Managing IP has published its 2023 IP Star rankings which recognises the expertise of individuals within IP. This year EIP has 17 partners from the UK, Germany and Sweden listed.
In the UK eight partners are ranked as "Patent Star" - Andrew Sharples, Darren Smyth, Gary Moss, Heather McCann, Jerome Spaargaren, Kathleen Fox Murphy, Robert Lundie Smith and Tom Brazier, while Paula Flutter is named as both a "Patent Star" and "Trademark Star", and Mark Lubbock is a "Transaction Star'.
In Germany both Christof Höhne and Florian Schmidt-Bogatzky are recognised as a "Patent Star" while two partners from our Sweden office which opened in September 2022 - Inga-Lill Andersson and Rikard Kånge - are also ranked as "Patent Star".
Finally, four additional partners - Daniel Enetoft, Gemma Martynwood, Pontus Falk and Tim Belcher - are ranked as "Notable Practitioner".
Rankings are compiled by IP Stars following extensive research, including information submitted by firms, independent research, market feedback and publicly available information.
Full rankings can be viewed here.