas and jurisdictions since the inception of the ALB IP rankings in 2014. This remarkable track record is due to the team’s dedication, knowledge, and ability to achieve effective and lasting results for their clients. ALB, owned by Thomson Reuters, is a world-leading source of information for businesses and professionals. To read more about the magazine’s 2023 IP rankings, please see the May 2023 issue of ALB.

Tilleke & Gibbins was named Intellectual Property Firm of the Year at The Legal 500 Southeast Asia Awards 2023, while Waewpen Piemwichai, a senior associate in the firm’s Hanoi office, was honored with the title of TMT Rising Star of the Year.