WTR 1000 Recommended Firm
Recommended Firm
Full Ranking
Individual rankings
Joost Muylle
Thomas Baudewijn
Our 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.
2025
Managing IP Awards
Women in Business Law EMEA Awards 2025
Shortlisted:
Ann De Clercq - Lawyer of the Year – Patent
Sarah Thysen - Rising Star – Intellectual Property
2024
LMG Life Sciences Awards EMEA
Managing IP Awards
Patent Firm of the Year (Benelux)
Global IP Awards
Prosecution Firm of the Year (Belgium)
Managing Intellectual Property
Trademark Firm Rankings:
Tier 2 in Belgium
Tier 3 in Benelux
Managing Intellectual Property
Managing Intellectual Property
IP Stars:
Ann De Clercq - Patent Star
Koen Vanhalst - Patent Star
Joost Muylle - Trademark Star
WTR 1000 Recommended Firm
Recommended Firm
Full ranking
Recommended Individuals
Joost Muylle
Thomas Baudewijn
IAM Patent 1000
2023
Managing Intellectual Property
Managing Intellectual Property
Top 250 Women in IP
Ann De Clercq
MIP Awards EMEA
Belgium Prosecution Firm of the Year
LMG Life Sciences Awards 2023 EMEA
Opposition Procedure
Firm of the Year
WTR 1000 Recommended Firm
Recommended Firm
Full ranking
Recommended Individuals
Joost Muylle
Thomas Baudewijn
Global IP Awards
Patent Attorney Firm of the Year
Full ranking
2022
LMG Life Sciences Awards EMEA
Managing Intellectual Property
Patent Prosecution Firm
Trademark Prosecution Firm
Highly recommended firm
IAM Patent 1000
Managing Intellectual Property - IP Star
Innovation & IP: Forum and Awards (Leaders League)
Best IP Advisor (Benelux)
World Trademark Review 1000 - Recommended firm
Recommended firm
Full ranking
World Trademark Review 1000 - Recommended individual 2022
Recommended Individual
Joost Muylle
Thomas Baudewijn
2021
Managing Intellectual Property
Patent Prosecution Firm
Tier 1 ranking
Trademark Prosecution Firm
Tier 2 ranking
IAM Patent 1000
Global Leader
Ann De Clercq
Liesbet Paemen
Full ranking
Financial Times
Europe's Leading Patent Law Firms
Biotechnology & Food
Chemistry & Pharmaceuticals
Leaders League
Leading firm for
Patent Prosecution and
Trademark Prosecution in Belgium
The Lawyer Network
Biotech Patent Firm of the Year
in Belgium
2020
Leaders League
Leading firm for
Patent Prosecution and
Trademark Prosecution in Belgium
Managing Intellectual Property
Patent Prosecution Firm
Tier 1 ranking
Trademark Prosecution Firm
Tier 2 ranking
Financial Times
Europe's Leading Patent Law Firms
Biotechnology & Food
Chemistry & Pharmaceuticals
Managing Intellectual Property
IP Star individual rankings
Ann De Clercq (Patent Star)
Joost Muylle (Trademark Star)
Innovation & IP Awards
Best IP Advisor Benelux
Finance Monthly Legal Awards
Best in IP
Global Law Experts Awards
Biotech Patent Firm of the Year in Belgium
World Trademark Review (WTR 1000)
Top trademark agency in the Benelux
2019
MIP Awards
Belgian Patent Prosecution
Firm of the Year 2019
Managing Intellectual Property
Tier 1 Ranking
Legal Alliance Awards
Best European IP Firm
Innovation & IP Awards
Best IP Advisor Benelux
World Trademark Review
Recommended for
Trademark Prosecution in Belgium
2018
MIP Awards
Belgian Patent Prosecution
Firm of the Year 2018
Managing Intellectual Property
Tier 1 Ranking
IAM Patent 1000 Guide
Highly recommended for
Patent Prosecution in Belgium
Legal Alliance Awards
Best European IP Firm
Innovation & IP Awards
Best IP Advisor
Belgium & Luxembourg