Ranking tables
Intellectual Property: Law Firms With Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys | UK
London (Firms)
Rankings overview for Departments
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- A&O Shearman 6 Years Ranked
- Baker McKenzie 12 Years Ranked
- Bird & Bird 10 Years Ranked
- Brandsmiths 1 Years Ranked
- Bristows LLP 11 Years Ranked
- Carpmaels & Ransford LLP 5 Years Ranked
- Charles Russell Speechlys 11 Years Ranked
- CMS 9 Years Ranked
- Deloitte Legal 4 Years Ranked
- Dentons 7 Years Ranked
- EIP 4 Years Ranked
- Fieldfisher 9 Years Ranked
- Fox Williams LLP 5 Years Ranked
- Harbottle & Lewis LLP 3 Years Ranked
- Keystone Law 1 Years Ranked
- Lewis Silkin 12 Years Ranked
- Marks & Clerk Law 5 Years Ranked
- Mishcon de Reya LLP 12 Years Ranked
- Osborne Clarke LLP 4 Years Ranked
- Pinsent Masons 9 Years Ranked
- Simmons & Simmons LLP 9 Years Ranked
- Wedlake Bell LLP 1 Years Ranked
- Wiggin LLP 6 Years Ranked
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- A&O ShearmanIntellectual Property: Law Firms With Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys2025 | Spotlight | 6 Years RankedOn 1 May 2024, Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling merged to form A&O Shearman. The firm has a powerful patent litigation arm and deep resources for IP-heavy corporate deals. The firm is recommended for licensing transactions in high technology and life sciences, and for trade mark, copyright and designs litigation.
- Baker McKenzieIntellectual Property: Law Firms With Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys2025 | Spotlight | 12 Years RankedBaker McKenzie stands out for its international presence and management of global trade mark portfolios. Its team is often called on to handle complex IP-driven joint ventures, acquisitions and disposals, and is highly experienced with regard to licensing agreements. The Baker McKenzie IP department houses additional expertise in patent protection and patent infringement disputes across a wide range of technical disciplines.
- Bird & BirdIntellectual Property: Law Firms With Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys2025 | Spotlight | 10 Years RankedBird & Bird is known for its highly skilled practitioners who handle a wide range of patent litigation for market-leading innovators, with additional capabilities in copyright and data rights. The team is recommended for licence agreements of all kinds, and trade mark and designs prosecution. In addition, the team is noted for deep reserves of hi-tech and life sciences expertise, and its offering of a bespoke in-house patent valuation tool.
- BrandsmithsIntellectual Property: Law Firms With Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys2025 | Spotlight | 1 Years RankedBrandsmiths is recognised for its expertise in trade mark and copyright litigation concerning infringement, domain name disputes and counterfeit goods. The team is regularly instructed by household brands in the electronics, fashion and leisure sectors.
- Bristows LLPIntellectual Property: Law Firms With Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys2025 | Spotlight | 11 Years RankedBristows is known for its deep bench of high-calibre litigators with supreme expertise in contentious patent, trade mark, designs and copyright matters. The team is particularly sought after for biosimilars and telecommunications litigation, and is frequently instructed for standard-essential patent-related disputes. The Bristows IP team is also distinguished for its work on the commercialisation of IP at the vanguard of life sciences and technology, and is additionally recommended for its trade mark prosecution service.
- Carpmaels & Ransford LLPIntellectual Property: Law Firms With Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys2025 | Spotlight | 5 Years RankedCarpmaels & Ransford is a powerful patent litigation practice built on the solid foundations of one of the country's leading patent attorney firms. The firm draws on deep wells of knowledge across all conceivable scientific disciplines but has particularly cut a dash in life sciences.
- Charles Russell SpeechlysIntellectual Property: Law Firms With Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys2025 | Spotlight | 11 Years RankedCharles Russell Speechlys is highly regarded for trade mark prosecution and IP-led transactions such as licence agreements and joint venture formations. The team also assists with the treatment of IP assets in M&A deals. The team is also well known for misuse of confidential information disputes, and particularly litigation concerning non-traditional trade marks.
- CMSIntellectual Property: Law Firms With Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys2025 | Spotlight | 9 Years RankedCMS provides a comprehensive IP service capable of handling any dispute, transaction or prosecution strategy. The team is celebrated for hi-tech and digital expertise, with important resources devoted to life sciences clients. CMS is also one of very few firms with in-house patent attorneys.
- Deloitte LegalIntellectual Property: Law Firms With Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys2025 | Spotlight | 4 Years RankedDeloitte Legal has a powerful litigation offering which takes in copyright, design, trade mark and patent disputes. The team is also regarded for its sophisticated non-contentious offering and is noted for advice on the IP implications of corporate transactions and licensing arrangements of all kinds. The firm's clients include leading technology companies, retailers and luxury brands.
- DentonsIntellectual Property: Law Firms With Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys2025 | Spotlight | 7 Years RankedDentons is a full-service IP law practice handling commercial and contentious matters involving all core rights, including patent litigation. The firm is praised for its deep expertise advising technology, FMCG and life science sector clients. The firm also offers patent and trade mark prosecution services.
- EIPIntellectual Property: Law Firms With Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys2025 | Spotlight | 4 Years RankedEIP is a combined solicitors' and patent and trade mark firm and is highly regarded for its patent litigation arm. The team handles a number of high-profile cases for clients in telecommunications and life sciences, and is particularly noted for disputes concerned with FRAND licensing and SEP patents.
- FieldfisherIntellectual Property: Law Firms With Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys2025 | Spotlight | 9 Years RankedFieldfisher provides expert counsel on IP portfolio matters such as brand strategy, trade mark registrations and oppositions. The team is often called on for advice on digital copyright, confidential information, database rights and television programme formats. It offers additional capabilities in patent litigation.
- Fox Williams LLPIntellectual Property: Law Firms With Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys2025 | Spotlight | 5 Years RankedFox Williams handles trade mark and design infringement claims for clients in the fashion industry, as well as non-contentious IP matters. Its other clients include automotive companies, restaurants and healthcare providers. The team has additional expertise in copyright disputes.
- Harbottle & Lewis LLPIntellectual Property: Law Firms With Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys2025 | Spotlight | 3 Years RankedHarbottle & Lewis is steeped in the media, luxury brands and technology sectors, and the team has extensive resources for brand management and protection. It is recommended for online, software and print copyright licensing and disputes. The firm is also recognised for its expertise in software patents and its trade mark attorney offering.
- Keystone LawIntellectual Property: Law Firms With Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys2025 | Spotlight | 1 Years RankedKeystone Law is well-known for bringing partner-level expertise into its IP matters. The firm represents clients on complex disputes across IP rights, and advises on commercial transactions with an IP focus.
- Lewis SilkinIntellectual Property: Law Firms With Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys2025 | Spotlight | 12 Years RankedLewis Silkin is recognised for notable successes in trade mark infringement disputes and is sought after by well-known brands and creative sector clients. The team is distinguished for its handling of litigation relating to advertising campaigns and contentious copyright matters. The team is also recommended for designs instructions and all facets of trade mark prosecution, commercialisation and patent prosecution.
- Marks & Clerk LawIntellectual Property: Law Firms With Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys2025 | Spotlight | 5 Years RankedMarks & Clerk is a dedicated IP firm noted as a regular presence in the patent courts, fighting cases for leading electronics, engineering and pharmaceutical companies. The firm is also recommended for disputes involving all non-patent rights, trade marks in particular. Clients benefit from the firm's strong relationship with its sister patent and trade mark attorney firm.
- Mishcon de Reya LLPIntellectual Property: Law Firms With Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys2025 | Spotlight | 12 Years RankedMishcon de Reya is noted for a formidable litigation team whose recent work includes patent and copyright infringement claims, misuse of trade secrets allegations and licensing disputes. The team is particularly skilled at obtaining injunctive relief for clients, and also advises on trade mark and design registrations and IP-led transactions. The Mishcon de Reya IP team is regularly instructed by market leaders in luxury brands, life sciences, media and hi-tech.
- Osborne Clarke LLPIntellectual Property: Law Firms With Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys2025 | Spotlight | 4 Years RankedOsborne Clarke advises on licensing and IP-rich corporate transactions as well as copyright, trade mark and patent litigation. The team is also recommended for design right disputes, and clients are drawn largely from the creative, life sciences and technology industries. Members of the team act directly for clients before the UK and EU trade mark registries.
- Pinsent MasonsIntellectual Property: Law Firms With Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys2025 | Spotlight | 9 Years RankedPinsent Masons' IP team is a full-service IP practice with a powerful patent litigation offering, and is particularly noted for generic pharmaceutical cases. The team is recommended for commercial and contentious matters concerning copyright, trade marks, database rights and designs. Further, Pinsent Masons has the resources and know-how to handle the weightiest IP-led corporate transactions.
- Simmons & Simmons LLPIntellectual Property: Law Firms With Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys2025 | Spotlight | 9 Years RankedSimmons & Simmons is highly regarded for its excellent patent litigation practice acting for leading life sciences and technology companies. The team also has comprehensive commercial IP, prosecution and rights strategy offerings, and is also noted for trade mark disputes. Members of the team are regularly instructed to assist with the IP aspects of corporate transactions.
- Wedlake Bell LLPIntellectual Property: Law Firms With Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys2025 | Spotlight | 1 Years RankedWedlake Bell is noted for its comprehensive IP practice, and is equally expert on commercial and contentious matters involving all core IP rights. The team advises clients large and small on IP issues connected with business on the internet and has additional expertise in copyright matters concerning royalties.
- Wiggin LLPIntellectual Property: Law Firms With Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys2025 | Spotlight | 6 Years RankedWiggin is a specialist IP firm with the resources to handle the most complex commercial and contentious matters involving all rights. The firm also has trade mark prosecution and patent litigation offerings. It is also noted as a leading destination for online anti-piracy and copyright infringement efforts.