Carpmaels & Ransford has been recognised in The Legal 500 UK 2027 rankings, with rankings across patent, life sciences and trade mark categories.
The firm’s practice rankings are:
- Tier 1 – PATMA: Patent attorneys
- Tier 2 – Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- Tier 2 – PATMA: Trade mark attorneys
- Tier 3 – Life sciences and healthcare
The rankings also include inpidual recognition for:
Hall of Fame
- Hugh Goodfellow (PATMA: Patent attorneys)
Leading Partners
- John Brunner (PATMA: Patent attorneys)
- Roger Lush (PATMA: Trade mark attorneys)
- Edward Oates (Life sciences and healthcare)
Next Generation Partners
- Jennifer Antcliff (PATMA: Patent attorneys; Life sciences and healthcare)
- Emily Nikolic (PATMA: Patent attorneys)
- Lara Elder (PATMA: Trade mark attorneys)
Leading Associates
- Craig Lumb (Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious))
The 2027 guide includes new inpidual recognitions for Lara Elder and Roger Lush. Emily Nikolic has also moved up from Leading Associate to Next Generation Partner.
Some highlights from this year’s testimonials include:
- ‘We particularly value the inpiduals we work with for their clear and precise approach, fast response times, and overall excellent communication. Their instructions and advice are consistently well-structured and easy to follow, which makes cooperation efficient and reliable. We also appreciate their commercial awareness and ability to handle matters in a practical and responsive way.’
- ‘Carpmaels stands out as a highly specialised patent firm known for its technical excellence, flexibility, and reliable service. Its experienced and sizable team is well-equipped to handle complex patent matters across technical fields while remaining responsive and practical in its approach. Carpmaels combines strong expertise with team depth and effective collaboration, making it a trusted partner for demanding patent work. Its key strengths lie in the consistent quality of its advice, adaptability to client needs, and dependable delivery of sophisticated matters.’
- ‘I have found Carpmaels & Ransford to provide consistently exemplary work product. No other European patent attorney firm has matched their level of quality. Communication is timely, and I find the team to be accommodating of all requests and instructions, even on short timescales.’
- ‘Carpmaels’s distinctive background as a top-flight patent attorney firm informs the way they work very positively. The excellent interplay between the lawyer and patent attorney teams is really valuable in litigation. The culture of the firm is warm and open, and there is a real commitment to fully understanding all technical details, which clients really value.’
The Legal 500 is one of the world’s leading legal directories, with rankings based on extensive independent research, client feedback and interviews with legal practitioners.
Read the full 2027 rankings here.