Carpmaels & Ransford has been recognised as a tier 1 firm for patent prosecution and patent disputes, tier 2 for trade mark disputes, and tier 3 for trade mark prosecution in the 2026 IP STARS rankings by Managing IP. 

24 Carpmaels practitioners are recommended in the guide, with 13 ranked as patent, trade mark or transactions stars, eight highlighted as notable practitioners and three named as rising stars: 

Harvey V J Adams: Patent Star 2026
John Brunner: Patent Star 2026
Agathe Michel-de Cazotte: Patent Star 2026
Stephen Duffield: Patent Star 2026
Hugh Goodfellow: Patent Star 2026
Ian Kirby: Patent Star 2026 and Trade Mark Star 2026
Cameron Marshall: Patent Star 2026
David Wilson: Patent Star 2026
Daniel Wise: Patent Star 2026
Mike Gruber: Patent Star 2026 (Germany)
Niels Hölder: Patent Star 2026 (Germany)
Jake Marshall: Transactions Star 2026
Jonathan Day: Trade Mark Star 2026
Jennifer Antcliff: Notable Practitioner 2026
Isobel Barry: Notable Practitioner 2026
Daniel Goodman: Notable Practitioner 2026
Andrew Hutchinson: Notable Practitioner 2026
Paul Kaufman: Notable Practitioner 2026
Roger Lush: Notable Practitioner 2026
Natalia Wegner: Notable Practitioner 2026
Simon Llewellyn: Notable Practitioner 2026
Ben Chapman: Rising Star 2026
Craig Lumb: Rising Star 2026
Lara Elder: Rising Star 2026 

View the full IP STARS Rising Stars rankings and explore the complete guide here.