HGF ranked as one of Europe’s Top Patent and Trade Mark Firms in Managing IP 2026

HGF has once again made a strong impact in the Managing IP STARS 2026 firm rankings, earning top-tier recognition for patent and trade mark expertise across Europe.

This latest recognition reflects the depth, consistency of our team, and follows closely on our success at the Managing IP EMEA Awards 2026, where we secured five major wins. Together, these achievements reinforce HGF’s position as one of Europe’s leading intellectual property firms.

Continued Recognition in IP STARS 2026

This year’s IP STARS results highlight the strength of HGF’s work across both patent prosecution and dispute and trade marks, as well as the breadth of expertise within our European team.

Awards and individual recognitions include:

England

Patent prosecution – patent & trade mark attorney firms 

Tier 1

Trade mark prosecution – patent & trade mark attorney firms 

Tier 1

Patent disputes – patent & trade mark attorney firms 

Tier 1

Trade mark disputes – patent & trade mark attorney firms 

Tier 1

Scotland

Trade mark prosecution 

Highly Recommended

Patent prosecution

Tier 1

Ireland

Trade mark prosecution – patent and trade attorney firms 

Tier 1

Patent prosecution

Tier 2

Netherlands

Patent prosecution 

Other Notable Firm

Trade mark prosecution – patent and trade mark attorney firms

Tier 1

Benelux  

Trade mark prosecution  – patent and trade mark prosecution firms

Tier 3

Germany

Patent prosecution 

Other Notable Firm

France

Patent prosecution

Other Notable Firm

In total, 39 of our European attorneys have been recognised, demonstrating the exceptional technical capability and commercial insight that clients rely on across our firm.

Patent Star

Achim Krebs – Patent star (Netherlands)

Andrew Wells – Patent star (England)

Bernhard Ganahl – Patent star (Germany)

Chris Moore – Patent star (England)

Craig Thomson – Patent star (Ireland)

Felix Daul – Patent star (Germany)

Garreth Duncan – Patent star (England)

Hsu Min Chung – Patent star (England)

Lucy Johnson – Patent star (England)

Rachel Fetches – Patent star (England)

Sarah McCrann – Patent star (England)

Susan Keston – Patent star (Scotland)

Notable practitioner

Andrew McGettrick – Notable practitioner (Scotland)

Igne Muellejans – Notable practitioner (Scotland)

Jennifer Bailey – Notable practitioner (England)

Jennifer Uno – Notable practitioner (England)

Jerry Bretherton – Notable practitioner (England)

Kasper Radstake – Notable practitioner (Netherlands)

Martyn Fish – Notable practitioner (England)

Nienke Lubben – Notable practitioner (England)

Rebecca Field – Notable practitioner (England)

Trade Mark star

Alexander Hagen – Trade mark star (Netherlands)

David Potter – Trade mark star (England)

Lee Curtis – Trade mark star (England)

Pieter De Ruijter – Trade mark star (Netherlands)

Rigel Moss McGrath – Trade mark star (England)

Rising Star

Apostolos Dakanalis – Rising star (England)

Caroline Pigott – Rising star (Scotland)

Christian Himmler – Rising star (Germany)

Christopher Mellor – Rising star (England)

Ellie Purnell – Rising star (England)

Jason Chester – Rising star (England)

Nathan Hinks – Rising star (England)

Oliver Pooley – Rising star (England)

Robert Walton – Rising star (England)

Sean McDonagh – Rising star (England)

Stefanie Glassford – Rising star (Scotland)

Susanne Bilderbeek – Rising star (Netherlands)

Vincent Van Der Mark – Rising star (Netherlands)

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