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New Zealand Patent Attorney (not currently practising)
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Registered Translator (Italian to English) - Australian National Accreditation Authority for Translators & Interpreters
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Member, The Law Society of Hong Kong Intellectual Property Committee
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Council Member, Hong Kong Institute of Trade Mark Practitioners
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INTA Bulletin Asia-Pacific Editor 2006 - 2007
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Member, Asian Patent Attorneys Association
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Subcommittee member, International Trade Marks Association
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Member, International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property
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Member, Marques
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Member, Joint Working Committee on Drafting the Hong Kong Trade Mark Registry Work Manual
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Member, Pharmaceutical Trade Marks Group
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Listed as a recommended lawyer in PLC Cross-border IP in Business Transactions Handbook 2008/09.
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Acknowledged as a leading lawyer in Intellectual Property in Chambers Global - The World's Leading Lawyers (2006, 2007 and 2008 editions)
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Recognised as a Leading Individual in Intellectual Property in Hong Kong by the Chambers Asia (2007 and 2008 editions).
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Acknowledged as a leading lawyer in Intellectual Property by Asia Pacific Legal 500 (2001/2002, 2002/2003, 2003/2004, 2004/2005, 2005/2006, 2006/2007, 2007/2008 and 2008/2009 editions)
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Recognised as a leading lawyer in the area of Trademarks in Who's Who Legal - The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers (2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 editions)
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Listed in Euromoney's Expert Guides - Trade Mark Law Practitioners 2004, 2005, 2006 (Hong Kong country editor), 2007 and 2008
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Listed in Managing Intellectual Property’s Patent Law Experts Guides - World’s Leading Patent Law Experts 2005
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Highly recommended by the PLC Which Lawyer? (2006, 2007 and 2008 editions)
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Acknowledged as one of Asia's Leading Lawyers in Intellectual Property in Asialaw Leading Lawyers (2001- 2008 inclusive)
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Firm - Hong Kong Firm of the Year 2007 & 2008 - Managing Intellectual Property Global Awards
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First tier in Chambers Asia (2007 and 2008 editions)
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Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year Award at the Asian Legal Business Awards 2002 and 2004
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Worldwide surveys conducted by Managing Intellectual Property (a Euromoney publication) have rated Deacons as the number one firm in Hong Kong for Patents in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008
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The same surveys have also rated Deacons as the number one firm in Hong Kong for Trade Marks in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007. In 2008 Deacons was ranked first tier in both the contentious and non-contentious trade mark categories.
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In 2008 Deacons was the only tier 1 firm in all 5 categories of the Managing Intellectual Property Annual Surveys (including Copyright).
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First-tier for the past nine years in Asia Pacific Legal 500 (2000/2001, 2001/2002, 2002/2003, 2003/2004, 2004/2005, 2005/2006, 2006/2007, 2007/2008 and 2008/2009 editions)
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Highly Recommended by PLC Which Lawyer? (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 editions)
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In 2005, 2006 and 2007, Deacons won the top Hong Kong Government award for electronic filing recognising Deacons as the pioneer and largest e-filing firm in Hong Kong |
