The IP Stars 2024 guide by Managing IP has ranked Carpmaels & Ransford as tier 1 for patent prosecution and patent disputes.

Managing IP says: “IP boutique Carpmaels & Ransford is among the elite firms in Europe for patent and SPC protection.  It has European patent attorneys for fields such as chemistry, life sciences, engineering, and ICT. The firm is also recommended for trade mark protection and IP disputes.

Eleven partners are ranked as patent, trade mark or transactions stars, five are highlighted as notable practitioners and three have been recognised as rising stars:

⁠Harvey V J Adams: Patent Star 2024
John Brunner: Patent Star 2024
Stephen Duffield: Patent Star 2024
Hugh Goodfellow: Patent Star 2024
Ian Kirby: Patent Star 2024 and Trade Mark Star 2024
Susan Kirsch: Patent Star 2024
Cameron Marshall: Patent Star 2024
David Wilson: Patent Star 2024
Daniel Wise: Patent Star 2024
Jonathan Day: Trade Mark Star 2024
Jake Marshall: Transactions Star 2024
Jennifer Antcliff: Notable Practitioner 2024
Camilla Balleny: Notable Practitioner 2024
Isobel Barry: Notable Practitioner 2024
Roger Lush: Notable Practitioner 2024
Natalia Wegner: Notable Practitioner 2024
Simon Llewellyn: Rising Star 2024
Daniel Goodman: Rising Star 2024
Paul Kaufman: Rising star 2024

Full details can be found on the IP Stars website.

These rankings follow the firm’s Patent Litigation Firm of the Year award win for Biotech at the LMG Life Sciences EMEA Awards in May this year.