Managing IP Awards 2024: Patent Firm of the Year (Benelux)

We’re proud to share that De Clercq & Partners has been shortlisted for the Women in Business Law EMEA Awards 2026.
✨Belgium Firm of the Year
✨Patent – Lawyer of the Year: Liesbet Paemen

We are proud to announce that we have been shortlisted in multiple categories at the Managing IP EMEA Awards 2026.

Belgium – National Categories

• Prosecution
• Practitioner of the Year – Liesbet Paemen
• Rising Star of the Year – Tom Liessens

Benelux – Regional Categories

• Patent (Patent & Trademark Attorney Firms)

Europe – Regional Categories

• Patent Prosecution

De Clercq & Partners is pleased to announce its recognition in the WTR 1000 Guide 2026, the leading publication dedicated exclusively to trademark law.

• Joost Muylle – Gold, Individuals
• Thomas Baudewijn – Bronze, Individuals
• Tom Liessens – Bronze, Individuals

De Clercq & Partners is also recognised as a firm in the WTR 1000, reflecting the strength and consistency of our trademark practice.