OCTOBER 2001
Survey: Western Europe: Patent reform prompts fundamental change
Many European patent attorneys are facing the biggest changes of their careers as the Community Patent and Community IP Court loom on the horizon. While some will flourish, others will not survive, says James Nurton
| Austria
(25) |
| Rank |
Firm |
City |
A |
L |
| 1 (1) |
Dr Thomas M
Haffner |
Vienna |
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| 2 (3) |
Sonn Pawloy Weinzinger
& Wolfran |
Vienna |
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| 3 (-) |
Barger Piso &
Partner |
Vienna |
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| 4 (-) |
Zeiner &
Zeiner |
Vienna |
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| 5 (-) |
Patentwaelte
Puchberger |
Vienna |
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| 6 (-) |
Patentwalte
Kliment |
Vienna |
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| 7 (5) |
Kopecky &
Schwarz |
Vienna |
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| 8 (-) |
Petsch Frosch &
Klein |
Vienna |
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| 9 (-) |
Patentwaltskanzlei
Metsching |
Vienna |
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| 10 (-) |
Patentwaelte Schutz
& Partner |
Vienna |
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| Belgium
(29) |
| Rank |
Firm |
City |
A |
L |
| 1 (1) |
Gevers & Vander
Haeghen |
Brussels |
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| 2 (2) |
Ofice Van
Malderen |
Brussels |
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| 3 (-) |
Office
Kirkpatrick |
Brussels |
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| 4 (3) |
Cabinet Bede |
Brussels |
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| 5 (4) |
Nauta Dutilh |
Brussels |
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| Denmark
(21) |
| Rank |
Firm |
City |
| 1 (1) |
Hofman-Bang Zacco |
Copenhagen |
| 2 (2) |
Ploughmann Vingtoft
& Partners |
Copenhagen |
| 3 (4) |
Chas Hude |
Copenhagen |
| 4 (3) |
Budde Schou &
Ostenfeld |
Copenhagen |
| 5 (-) |
International
Patent-Bureau |
Copenhagen |
| 6 (5) |
Larsen & Birkeholm
A/S |
Copenhagen |
| 7 (7) |
Giersing &
Stellinger Patentbureau |
Copenhagen |
| 8 (-) |
Reumert &
Partners |
Copenhagen |
| 9 (-) |
Advokatgruppen |
Copenhagen |
| Finland
(22) |
| Rank |
Firm |
City |
A |
L |
| 1 (2) |
Kolster Oy AB |
Helsinki |
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| 2 (1) |
Berggren Oy AB |
Helsinki |
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| 3 (4) |
Papula Oy |
Helsinki |
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| 4 (5) |
Keijo Heinonen Oy |
Helsinki |
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| 5 (7) |
Leitzinger Oy |
Helsinki |
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| 6 (8) |
Borenius &
Kemppinen |
Helsinki |
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| 7 (3) |
Seppo Laine Oy |
Helsinki |
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| 8 (-) |
Oy Jalo Ant-Wuorinen
AB |
Helsinki |
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| 9 (-) |
Benjon Ltd Seija
Saaristo |
Helsinki |
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| 10 (6) |
Forssen & Salomaa
Oy |
Helsinki |
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| France
(56) |
| Rank |
Firm |
City |
A |
L |
| 1 (3) |
Cabinet Beau de
Lomenie |
Paris |
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| 2 (1) |
Cabinet Lavoix |
Paris |
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| 3 (2) |
Cabinet Hirsch |
Paris |
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| 4 (5) |
Cabinet
Plasseraud |
Paris |
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| 5 (7) |
Gide |
Paris |
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| 6 (-) |
Nony &
Associés |
Paris |
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| 7 (-) |
Cabinet Regimbeau |
Paris |
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| 8 (-) |
Bouju Derambure
Bugnion |
Paris |
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| 9 (-) |
Cabinet
Bonnet-Thirion |
Paris |
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| 10 (-) |
Cabinet Germain &
Moreau |
Paris |
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| Greece
(21) |
| Rank |
Firm |
City |
A |
L |
| 1 (1) |
HG Papaconstantinou
& Associates |
Athens |
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| 2 (2) |
Patrinos &
Kilimiris |
Athens |
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| 3 (-) |
Dontas Law
Offices |
Athens |
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| 3 (-) |
Vayanos
Kostopoulos |
Athens |
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| 4 (5) |
Dr DS Oekonomidis
& Partners |
Athens |
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| 5 (-) |
Brahas |
Athens |
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| Ireland
(10) |
| Rank |
Firm |
City |
A |
L |
| 1 (1) |
FR Kelly & Co |
Dublin |
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| 2 (2) |
Tomkins & Co |
Dublin |
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| 3 (3) |
MacLachlan &
Donaldson |
Dublin |
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| 4 (-) |
Cruickshank &
Co |
Dublin |
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| 5 (4) |
Anne Ryan &
Co |
Dublin |
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| Italy
(37) |
| Rank |
Firm |
City |
A |
L |
| 1 (1) |
Jacobacci &
Partners |
Turin |
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| 2 (2) |
Barzano & Zanardo
SpA |
Milan |
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| 3 (4) |
Studio Torta Srl |
Turin |
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| 4 (5) |
Bugnion SpA |
Milan |
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| 5 (-) |
Modiano & Asociati
Srl |
Milan |
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| 6 (3) |
Societa Italianna
Brevetti SpA |
Rome |
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| 7 (-) |
Notarbartolo &
Gervasi Srl |
Milan |
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| 8 (-) |
Interbrevetti |
Milan |
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| 9 (6) |
Racheli & C |
Milan |
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| 10 (-) |
Trevisan &
Cuonzo |
Milan |
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| Luxembourg
(7) |
| Rank |
Firm |
City |
A |
L |
| 1 (1) |
Dennemyer &
Partners |
Luxembourg |
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| 2 (2) |
Office Ernest T
Freylinger SA |
Luxembourg |
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| 3 (3) |
Office de Brevets
Meyer & Van Malderen |
Luxembourg |
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| 4 (4) |
Marks & Clerk |
Luxembourg |
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| 5 (-) |
Arendt Medernach |
Luxembourg |
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| Netherlands
(22) |
| Rank |
Firm |
City |
A |
L |
| 1 (1) |
Nederlandsch
Octrooibureau |
Amsterdam |
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| 2 (4) |
Van Exter Polack
Charlouis BV |
Amsterdam |
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| 3 (5) |
Vereenigde |
Amsterdam |
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| 4 (2) |
Nauta Dutilh |
Amsterdam |
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| 5 (3) |
Arnold &
Siedsma |
Amsterdam |
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| 6 (-) |
Los & Stigter |
Amsterdam |
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| 7 (10) |
International
Octrooibureau |
Amsterdam |
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| 8 (-) |
Algemeen
Octrooibureau |
Amsterdam |
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| 9 (8) |
Linklaters/De Brauw
Blackstone Westbroek |
Amsterdam |
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| 10 (-) |
Haagsch
Octrooibureau |
Amsterdam |
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| Norway
(18) |
| Rank |
Firm |
City |
| 1 (5) |
Bryns Zacco AS |
Oslo |
| 2 (1) |
Bryn &
Aarflot |
Oslo |
| 3 (4) |
Onsagers AS |
Oslo |
| 4 (3) |
Oslo Patentkontor
AS |
Oslo |
| 5 (6) |
Håmsø Patentbyrå |
Oslo |
| 6 (2) |
Tandbergs Patentkontor
AS |
Oslo |
| 7 (10) |
Actio Lassen AS |
Oslo |
| 8 (-) |
AS Bergens
Patentkontor |
Oslo |
| 9 (7) |
JK Thorsens
Patentbureau A/S |
Oslo |
| 10 (-) |
Petrafee AS |
Oslo |
| Portugal
(14) |
| Rank |
Firm |
City |
A |
L |
| 1 (3) |
AG da Cuhna Ferreira
Lda |
Lisbon |
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| 2 (4) |
Raul Cesar
Ferreira |
Lisbon |
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| 3 (2) |
Clarke Modet & Co
Lda |
Lisbon |
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| 4 (1) |
J Pereira Da Cruz
SA |
Lisbon |
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| 5 (5) |
JE Dias Costa Lda |
Lisbon |
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| Sweden
(25) |
| Rank |
Firm |
City |
A |
L |
| 1 (2) |
Awapatent AB |
Stockholm |
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| 2 (1) |
Albihns Patentbyra
AB |
Stockholm |
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| 3 (4) |
LA Groth & Co |
Stockholm |
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| 4 (-) |
Dr Ludwig Brann
Patentbyra AB |
Stockholm |
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| 5 (-) |
Nihlmarks
Advokatbyrå |
Stockholm |
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?
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| 6 (3) |
AB Stockholms
Zacco |
Stockholm |
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| 7 (-) |
Bjerkens Patentbyra
AB |
Stockholm |
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| 8 (-) |
Bergenstråhle &
Lindvall AB |
Stockholm |
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| 9 (-) |
Lagerlof &
Leman |
Stockholm |
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| 10 (-) |
AGA Aktiebolag |
Stockholm |
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| Switzerland
(43) |
| Rank |
Firm |
City |
A |
L |
| 1 (1) |
E Blum & Co |
Zurich |
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| 2 (2) |
Isler & Pedrazanni
AG |
Zurich |
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| 3 (5) |
Braun, Heritier Patent
Attorneys |
Geneva |
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| 4 (3) |
Bugnion SA |
Geneva |
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| 5 (4) |
Bovard Ltd |
Geneva |
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| 6 (-) |
Egli
pPatentwaelte |
Geneva |
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| 7 (-) |
AW Metz & Co
AG |
Zurich |
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| 8 (-) |
Zimmerli Wagner &
Partner |
Geneva |
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| 9 (-) |
Homburger
Rechtanswaelte |
Geneva |
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| 10 (-) |
Frei Patent
Attorneys |
Geneva |
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| Spain
(30) |
| Rank |
Firm |
City |
A |
L |
| 1 (1) |
Elzaburu |
Madrid |
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| 2 (7) |
Clarke Modet &
Co |
Madrid |
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| 3 (3) |
Duran-Corretjer |
Barcelona |
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| 4 (4) |
Dr Ing M Curell Suñol
IISL |
Madrid |
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| 5 (2) |
Ungria Patentes y
Marcas SA |
Madrid |
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| 6 (5) |
Gomez-Acebo &
Pombo |
Madrid |
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| 7 (8) |
J Isern Patentes y
Marcas Sl |
Barcelona |
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| 8 (6) |
Herrero &
Asociados |
Madrid |
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| 9 (-) |
Gil-Vega |
Madrid |
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| 10 (-) |
Jacobacci &
Partners |
Madrid |
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| UK Law Firms
(31) |
| Rank |
Firm |
City |
| 1 (3) |
Bird & Bird |
London |
| 2 (1) |
Bristows |
London |
| 3 (4) |
Taylor Joynson
Garrett |
London |
| 4 (6) |
Simmons &
Simmons |
London |
| 5 (8) |
Wragge & Co |
Birmingham |
| 6 (2) |
Linklaters |
London |
| 7 (-) |
Herbert Smith |
London |
| 8 (10) |
Lovells |
London |
| 9 (-) |
Eversheds |
London |
| 10 (-) |
Freshfields |
London |
| UK Agencies
(53) |
| Rank |
Firm |
City |
| 1 (1) |
Marks & Clerk |
London |
| 2 (4) |
Boult Wade
Tennant |
London |
| 3 (2) |
JA Kemp & Co |
London |
| 4 (8) |
Gill Jennings &
Every |
London |
| 5 (7) |
Frank B Dehn &
Co |
London |
| 6 (-) |
Kilburn &
Strode |
London |
| 7 (10) |
Forrester Ketley &
Co |
London |
| 8 (-) |
Reddie &
Grose |
London |
| 9 (3) |
Haseltine Lake &
Co |
London |
| 10 (-) |
Maguire Boss |
London |
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Christer Fahreus knows the value of intellectual property. As
the entrepreneur behind four innovative companies and inventor of
many breakthrough technologies, he is one of Europe's foremost
inventors in the electronics field. His companies have applied for
some 400 patents, and Fahreus himself is named as inventor on up to
200 of them.
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