Carpmaels & Ransford LLP

Carpmaels & Ransford LLP is a leading law firm in the European intellectual property (IP) market, with over 200 years of experience driving innovation in the sector. The firm provides comprehensive IP services, including drafting, filing, and prosecuting patent and trade mark applications; drafting and negotiating licence and other commercial IP agreements; advising on the transfer of property rights; assisting with patent restoration matters; and conducting enforcement and revocation litigation.

The firm maintains one of Europe’s largest intellectual property teams, serving blue-chip clients globally. Its attorneys possess extensive technical expertise, combining experience from industry-leading companies, academic research at top universities, and patent practice across engineering and technology, chemistry and materials, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, supplementary protection certificates, and information communications technology and standards.

Through its fully integrated Dispute Resolution and Transactions teams, Carpmaels & Ransford delivers a holistic approach to IP matters from inception to commercialisation. The Dispute Resolution team, comprising solicitors, barristers, and patent attorney litigators, represents clients at all levels of the European Patent Office (EPO), and conducts enforcement litigation and revocation actions before the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO), as well as patent, copyright, trade mark, and other IP litigation in the English courts and the Court of Justice of the European Union. The firm is uniquely positioned to handle parallel disputes across the EPO, Unified Patent Court (UPC), and UK courts, while coordinating national actions across Europe, and is leading the first revocation action at the UPC.

The Transactions team advises on the acquisition and licensing of IP rights and other IP-focused agreements, including development and collaboration agreements. It manages multi-jurisdictional patent and trade mark assignment recordal projects, provides specialist guidance on the transfer of priority rights, and assists clients with the restoration of registered IP rights worldwide.

Staffing Figures

• 31 UK partners
• 140 other UK fee-earners