Managing Intellectual Property

Managing Intellectual Property, commonly known as Managing IP or MIP, is a British specialist media brand focused on the intellectual-property profession. It began in 1990 as a monthly magazine founded by Jeremy Phillips, initially reporting on patent and trademark developments for lawyers, corporate counsel, policymakers, and other professionals involved in intellectual-property practice. After the title was sold to Euromoney Institutional Investor in 1991, it became part of the publisher’s Legal Media Group division and developed beyond a conventional periodical into a broader information and professional-services platform. The brand’s editorial scope centers on the commercial and legal significance of intellectual property. Its coverage has included patent, trademark, copyright, design, and transactional issues, together with analysis of legal developments, litigation, regulatory changes, market trends, and professional practice. This positioning gives Managing IP a specialist audience rather than a general business readership: its primary users are intellectual-property lawyers, law-firm leaders, in-house legal teams, rights holders, and professionals who advise on technology, brands, creative works, and innovation. Over time, Managing IP expanded its activities to include digital news and analysis, data-oriented research, podcasts, conference reporting, rankings, and awards. The brand also operates research projects intended to compare and identify leading practitioners and firms across the global IP market. This combination of journalism, professional intelligence, benchmarking, and events has made the title part of the wider ecosystem of legal media and legal-market information services. A major development was the creation of a legal-directory business. In 1994, Managing IP launched The World IP Contacts Handbook, extending the brand from news publishing into structured professional information. The directory was rebranded as IP STARS in 2013. IP STARS is an annual guide that recognizes leading intellectual-property law firms and practitioners, with research conducted by analysts based in locations including Chennai, Hong Kong, London, New York, and Sofia. Its coverage encompasses areas such as patents, trademarks, copyright, designs, and intellectual-property transactions. Related recognition programs include distinctions for leading women in IP, emerging practitioners known as Rising Stars, and corporate IP professionals. The awards program is another important part of the brand’s identity. Managing IP held its inaugural London awards ceremony in 2006, honoring achievements in intellectual-property practice and presenting a lifetime-achievement award to Sir Hugh Laddie. The program later expanded to ceremonies in London, Hong Kong, and New York, reflecting the international character of the legal market it serves. The 2022 London ceremony, described as the seventeenth annual awards event, attracted more than 500 guests. Corporate ownership has changed during the brand’s history. Euromoney Institutional Investor, the finance and business publishing group that owned Managing IP through Legal Media Group, was acquired by private-equity firms Astorg and Epiris in November 2022 and renamed Delinian. Managing IP therefore sits within a specialist information and media portfolio rather than operating as an independent listed publishing company. Detailed current corporate, editorial, and operating information is not established by the supplied reference material.

Managing Intellectual Property was established in 1990 by Jeremy Phillips as a monthly magazine devoted to patent and trademark news. Its original role was to provide focused reporting for a professional audience whose work depended on developments in intellectual-property law and practice. The publication’s specialist orientation distinguished it from general legal or financial media by concentrating on the rules, disputes, transactions, and professional institutions surrounding patents, trademarks, copyright, designs, and related rights. In 1991, Phillips sold the title to Euromoney Institutional Investor. The publication subsequently operated within Euromoney’s Legal Media Group, a division serving legal professionals and the broader legal-services market. Under that ownership, Managing IP developed from a magazine into a multi-format information brand. Its activities came to include online reporting, legal and market analysis, data-supported research, podcasts, conference coverage, rankings, and professional awards. The expansion into directories and research began in 1994 with The World IP Contacts Handbook. This publication gave the brand a structured reference product alongside its editorial work. In 2013, the directory was rebranded IP STARS. The annual guide uses research analysts in several international offices, including Chennai, Hong Kong, London, New York, and Sofia, to assess and rank intellectual-property law firms and practitioners. Its recognition categories span patents, trademarks, copyright, designs, and IP transactions. The research portfolio also includes lists for women in the profession, emerging practitioners, and corporate intellectual-property leaders. Managing IP established its awards platform with an inaugural London ceremony in 2006. Sir Hugh Laddie received the first lifetime-achievement award. The awards later became a multi-region program with ceremonies in Hong Kong, London, and New York. These events complemented the publication’s rankings and research by creating a public recognition system for firms, lawyers, and other participants in the intellectual-property profession. The 2022 London event was identified as the seventeenth annual awards ceremony and reportedly drew more than 500 guests. The brand’s corporate setting changed in November 2022 when Euromoney Institutional Investor was acquired by Astorg and Epiris. The acquiring firms renamed the business Delinian. Managing IP therefore continued its association with the Legal Media Group heritage while becoming part of a privately owned information-services group. The supplied sources do not establish a separate legal entity, current editorial leadership, precise headquarters, or detailed current operating statistics for Managing IP.

• 2022

  Ownership transition to Delinian

  [1]Managing Intellectual Propertyen.wikipedia.org

  Astorg and Epiris acquired Euromoney Institutional Investor, which was renamed Delinian, changing the corporate ownership context of Managing IP.

• 2013

  Directory rebranded as IP STARS

  [1]Managing Intellectual Propertyen.wikipedia.org

  The World IP Contacts Handbook was relaunched under the IP STARS name as an annual ranking and research guide.

• 2006

  First Managing IP awards ceremony

  [1]Managing Intellectual Propertyen.wikipedia.org

  The inaugural awards ceremony took place in London, with Sir Hugh Laddie receiving the first lifetime-achievement award.

• 1994

  Launch of The World IP Contacts Handbook

  [1]Managing Intellectual Propertyen.wikipedia.org

  Managing IP expanded into legal-directory publishing with The World IP Contacts Handbook.

• 1991

  Sale to Euromoney Institutional Investor

  [1]Managing Intellectual Propertyen.wikipedia.org

  The publication was sold to Euromoney Institutional Investor and became associated with its Legal Media Group division.

• 1990

  Launch as a monthly intellectual-property magazine

  [1]Managing Intellectual Propertyen.wikipedia.org

  Jeremy Phillips launched Managing Intellectual Property as a monthly publication reporting on patent and trademark matters.

A specialist B2B legal-media and research brand serving the global intellectual-property profession through journalism, rankings, research, events, and professional recognition.

• Specialist legal media · 1990

  Managing Intellectual Property

  The core editorial brand provides news, commentary, and analysis about intellectual-property law and practice. Its subject areas include patents, trademarks, copyright, designs, transactions, litigation, policy, and professional-market developments. The publication began as a monthly magazine and later expanded into digital and other media formats.

• Legal directory · 1994

  The World IP Contacts Handbook

  Launched in 1994, The World IP Contacts Handbook extended Managing IP into reference publishing by organizing information about intellectual-property contacts and professional services. The title was later rebranded as IP STARS.

• Legal rankings and research · 2013

  IP STARS

  IP STARS is an annual guide ranking leading intellectual-property law firms and practitioners. Its research covers areas including patents, trademarks, copyright, designs, and IP transactions, and is supported by analyst research conducted across several international locations. Related recognition includes women in IP, Rising Stars, and corporate IP categories.

• Professional awards · 2006

  Managing IP Awards

  The awards program recognizes achievements by intellectual-property lawyers, firms, and other professional participants. It began with a London ceremony in 2006 and later expanded to events in Hong Kong, London, and New York. The program includes a lifetime-achievement dimension and regional recognition.

• 2022

  Transition into Delinian following Euromoney acquisitionM&A

  Background

  Managing IP had been published within Euromoney Institutional Investor’s Legal Media Group.

  Action taken

  Astorg and Epiris acquired Euromoney Institutional Investor in November 2022, after which the group was renamed Delinian.

  Aftermath

  Managing IP’s ownership context shifted from a publicly listed publishing group to a private-equity-owned information and media group.

  Source

• 2013

  Rebrand the legal directory as IP STARSStrategy

  Background

  Managing IP had operated The World IP Contacts Handbook since 1994 and had expanded its role from magazine publishing into professional reference information.

  Action taken

  The directory was rebranded as IP STARS and developed as an annual rankings and research guide for intellectual-property firms and practitioners.

  Aftermath

  The rebranded product became a central research and recognition offering associated with Managing IP, including rankings across multiple IP practice areas.

  Source

1. 1Managing Intellectual Propertyen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Managing Intellectual Property official websitemanagingip.com