IP

Lexology Index: IP is an in-depth guide to the international intellectual property legal market, and recognises the foremost patents, trademarks and copyright lawyers around the world who stand out for their excellence when it comes to both contentious and transactional matters, with expertise covering a wide range of industry sectors.

We also identify prominent patent and trademark agents and attorneys for their strong expertise preparing, filing and prosecuting applications.

Research methodology

The Lexology Index research process starts with qualitative analysis; we gather first-hand experience of working with nominees in the industry or practice area, and ground it with continuous quantitative analysis of a range of relevant data points to ensure a rigorous evaluation framework, consistently applied.

We canvas recommendations and feedback from corporate counsel or other clients who have worked closely with the nominees, as well as from eminent private practitioners. But we know opinions are subjective: we also build and exploit datasets to corroborate and challenge market feedback and ensure our recommendations are rooted in and supported by detailed data.

Our research team, building on 25 years of market experience, brings those data points together to create a market assessment which companies and referring law firms use daily to select the right external counsel or expert for the matter in hand.

Read more about our research methodology here.

Leading firms

Lexology Index does not rank firms or sets, only individual practitioners. The chart below shows the firms and sets home to the most listed practitioners in this year’s guide.