Rankings and Recognitions of Lê & Lê and Its Professionals
The Patent 1000 2023-2025 rank LÊ & LÊ as a leading firm in Vietnam and LE Hoai Duong as a leading patent attorney in Vietnam.
“IP practice Le & Le offers a full range of services at an affordable price. Combining the expertise of several former IP Vietnam officers and numerous science, technology, engineering and mathematics degree holders, the group tackles matters across an impressive range of sectors. The translation process has no blind spots, either: the on-site team collaborates closely with tried and tested outside translators to deliver a standout end product. These high standards draw in big-name players, such as Apple Inc. Managing director Hoai Duong Le is especially strong on electronic and mechanical patent litigation and filings. A former deputy director of the Vietnamese Patent and Trademark Bureau, Le is renowned among his peers for his “professional and highly reliable advice”.
https://www.iam-media.com/rankings/patent-1000/profile/firm/le-le
https://www.iam-media.com/rankings/patent-1000/profile/person/hoai-duong-le
The WTR 1000 ranks LÊ & LÊ as a leading firm in Vietnam and LE Hoai Duong as a leading trademark attorney in Vietnam.
“With many former NOIP examiners on deck, LÊ & LÊ takes care of business at the registry, seamlessly sewing up trademark protection for its clientele. The practice has an excellent track record of prosecution success that spans many thousands of trademark applications filed both nationally and abroad, including many directed towards the signature marks of some of the world’s top technology, apparel and food and beverage brands. Not just a filing shop, the ensemble takes on litigation and licensing assignments, bringing about excellent results there, too. Synonymous with the success of the practice, Hoai Duong Le has advocated for top companies in boundary-pushing trademark litigations. Adept on the patent side, he is the ideal fit for those with diverse portfolios.”
https://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/rankings/wtr-1000/profile/firm/le-le
https://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/rankings/wtr-1000/profile/person/hoai-duong-le
The IPSTARS ranks LÊ & LÊ under Notable Firms in Vietnam and LE Hoai Duong as a Trade Mark Star 2023 in Vietnam.
https://www.ipstars.com/Firm/Le-Le-Vietnam/Profile/102927#rankings
https://www.ipstars.com/Lawyer/Hoai-Duong-Le/Profile/71225#profile
WIPR ranks LE Hoai Duong as a leading IP practitioner in Vietnam.
https://www.worldipreview.com/listing/leaders?profile_keywords=le+hoai+duong&profile_company=&exact_company_match=&geographyid=1374&submit=Search
https://www.worldipreview.com/profile/duong-hoai-le?profile_keywords=le+hoai+duong&profile_company=&geographyid=1374

LE Hoai Duong, founding member, Managing Director of LÊ & LÊ, has been recognized in the 2022 edition of IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Professionals 2022.
He has been also named in Managing IP as IP Star 2020/2021 and 2021/2022
Lê & Lê and Le Hoai Duong named for 2019 in Managing Intellectual Property IP Star
Managing Intellectual Property IP Star, the leading specialist guide to IP law firms and practitioners worldwide, ranks:
LÊ&LÊ
Tier 2 in Trade mark prosecution;
As one of the “Notable Firms” in Trade mark contentious and in Patent prosecution
LE Hoai Duong
as "Trade Mark Star"
https://www.ipstars.com/Firm/Le-Le/Profile/102927#rankings
https://www.ipstars.com/Lawyer/Hoai-Duong-Le/Profile/71225#profile
Le Hoai Duong is named as an IP Star for 2018
https://www.ipstars.com/countries/vietnam/vn#/ip-stars
In 2018, Lê & Lê is ranked silver and Le Hoai Duong is ranked gold.
“LÊ & LÊ works for a diverse clientele that includes a host of Fortune 500s. Having prosecuted commercially crucial marks for famous companies, it has an eye-catching track record that serves as a magnet for foreign multinationals seeking to maximise their brand value in Vietnam. Hoai Duong Le is an “influential figure whose advice has real depth”.
http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/wtr1000/Rankings/Detail.aspx?g=df1a8031-83c8-4406-9ee6-e19fd289c280
Le Hoai Duong is named as an IP Star for 2017
https://www.ipstars.com/countries/vietnam/vn
In 2017, Lê & Lê is ranked silver and Le Hoai Duong is ranked gold.
“LÊ & LÊ pulls out all the stops to secure watertight protection for clients’ most valuable brands. Although it can assist across all phases of the trademark lifecycle, the compact outfit attracts the warmest praise for its savvy strategic counsel. US-educated and multilingual Le Hoai Duong is the cornerstone of the impressive group. His “professor-like knowledge” has earned him much-deserved veneration from peers.”
http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/WTR1000/rankings/Detail.aspx?g=3f7f5cc5-4a34-45c8-9a82-b290c51bf907
In 2016, Lê & Lê is ranked silver and Le Hoai Duong is ranked gold.
“Venerable Hanoi boutique LÊ & LÊ plays host to a vibrant trademark practice: “Its knowledge of the area is highly specialised and the care and attention given to clients is exquisite.” Vietnamese, English and French speaker Le Hoai Duong attunes his counsel to the distinct needs of foreign clients. He has sparkling credentials, having gained an IP LLM at the US Franklin Pierce Law Centre (as a Fulbright scholar) and having served as an examiner and deputy director of NOIP’s Industrial Designs and Trademarks Division.”
http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/WTR1000/Rankings/Detail.aspx?g=1a96f378-d5a7-4f93-bf29-c095c21e2f77
In 2015, Lê & Lê is ranked silver and Le Hoai Duong is ranked gold.
““Excellent” boutique Lê & Lê “provides premium trademark work that easily matches the country’s biggest legal practices in quality, if not in quantity”. The visionary at the centre of the practice is managing director Le Hoai Duong, a “highly knowledgeable advocate who has represented international clients with spectacular success in a great number of cases”; he is also much in demand as a speaker and writer on IP issues. Distinguished entities including the Business Software Alliance, the World Health Organisation and Anheuser-Busch have sought out his sage advice on rights protection in recent years.”
http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/wtr1000/rankings/Detail.aspx?g=2ae56b34-2ccb-4b67-86c4-e2df8f14ef06
In 2015, Lê & Lê is ranked by Managing Intellectual Property in:
Tier 3 for Patent prosecution,
Tier 3 for Trade mark /copyright contentious, and
Tier 2 for Trade mark prosecution,
and Le Hoai Duong is named as one of Managing IP's IP Stars for 2015.
http://www.miphandbook.com/firms/2087-l-l-firm?history=1
