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EIP tops rankings in FT list of Europe’s Leading Patent Law Firms

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June 17, 2021
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EIP has today topped the rankings in a special report commissioned by the FT of Europe’s Leading Patent Law Firms. This is the third year the FT has prepared this joint report with Statista and each year EIP’s rankings have improved.

The report covers six broad sectors: Biotechnology & Food;Chemistry & Pharmaceuticals; Electrical Engineering; IT & Software; Materials & Nanotechnology; and Mechanical Engineering, and this year EIP has been recognised with gold ranking in all six categories.

A wide-ranging survey was sent to over 10,000 European patent attorneys both in law firms and working in-house as well as clients. After analysing the 3,200 recommendations received from clients and peers 168 firms are featured in the overall list.

The full report can be viewed here.

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