Managing Intellectual Property (MIP), a leading global legal ranking and referral guide, released its IP Stars rankings of U.S. trademark law firms for 2022. MIP recognized Kelly IP in Tier 1 of U.S. law firms nationally for both trademark litigation (1 of only 6 firms) and trademark prosecution (1 of only 4 firms). This is Kelly IP’s sixth consecutive Tier 1 national rating for trademark litigation and fifth consecutive Tier 1 national rating for trademark prosecution. Kelly IP was one of only three U.S. firms to receive the national Tier 1 ranking for both trademark litigation and prosecution.

In MIP’s rankings of trademark firms for select U.S. jurisdictions, Kelly IP received the highest ranking of “Highly Recommended” for the Washington, DC area for both trademark litigation (1 of 5 firms) and trademark prosecution (1 of 7 firms). Kelly IP has received the highest ranking each year since the local rankings were introduced in 2019.

IP Stars highlights the country’s leading intellectual property firms and lawyers and is based on surveys completed by peers and in-house counsel and on interviews with clients and leading in-house counsel. The 2022 rankings of U.S. trademark law firms are available at www.ipstars.com.