Awards
De Clercq & Partners remains at the forefront of Intellectual Property Protection in Europe as well as worldwide. Please find a list below of the awards and accolades our firm is proud to have collected over the last years.
2024
![WTR 1000 Recommended Firm](https://www.dcp-ip.com/public/wtr-1000-recommended-firm/_1600xAUTO_fit_center-center_85_none_ns/DES-3309-De-Clercq-Partners-logo.png)
WTR 1000 Recommended Firm
Recommended Firm
Full ranking
Recommended Individuals
Joost Muylle
Thomas Baudewijn
![Managing IP Awards 2024](https://www.dcp-ip.com/public/managing-ip-awards-2024/_1600xAUTO_fit_center-center_85_none_ns/Untitled-design-45.png)
Managing IP Awards 2024
Patent Firm of the Year (Benelux)
![LMG Life Sciences Awards EMEA 2024](https://www.dcp-ip.com/public/lmg-life-sciences-awards-emea-2024/_1600xAUTO_fit_center-center_85_none_ns/53725909847_279f4f69f7_c.jpg)
LMG Life Sciences Awards EMEA 2024
![Managing Intellectual Property](https://www.dcp-ip.com/public/managing-intellectual-property/_1600xAUTO_fit_center-center_85_none_ns/13009/IP-stars-TM-recommended.png)
Managing Intellectual Property
Trademark Firm Rankings:
Tier 2 in Belgium
Tier 3 in Benelux
![Managing Intellectual Property](https://www.dcp-ip.com/public/managing-intellectual-property/_1600xAUTO_fit_center-center_85_none_ns/13012/IP-stars-Women-in-Business-recommended.png)
Managing Intellectual Property
![Managing Intellectual Property](https://www.dcp-ip.com/public/managing-intellectual-property/_1600xAUTO_fit_center-center_85_none_ns/13018/IP-Star.png)
Managing Intellectual Property
IP Stars:
Ann De Clercq - Patent Star
Koen Vanhalst - Patent Star
Joost Muylle - Trademark Star
![IAM Patent 1000](https://www.dcp-ip.com/public/iam-patent-1000/_1600xAUTO_fit_center-center_85_none_ns/De-Clercq-PartnersIAM.png)
IAM Patent 1000
![managing intellectual property](https://www.dcp-ip.com/public/managing-intellectual-property/_1600xAUTO_fit_center-center_85_none_ns/13670/TopTierPatent.png)
managing intellectual property
Firm Rankings:
2023
![Ranked Firm](https://www.dcp-ip.com/public/managing-intellectual-property/_1600xAUTO_fit_center-center_85_none_ns/152-1.png)
Ranked Firm
Managing Intellectual Property
Ranked Firm
![Global IP Awards](https://www.dcp-ip.com/public/global-ip-awards/_1600xAUTO_fit_center-center_85_none_ns/178.png)
Global IP Awards
Patent Attorney Firm of the Year
Full ranking
![WTR 1000 Recommended Firm](https://www.dcp-ip.com/public/wtr-1000-recommended-firm/_1600xAUTO_fit_center-center_85_none_ns/166.png)
WTR 1000 Recommended Firm
Recommended Firm
Full ranking
Recommended Individuals
Joost Muylle
Thomas Baudewijn
![LMG Life Sciences Awards 2023 EMEA](https://www.dcp-ip.com/public/lmg-life-sciences-awards-2023-emea/_1600xAUTO_fit_center-center_85_none_ns/164.png)
LMG Life Sciences Awards 2023 EMEA
Opposition Procedure
Firm of the Year
![MIP Awards 2023 EMEA](https://www.dcp-ip.com/public/mip-awards-2023-emea/_1600xAUTO_fit_center-center_85_none_ns/165.png)
MIP Awards 2023 EMEA
Belgium Prosecution Firm of the Year
![Managing Intellectual Property](https://www.dcp-ip.com/public/managing-intellectual-property/_1600xAUTO_fit_center-center_85_none_ns/159.png)
Managing Intellectual Property
Top 250 Women in IP
Ann De Clercq
![Managing Intellectual Property](https://www.dcp-ip.com/public/managing-intellectual-property/_1600xAUTO_fit_center-center_85_none_ns/152.png)
Managing Intellectual Property
![Leaders League](https://www.dcp-ip.com/public/leaders-league/_1600xAUTO_fit_center-center_85_none_ns/169.png)
Leaders League
Ranked Firm 2023
Patent Prosecution
Trademark Prosecution
2022
![Top 250 Women in IP](https://www.dcp-ip.com/public/top-250-women-in-ip/_1600xAUTO_fit_center-center_85_none_ns/IP-STARS-2022_Rising-Star_Rosette.png)
Top 250 Women in IP
Managing Intellectual Property
Top 250 Women in IP
![Rising Star 2022](https://www.dcp-ip.com/public/rising-star-2022/_1600xAUTO_fit_center-center_85_none_ns/IP-STARS-2022_Rising-Star_Rosette-2.png)
Rising Star 2022
Managing Intellectual Property
Rising Star 2022
David Lesthaeghe
![IAM Patent 1000](https://www.dcp-ip.com/public/iam-patent-1000/_1600xAUTO_fit_center-center_85_none_ns/139.png)
IAM Patent 1000
IAM Patent 1000
Gold ranking in Patent Prosecution
![Opposition Procedure Firm of the Year](https://www.dcp-ip.com/public/opposition-procedure-firm-of-the-year/_1600xAUTO_fit_center-center_85_none_ns/131-2.png)
Opposition Procedure Firm of the Year
LMG Life Sciences Awards EMEA 2022
Opposition Procedure Firm of the Year
![Prosecution Firm of the Year (Belgium)](https://www.dcp-ip.com/public/prosecution-firm-of-the-year-belgium/_1600xAUTO_fit_center-center_85_none_ns/130.png)
Prosecution Firm of the Year (Belgium)
MIP Awards 2022
Prosecution Firm of the Year (Belgium)
![Best IP Advisor (Benelux)](https://www.dcp-ip.com/public/best-ip-advisor-benelux/_1600xAUTO_fit_center-center_85_none_ns/128.png)
Best IP Advisor (Benelux)
Innovation & IP:
Forum and Awards
(Leaders League)
Best IP Advisor (Benelux)
![IP Star](https://www.dcp-ip.com/public/ip-star/_1600xAUTO_fit_center-center_85_none_ns/123.png)
IP Star
Managing Intellectual Property
IP Star
Ann De Clercq
Joost Muylle
![Trademark Prosecution Firm](https://www.dcp-ip.com/public/trademark-prosecution-firm/_1600xAUTO_fit_center-center_85_none_ns/122.png)
Trademark Prosecution Firm
Managing Intellectual Property
Trademark Prosecution Firm
Highly recommended firm
![Recommended firm](https://www.dcp-ip.com/public/recommended-firm/_1600xAUTO_fit_center-center_85_none_ns/120.png)
Recommended firm
World Trademark Review 1000
Recommended firm
Full ranking
![Recommended Individual](https://www.dcp-ip.com/public/recommended-individual/_1600xAUTO_fit_center-center_85_none_ns/121.png)
Recommended Individual
World Trademark Review 1000
Recommended Individual
Joost Muylle
Thomas Baudewijn
2021
![Patent Prosecution Firm & Trademark Prosecution Firm](https://www.dcp-ip.com/public/patent-prosecution-firm-trademark-prosecution-firm/_1600xAUTO_fit_center-center_85_none_ns/111.png)
Patent Prosecution Firm & Trademark Prosecution Firm
Managing Intellectual Property
Patent Prosecution Firm
Tier 1 ranking
Trademark Prosecution Firm
Tier 2 ranking
![IP Star](https://www.dcp-ip.com/public/ip-star/_1600xAUTO_fit_center-center_85_none_ns/112.png)
IP Star
Managing Intellectual Property
IP Star
![Rising Star](https://www.dcp-ip.com/public/rising-star/_1600xAUTO_fit_center-center_85_none_ns/113.png)
Rising Star
Managing Intellectual Property
Rising Star
![Global Leader](https://www.dcp-ip.com/public/global-leader/_1600xAUTO_fit_center-center_85_none_ns/33-1.png)
Global Leader
IAM Patent 1000
Global Leader
Ann De Clercq
Liesbet Paemen
Full ranking
![Highly recommended for Trademark Prosecution in Belgium](https://www.dcp-ip.com/public/highly-recommended-for-trademark-prosecution-in-belgium/_1600xAUTO_fit_center-center_85_none_ns/105-1.png)
Highly recommended for Trademark Prosecution in Belgium
World Trademark Review 1000
Highly recommended for
Trademark Prosecution in Belgium
![Recommended individual](https://www.dcp-ip.com/public/recommended-individual/_1600xAUTO_fit_center-center_85_none_ns/106.png)
Recommended individual
World Trademark Review 1000
Recommended individual
![Europe's Leading Patent](https://www.dcp-ip.com/public/europes-leading-patent/_1600xAUTO_fit_center-center_85_none_ns/108.png)
Europe's Leading Patent
Financial Times
Europe's Leading Patent
Law Firms
Biotechnology & Food
Chemistry & Pharmaceuticals
![Leaders League](https://www.dcp-ip.com/public/leaders-league/_1600xAUTO_fit_center-center_85_none_ns/109.png)
Leaders League
Leaders League
Leading firm for
Patent Prosecution and
Trademark Prosecution in Belgium
![Top 250 Women in IP](https://www.dcp-ip.com/public/top-250-women-in-ip/_1600xAUTO_fit_center-center_85_none_ns/110.png)
Top 250 Women in IP
Managing Intellectual Property
Top 250 Women in IP
![Patent leader](https://www.dcp-ip.com/public/patent-leader/_1600xAUTO_fit_center-center_85_none_ns/107.png)
Patent leader
World IP Review
Patent leader
![Biotech Patent Firm of the Year](https://www.dcp-ip.com/public/biotech-patent-firm-of-the-year/_1600xAUTO_fit_center-center_85_none_ns/114.png)
Biotech Patent Firm of the Year
The Lawyer Network
Biotech Patent Firm of the Year
in Belgium
2020
![IAM Patent 1000 Guide](https://www.dcp-ip.com/public/iam-patent-1000-guide/_1600xAUTO_fit_center-center_85_none_ns/101.png)
IAM Patent 1000 Guide
![Leaders League](https://www.dcp-ip.com/public/leaders-league/_1600xAUTO_fit_center-center_85_none_ns/90.png)
Leaders League
Leaders League
Leading firm for
Patent Prosecution and
Trademark Prosecution in Belgium
![Managing Intellectual Property](https://www.dcp-ip.com/public/managing-intellectual-property/_1600xAUTO_fit_center-center_85_none_ns/89.png)
Managing Intellectual Property
Managing Intellectual Property
Patent Prosecution Firm
Tier 1 ranking
![Financial Times](https://www.dcp-ip.com/public/financial-times/_1600xAUTO_fit_center-center_85_none_ns/37.png)
Financial Times
Financial Times
Europe's Leading Patent
Law Firms
Biotechnology & Food
Chemistry & Pharmaceuticals
![IP Star individual rankings](https://www.dcp-ip.com/public/ip-star-individual-rankings/_1600xAUTO_fit_center-center_85_none_ns/67.png)
IP Star individual rankings
Managing Intellectual Property
IP Star individual rankings
Ann De Clercq (Patent Star)
Joost Muylle (Trademark Star)
![Rising Star individual rankings](https://www.dcp-ip.com/public/rising-star-individual-rankings/_1600xAUTO_fit_center-center_85_none_ns/88.png)
Rising Star individual rankings
Managing Intellectual Property
Rising Star individual rankings
![Trademark Prosecution Firm](https://www.dcp-ip.com/public/trademark-prosecution-firm/_1600xAUTO_fit_center-center_85_none_ns/71.png)
Trademark Prosecution Firm
Managing Intellectual Property
Trademark Prosecution Firm
Tier 2 ranking
![Best IP Advisor Benelux](https://www.dcp-ip.com/public/best-ip-advisor-benelux/_1600xAUTO_fit_center-center_85_none_ns/62.jpeg)
Best IP Advisor Benelux
Innovation & IP Awards
Best IP Advisor Benelux
![Best in IP](https://www.dcp-ip.com/public/best-in-ip/_1600xAUTO_fit_center-center_85_none_ns/63.png)
Best in IP
Finance Monthly Legal Awards
Best in IP
![Biotech Patent Firm of the Year](https://www.dcp-ip.com/public/biotech-patent-firm-of-the-year/_1600xAUTO_fit_center-center_85_none_ns/64.png)
Biotech Patent Firm of the Year
Global Law Experts Awards
Biotech Patent Firm of the Year
in Belgium
![World Trademark Review](https://www.dcp-ip.com/public/world-trademark-review/_1600xAUTO_fit_center-center_85_none_ns/65.jpeg)
World Trademark Review
World Trademark Review
(WTR 1000)
Top trademark agency in the Benelux
2019
![Belgian Patent Prosecution](https://www.dcp-ip.com/public/belgian-patent-prosecution/_1600xAUTO_fit_center-center_85_none_ns/29.png)
Belgian Patent Prosecution
Managing Intellectual Property
Belgian Patent Prosecution
Firm of the Year 2019
![Managing Intellectual Property](https://www.dcp-ip.com/public/managing-intellectual-property/_1600xAUTO_fit_center-center_85_none_ns/30.png)
Managing Intellectual Property
Managing Intellectual Property
IP Star
![Rising Star](https://www.dcp-ip.com/public/rising-star/_1600xAUTO_fit_center-center_85_none_ns/31-1.png)
Rising Star
Managing Intellectual Property
Rising Star
![Top 250 Women in IP](https://www.dcp-ip.com/public/top-250-women-in-ip/_1600xAUTO_fit_center-center_85_none_ns/32.png)
Top 250 Women in IP
Managing Intellectual Property
Top 250 Women in IP
![Managing Intellectual Property](https://www.dcp-ip.com/public/managing-intellectual-property/_1600xAUTO_fit_center-center_85_none_ns/44.png)
Managing Intellectual Property
Managing Intellectual Property
Tier 1 Ranking
![Highly recommended for Patent Prosecution in Belgium](https://www.dcp-ip.com/public/highly-recommended-for-patent-prosecution-in-belgium/_1600xAUTO_fit_center-center_85_none_ns/33-2.png)
Highly recommended for Patent Prosecution in Belgium
![European Women in Business Law Award](https://www.dcp-ip.com/public/european-women-in-business-law-award/_1600xAUTO_fit_center-center_85_none_ns/34.png)
European Women in Business Law Award
Legal Media Group
European Women in
Business Law Award
![Influential Women in IP](https://www.dcp-ip.com/public/influential-women-in-ip/_1600xAUTO_fit_center-center_85_none_ns/10.jpeg)
Influential Women in IP
World IP Review
Influential Women in IP
![Best European IP Firm](https://www.dcp-ip.com/public/best-european-ip-firm/_1600xAUTO_fit_center-center_85_none_ns/35.jpeg)
Best European IP Firm
Legal Alliance Awards
Best European IP Firm
![Best IP Advisor Benelux](https://www.dcp-ip.com/public/best-ip-advisor-benelux/_1600xAUTO_fit_center-center_85_none_ns/36.jpeg)
Best IP Advisor Benelux
Innovation & IP Awards
Best IP Advisor Benelux
![Europe's Leading Patent Law Firms](https://www.dcp-ip.com/public/europes-leading-patent-law-firms/_1600xAUTO_fit_center-center_85_none_ns/37-1.png)
Europe's Leading Patent Law Firms
Financial Times
Europe's Leading Patent
Law Firms
![World Trademark Review](https://www.dcp-ip.com/public/world-trademark-review/_1600xAUTO_fit_center-center_85_none_ns/38.jpeg)
World Trademark Review
World Trademark Review
Recommended for
Trademark Prosecution in Belgium
2018
![Managing Intellectual Property](https://www.dcp-ip.com/public/managing-intellectual-property/_1600xAUTO_fit_center-center_85_none_ns/39.png)
Managing Intellectual Property
Managing Intellectual Property
Belgian Patent Prosecution
Firm of the Year 2018
![IP Star](https://www.dcp-ip.com/public/ip-star/_1600xAUTO_fit_center-center_85_none_ns/40.png)
IP Star
Managing Intellectual Property
IP Star
![Managing Intellectual Property](https://www.dcp-ip.com/public/managing-intellectual-property/_1600xAUTO_fit_center-center_85_none_ns/41.png)
Managing Intellectual Property
Managing Intellectual Property
Tier 1 Ranking
![Highly recommended for Patent Prosecution in Belgium](https://www.dcp-ip.com/public/highly-recommended-for-patent-prosecution-in-belgium/_1600xAUTO_fit_center-center_85_none_ns/33-3.png)
Highly recommended for Patent Prosecution in Belgium
IAM Patent 1000 Guide
Highly recommended for
Patent Prosecution in Belgium
![Best European IP Firm](https://www.dcp-ip.com/public/best-european-ip-firm/_1600xAUTO_fit_center-center_85_none_ns/42.jpeg)
Best European IP Firm
Legal Alliance Awards
Best European IP Firm
![Best IP Advisor](https://www.dcp-ip.com/public/best-ip-advisor/_1600xAUTO_fit_center-center_85_none_ns/43.jpeg)
Best IP Advisor
Innovation & IP Awards
Best IP Advisor
Belgium & Luxembourg