Carpmaels & Ransford has, for over five years running, been ranked in the top tier for patent prosecution in the IAM Patent 1000 rankings.

The firm has again received a gold-tier ranking in the European Patent Office (EPO) category and a gold-tier ranking in the United Kingdom for prosecution. The firm also received a silver-tier ranking for litigation and a bronze-tier ranking for transactions.

Twenty partners received highly recommended rankings in the United Kingdom: England and Wales category and six of those are recognised for their contributions at the EPO:

Hugh Goodfellow
Harvey Adams
Jennifer Antcliff
Camilla Balleny
Paul Bettridge
John Brunner
Mark Chapman
Stephen Duffield
Matthew Georgiou
Christopher Hoggett
David Holland
Ian Kirby
Susan Kirsch
Cameron Marshall
Jake Marshall
Edward Oates
Gary Small
James Warner
David Wilson
Daniel Wise

According to IAM:

“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.

They are also absolute experts when it comes to opposition and appeal proceedings at the EPO; they can be relied on to put in brilliant performances and get great results.” The outfit is also distinguished by its superb litigation and transactions offering, which also comes highly recommended: “The team are super well organised with the brightest minds; they come well prepared for any eventuality and use their collective expertise to devise the best strategies. Their excellent legal knowledge is invaluable in contentious and non-contentious matters.”

Full rankings and editorial can be found here.

About the IAM Patent 1000

The IAM Patent 1000 is the definitive resource for identifying top patent professionals and firm-wide private practice patent expertise in key jurisdictions around the globe