EIP ranked as leading Patent firm in Legal 500 UK 2024

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05 October 2023
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For the third year running EIP's patent attorney practice is rated in the top tier and received feedback including: 'The team at EIP is fantastic, with experts in every technical area and with deep patent expertise' and 'The patent attorneys at EIP are very knowledgeable'.

EIP's combined patent offering received recognition being described as a ‘fantastic‘ dual practice and having ‘an extremely capable and insightful team of lawyers and patent attorneys which generate real synergy' and ‘The legal expertise of their solicitors and the technical insight of their patent attorneys bring real strength to their offering and work on challenging litigation.'

Our top tier ranking patent attorneys received great client feedback including: ‘They are part of the client's team, not just a supplier' and 'The patent attorneys at EIP are very knowledgeable in their area and able to quickly absorb and understand new technologies.' Several team members are listed in the rankings, in particular partners Heather McCann, Jerome Spaargaren, Matt Lawman and 2022 partner hire Andrew Thompson along with attorneys Ben Willows, Ben Maling, and Robin Rickard who has a brilliant ability to read between the lines.'

EIP's patent contentious team is recognised as an ‘extremely capable and insightful team', Chairman Gary Moss is ranked as a leading individual and noted as having 'unrivalled experience, a highly commercial mind, and a tremendous strategic instinct' while Robert Lundie Smith is noted to be an 'excellent litigator'. Fellow partners Andrew Sharples and Kathleen Fox Murphy are also listed along with Managing Associate Alex Morgan who is noted as 'tremendously effective in the detailed analysis and consideration of case management'.

The Legal 500 rankings are based on feedback from 300,000 clients worldwide, submissions from law firms and interviews with leading private practice lawyers, and a team of researchers who have unrivalled experience in the legal market. Rankings can be viewed here.

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