Ranking tables
Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation | UK
London (Firms)
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 2
Senior Statespeople
Eminent Practitioners
Band 1
Brian Cordery Bristows LLP18 Years Ranked
Justin Watts WilmerHale21 Years Ranked
Marjan Noor A&O Shearman19 Years Ranked
Myles Jelf Bristows LLP16 Years Ranked
Nicola Dagg Kirkland & Ellis International LLP22 Years Ranked
Penny Gilbert Powell Gilbert LLP22 Years Ranked- Stephen Bennett Hogan Lovells18 Years Ranked
Tim Powell Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP22 Years Ranked
Band 2
- Daniel Brook Hogan Lovells12 Years Ranked
- James Marshall Pinsent Masons28 Years Ranked
- Jane Mutimear Bird & Bird22 Years Ranked
Michael Burdon Simmons & Simmons LLP22 Years Ranked- Mike Gilbert Marks & Clerk16 Years Ranked
Scott Parker Simmons & Simmons LLP15 Years Ranked
Sebastian Moore Herbert Smith Freehills LLP17 Years Ranked
Zoë Butler Powell Gilbert LLP17 Years Ranked
Band 3
Alex Wilson Powell Gilbert LLP18 Years Ranked
Alexandra Brodie Gowling WLG (UK) LLP12 Years Ranked
Andrew Bowler Bristows LLP9 Years Ranked
Ari Laakkonen Powell Gilbert LLP17 Years Ranked
Bethan Hopewell Powell Gilbert LLP5 Years Ranked
Christopher Stothers Freshfields9 Years Ranked
David Rose Mishcon de Reya LLP23 Years Ranked
David Wilson Carpmaels & Ransford LLP21 Years Ranked
Huw Evans Gowling WLG (UK) LLP20 Years Ranked- Ian Karet Linklaters28 Years Ranked
Ian Kirby Carpmaels & Ransford LLP20 Years Ranked
Laura Whiting Freshfields4 Years Ranked
Liz Cohen Bristows LLP13 Years Ranked
Mark Heaney A&O Shearman11 Years Ranked
Mark Ridgway A&O Shearman9 Years Ranked- Matthew Royle Taylor Wessing LLP10 Years Ranked
Neville Cordell A&O Shearman18 Years Ranked
Paul Inman Gowling WLG (UK) LLP17 Years Ranked
Richard Pinckney Bristows LLP6 Years Ranked- Richard Vary Bird & Bird4 Years Ranked
- Simon Cohen Taylor Wessing LLP20 Years Ranked
Band 4
Alastair J. McCulloch Jones Day19 Years Ranked
Anthony Trenton WilmerHale17 Years Ranked
Arty Rajendra Osborne Clarke LLP16 Years Ranked
Camilla Balleny Carpmaels & Ransford LLP7 Years Ranked
Campbell Forsyth Mishcon de Reya LLP18 Years Ranked- Charlotte Weekes Pinsent Masons7 Years Ranked
- Christopher Sharp Pinsent Masons5 Years Ranked
Dominic Adair Bristows LLP5 Years Ranked- Gareth Morgan Pinsent Masons15 Years Ranked
- Hiroshi Sheraton Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP17 Years Ranked
James Boon Bristows LLP15 Years Ranked
Jennifer Antcliff Carpmaels & Ransford LLP3 Years Ranked
Jin Ooi Kirkland & Ellis International LLP3 Years Ranked
Katie Coltart Linklaters4 Years Ranked- Katie McConnell Hogan Lovells2 Years Ranked
- Mark Hilton Bird & Bird14 Years Ranked
- Nigel Stoate Taylor Wessing LLP12 Years Ranked
- Paul Brown Hogan Lovells11 Years Ranked
Ralph Cox Clyde & Co LLP18 Years Ranked
Rob Burrows Bristows LLP7 Years Ranked
Simon Ayrton Powell Gilbert LLP21 Years Ranked
Steven Baldwin Kirkland & Ellis International LLP3 Years Ranked
Tim Whitfield Powell Gilbert LLP9 Years Ranked- Will James Osborne Clarke LLP3 Years Ranked
- Yohan Liyanage Linklaters7 Years Ranked
Up and Coming
Andrew Wells Herbert Smith Freehills2 Years Ranked- Annsley Ward WilmerHale2 Years Ranked
Caitlin Heard CMS1 Years Ranked- Daniel Lim Kirkland & Ellis International LLP1 Years Ranked
Gemma Barrett A&O Shearman1 Years Ranked
Rafi Allos A&O Shearman1 Years Ranked
Tess Waldron Powell Gilbert LLP1 Years Ranked
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Bristows LLPIntellectual Property: Patent Litigation2025 | Band 1 | 22 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.
1 Powell Gilbert LLPIntellectual Property: Patent Litigation2025 | Band 1 | 18 Years RankedPowell Gilbert is regarded as one of the best patent litigation practices in the world. The firm has a comprehensive IP practice which advises on the registrability, protection and commercialisation of all core rights. Its team is regularly instructed to handle the most cutting edge of life sciences and hi-tech disputes, and is recommended for trade mark, passing-off and copyright instructions.
Band 2
2 A&O ShearmanIntellectual Property: Patent Litigation2025 | Band 2 | 18 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.
2 Bird & BirdIntellectual Property: Patent Litigation2025 | Band 2 | 22 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.
2 Herbert Smith FreehillsIntellectual Property: Patent Litigation2025 | Band 2 | 22 Years RankedHerbert Smith Freehills has a high-quality life sciences and TMT patent litigation practice. The firm is highly regarded for its assured handling of complex licensing and IP-rich corporate transactions, and is also recommended for trade mark, copyright and database rights litigation on behalf of media and fast-moving consumer goods companies. Members of the team are known to be highly adept at advising on pan-European dispute strategy.
2 Hogan LovellsIntellectual Property: Patent Litigation2025 | Band 2 | 22 Years RankedHogan Lovells is recognised for its full-service offering capable of marshalling resources in every conceivable area of IP law and scientific discipline. The team is capable of coordinating the most complex international disputes, licensing strategies and IP-rich corporate transactions, and has become a leading destination for heavyweight telecommunications and life sciences patent litigation. Members of the IP team also advise household-name brands on all aspects of trade mark law.
2 Kirkland & Ellis International LLPIntellectual Property: Patent Litigation2025 | Band 2 | 5 Years RankedKirkland & Ellis has an expert team for revocation and infringement disputes with impressive command of second medical use and standard-essential patents. It has a particularly strong focus on the life sciences sector, regularly acting for medical device, biotech and pharmaceutical companies. The team is also highly recommended for electronics patent litigation, and is often called on to advise on non-contentious IP matters.
2 Pinsent MasonsIntellectual Property: Patent Litigation2025 | Band 2 | 15 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.
2 Simmons & Simmons LLPIntellectual Property: Patent Litigation2025 | Band 2 | 22 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.
2 Taylor Wessing LLPIntellectual Property: Patent Litigation2025 | Band 2 | 22 Years RankedTaylor Wessing is renowned for its powerful electronics and life sciences patent litigation offering, alongside high-quality commercial, contentious and corporate support work involving all core IP rights. The team also has a heavyweight brand protection offering for major fashion and retail clients, and is noted for the quality of its trade mark and patent prosecution service.
Band 3
3 Carpmaels & Ransford LLPIntellectual Property: Patent Litigation2025 | Band 3 | 7 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.
3 EIPIntellectual Property: Patent Litigation2025 | Band 3 | 8 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.
3 FreshfieldsIntellectual Property: Patent Litigation2025 | Band 3 | 17 Years RankedFreshfields is a magic circle firm with the corporate and commercial power to lead on the weightiest, most sophisticated IP-rich transactions. Its clients include global giants in the fields of finance, life sciences, telecommunications, media and hi-tech. The team has additional strength in patent litigation, particularly disputes concerning medical devices and pharmaceuticals.
3 Gowling WLG (UK) LLPIntellectual Property: Patent Litigation2025 | Band 3 | 6 Years RankedGowling WLG's Intellectual Property team has a hi-tech and pharmaceutical patent disputes offering with international reach. The team is highly regarded for its comprehensive commercial and litigation support on copyright, design right and trade marks. It is also highly sought after for advice on UK and European IP portfolio management and protection, and is regarded as a leading destination for major IP-led transactions in life sciences.
3 LinklatersIntellectual Property: Patent Litigation2025 | Band 3 | 22 Years RankedLinklaters is acclaimed for advising on complex IP-driven corporate and commercial transactions. The team demonstrates extensive experience in cross-border patent litigation as well as copyright and trade mark disputes. It has also been called upon to act for market leaders in life sciences, telecommunications and financial services.
3 Marks & Clerk LawIntellectual Property: Patent Litigation2025 | Band 3 | 19 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.
3 Osborne Clarke LLPIntellectual Property: Patent Litigation2025 | Band 3 | 3 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.
3 WilmerHaleIntellectual Property: Patent Litigation2025 | Band 3 | 5 Years RankedWilmerHale is a formidable IP practice focusing on patent litigation. The WilmerHale team is particularly adept at handling patent infringement disputes concerning standard-essential patents and FRAND licensing. Members of the team frequently represent telecommunications, engineering, medical device and pharmaceutical companies in litigation spanning multiple jurisdictions.