Nine EIP individuals ranked amongst world’s leading patent professionals

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15 June 2017
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EIP has been ranked amongst the world’s leading international Intellectual Property firms by the IAM Patent 1000 – with nine partners singled out as outstanding practitioners.

The 2017 edition of the IAM Patent 1000 – The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners, recommends EIP in each of the International, UK and United States – California, categories.

Jerome Spaargaren, Heather McCann, Matt Lawman and Darren Smyth were named among the top professionals in the UK for patent prosecution. Gary Moss, Robert Lundie Smith and Matthew Jones were ranked among the leading IP litigators in the UK. Co-managing partners of EIP’s San Diego office, Nick Transier and Mallary de Merlier, were ranked among the leading lawyers in California.

The rankings are based upon interviews with private practice lawyers and attorneys and in-house counsel to gather feedback on the leading firms and individuals in the profession globally.

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