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Managing Partner: Richard Howson
Quick facts
Established

1906

Number of Partner

26

Number of IP Practitioners

91

Network Memberships

INTA, AIPPI

Key practice areas
Trade mark
Patent
Patent prosecution
Trusted Talent
Firm overview

Kilburn & Strode is Europe’s market leader in premium intellectual property work. Clients seek us out to solve their most challenging issues by handling their most complex, business-critical, legal and commercial matters.

For more than 100 years, we have been trusted to provide strategic IP advice and navigate the complex world of IP for an impressive roster of clients of all sizes, including some of the world’s most impressive innovators and leading brands.

Organisations look to us when IP is critical to their business goals and, ultimately, their success. Experts in strategy, enforcement, risk, and global portfolio management, our focus on high-profile, high-pressure, high-stakes work makes us first-choice partners for when the IP really matters.

From ensuring new medical technologies come to market that save millions of lives to helping carbon mitigating technologies succeed – we make a positive impact. Outside of the world of science and technology, we champion diversity and social responsibility and give back through our Innovation for All Foundation which donates 1% of profits annually to charity.

Kilburn & Strode is the only European IP firm ranked in the top tier for both trade mark and patent prosecution in all five of the major legal directories.

With offices in London (HQ), Eindhoven, Rotterdam, Munich, and liaison offices in San Francisco and Boston, we’re the only firm to connect these centres for European IP with the pulse of Silicon Valley and the heartbeat of America’s hub for life sciences. 

We’re Europe’s leading premium IP firm, the firm companies hire when business success depends on IP success.

Learn how we can help: www.kilburnstrode.com  

Practice Areas & Sector Specialisations

Practice Areas: Copyright & related rights, Designs, Intellectual property (contentious), Intellectual property (prosecution), IP transactions, ITC litigation, Life sciences IP, Patent, Patent contentious, Patent prosecution, PTAB litigation, Trade mark, Trade mark contentious, Trade mark prosecution

Sector Expertise: Aerospace, Advertising, Aerospace, Agriculture, Artificial intelligence, Automotive, Biotechnology, Chemical, Computer technology & services, Construction & materials, Defence, Electrical, Electronics, Fashion & luxury goods, Film, FMCG, Food & beverage, Gaming, ICT & software, Industrials, Internet, Life sciences, Manufacturing, Mechanical, Mining, Medical device, Oil & gas, Optics & photonics, Pharmaceutical, Renewable energy, Robotics, Semiconductors, Sports, Technology hardware, Telecommunication, Transport, Universities & research

Address:
Hofplein 20
3032 AC Rotterdam
Tel:+31 35 808 0706 Email:Contact Us Web Address:http://www.kilburnstrode.com/

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Overview

Kilburn & Strode is a top-tier patent and trade mark attorney firm. Unlike some of its rivals, the firm remains dedicated to the business of IP protection and portfolio management. The firm has expanded its team in the Netherlands and the liaison office in California, United States. 

Its patent attorneys are respected for their drafting work and skill in IP office proceedings. The firm's technical coverage is broad, but market commentators pick out electronics, life sciences, chemistry, and engineering as strong practice areas.  

Notable patent practitioners: Rike Dekker, Frodo Ferro and Barbara Durling.  

Notable trademark practitioners: Claudia Festen 

Testimonials

2025

"Truly committed, warm people. [They] go the extra mile."

"[They have] short communication lines: a single person as contact for all matters, filing, prosecution, and billing."

Linked Reviews
Patent

The firm represented Amber Implants in patent strategy and filing activity to achieve series funding. It also acted for Vibropac in automotive litigation with cross-border dimensions. IP strategy and prosecution were completed for the aeronautical and software sectors. 

Trade mark

Highlights include clearance searches and strategic filing advice for an entertainment provider. It also relayed strategic advice and coordinated cross-border litigation for the biotechnology sector. Counter- cancellation actions based on invalidity bad faith and non-use revocation also featured.  

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