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
Recommended Firm
Full ranking
Recommended Individuals
Joost Muylle
Thomas Baudewijn
2023
Ranked Firm
Managing Intellectual Property
Ranked Firm
Global IP Awards
Patent Attorney Firm of the Year
Full ranking
WTR 1000 Recommended Firm
Recommended Firm
Full ranking
Recommended Individuals
Joost Muylle
Thomas Baudewijn
LMG Life Sciences Awards 2023 EMEA
Opposition Procedure
Firm of the Year
MIP Awards 2023 EMEA
Belgium Prosecution Firm of the Year
Managing Intellectual Property
Top 250 Women in IP
Ann De Clercq
Managing Intellectual Property
Leaders League
Ranked Firm 2023
Patent Prosecution
Trademark Prosecution
2022
Top 250 Women in IP
Managing Intellectual Property
Top 250 Women in IP
Rising Star 2022
Managing Intellectual Property
Rising Star 2022
David Lesthaeghe
IAM Patent 1000
IAM Patent 1000
Gold ranking in Patent Prosecution
Opposition Procedure Firm of the Year
LMG Life Sciences Awards EMEA 2022
Opposition Procedure Firm of the Year
Prosecution Firm of the Year (Belgium)
MIP Awards 2022
Prosecution Firm of the Year (Belgium)
Best IP Advisor (Benelux)
Innovation & IP:
Forum and Awards
(Leaders League)
Best IP Advisor (Benelux)
IP Star
Managing Intellectual Property
IP Star
Ann De Clercq
Joost Muylle
Trademark Prosecution Firm
Managing Intellectual Property
Trademark Prosecution Firm
Highly recommended firm
Recommended firm
World Trademark Review 1000
Recommended firm
Full ranking
Recommended Individual
World Trademark Review 1000
Recommended Individual
Joost Muylle
Thomas Baudewijn
2021
Patent Prosecution Firm & Trademark Prosecution Firm
Managing Intellectual Property
Patent Prosecution Firm
Tier 1 ranking
Trademark Prosecution Firm
Tier 2 ranking
IP Star
Managing Intellectual Property
IP Star
Rising Star
Managing Intellectual Property
Rising Star
Global Leader
IAM Patent 1000
Global Leader
Ann De Clercq
Liesbet Paemen
Full ranking
Highly recommended for Trademark Prosecution in Belgium
World Trademark Review 1000
Highly recommended for
Trademark Prosecution in Belgium
Recommended individual
World Trademark Review 1000
Recommended individual
Europe's Leading Patent
Financial Times
Europe's Leading Patent
Law Firms
Biotechnology & Food
Chemistry & Pharmaceuticals
Leaders League
Leaders League
Leading firm for
Patent Prosecution and
Trademark Prosecution in Belgium
Top 250 Women in IP
Managing Intellectual Property
Top 250 Women in IP
Patent leader
World IP Review
Patent leader
Biotech Patent Firm of the Year
The Lawyer Network
Biotech Patent Firm of the Year
in Belgium
2020
IAM Patent 1000 Guide
Leaders League
Leaders League
Leading firm for
Patent Prosecution and
Trademark Prosecution in Belgium
Managing Intellectual Property
Managing Intellectual Property
Patent Prosecution Firm
Tier 1 ranking
Financial Times
Financial Times
Europe's Leading Patent
Law Firms
Biotechnology & Food
Chemistry & Pharmaceuticals
IP Star individual rankings
Managing Intellectual Property
IP Star individual rankings
Ann De Clercq (Patent Star)
Joost Muylle (Trademark Star)
Rising Star individual rankings
Managing Intellectual Property
Rising Star individual rankings
Trademark Prosecution Firm
Managing Intellectual Property
Trademark Prosecution Firm
Tier 2 ranking
Best IP Advisor Benelux
Innovation & IP Awards
Best IP Advisor Benelux
Best in IP
Finance Monthly Legal Awards
Best in IP
Biotech Patent Firm of the Year
Global Law Experts Awards
Biotech Patent Firm of the Year
in Belgium
World Trademark Review
World Trademark Review
(WTR 1000)
Top trademark agency in the Benelux
2019
Belgian Patent Prosecution
Managing Intellectual Property
Belgian Patent Prosecution
Firm of the Year 2019
Managing Intellectual Property
Managing Intellectual Property
IP Star
Rising Star
Managing Intellectual Property
Rising Star
Top 250 Women in IP
Managing Intellectual Property
Top 250 Women in IP
Managing Intellectual Property
Managing Intellectual Property
Tier 1 Ranking
Highly recommended for Patent Prosecution in Belgium
European Women in Business Law Award
Legal Media Group
European Women in
Business Law Award
Influential Women in IP
World IP Review
Influential Women in IP
Best European IP Firm
Legal Alliance Awards
Best European IP Firm
Best IP Advisor Benelux
Innovation & IP Awards
Best IP Advisor Benelux
Europe's Leading Patent Law Firms
Financial Times
Europe's Leading Patent
Law Firms
World Trademark Review
World Trademark Review
Recommended for
Trademark Prosecution in Belgium
2018
Managing Intellectual Property
Managing Intellectual Property
Belgian Patent Prosecution
Firm of the Year 2018
IP Star
Managing Intellectual Property
IP Star
Managing Intellectual Property
Managing Intellectual Property
Tier 1 Ranking
Highly recommended for Patent Prosecution in Belgium
IAM Patent 1000 Guide
Highly recommended for
Patent Prosecution in Belgium
Best European IP Firm
Legal Alliance Awards
Best European IP Firm
Best IP Advisor
Innovation & IP Awards
Best IP Advisor
Belgium & Luxembourg