Our Accolades
Year-on-year, Carpmaels & Ransford is ranked in the highest tier for Chambers & Partners, Legal 500, Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) and Intellectual Asset Management (IAM)
Carpmaels & Ransford is renowned as a leader in the European IP market and a premier prosecution firm, with an opposition practice that continues to be one of the largest in Europe supported by a fast growing litigation practice. We are unique in that our solicitors, barristers and patent/trade mark attorneys are all members of the same firm and work in the same office which results in a truly integrated team.
Recognition within directories and guides:
“The firm frequently finds itself at the heart of major European life sciences disputes.”
JUVE Patent, 2025
“A Rolls-Royce firm with incredible knowledgeable people and UPC litigation experience.”
Chambers & Partners, 2025
"The Carpmaels team has strong industry knowledge and does a great job integrating litigators with the patent attorney team."
Legal 500, 2025
“For brand-rich entities seeking the full trademark service, Carpmaels & Ransford is a beacon of light. Its team of versatile and collaboratively minded practitioners regularly team up to solve complex IP problems for well-known brands.”
WTR 1000, 2024
“Carpmaels & Ransford is a top-tier firm when it comes to patent filing and prosecution. The team clearly understands the goals and intentions of its clients and acts as an extension of the in-house team to provide advice that is business focused and practical.”
IAM Patent 1000, 2024
Managing IP EMEA Awards 2026
Carpmaels & Ransford received four awards at the 2026 Managing IP EMEA Awards. The firm was recognised for the strength of its EPO proceedings, UK patent disputes work and cross border litigation across Europe. These included UK (England) Patent Disputes Firm of the Year and EPO Proceedings Firm of the Year, as well as Europe Cross Border Patent Litigation Team of the Year for its work with Takeda. In addition, John Brunner was named UK (England) Patent Practitioner of the Year (Patent & Trademark Attorney Firms).
Patent Litigation Firm of the Year (Biologics & Biosimilars) and SPC Litigation Firm of the Year 2025
Carpmaels & Ransford LLP was awarded Patent Litigation Firm of the Year: Biologics & Biosimilars; and SPC Litigation Firm of the Year, along with two individual partner awards at the LMG Life Sciences Awards 2025 EMEA. Jake Marshall won Licensing & Collaboration Lawyer of the Year and Agathe Michel-de Cazotte was awarded Patent Litigator of the Year: Biotech.
EPO Prosecution Firm of the Year 2025
Carpmaels & Ransford won the award for EPO Prosecution Firm of the Year at the IAM and WTR Global IP Awards 2024. The Global IP Awards recognise the outstanding achievements of law and attorney firms in litigation, prosecution, and transactional work over the past year.
Knowledge Management Award 2025
Carpmaels & Ransford won the Knowledge Management Award at the LexisNexis Legal Awards 2025. The award recognises work done evolving the firm’s excellent knowledge sharing culture to create an innovative Knowledge Hub and integrated ‘Hive Mind’ Community, launched in June 2024.