EIP is an award-winning firm specialising in high-value and complex patent matters, with over 25 years as a leading IP firm (founded in 2000 and celebrating our quarter-century in 2025). Our multidisciplinary team combines patent attorneys, litigators and commercial IP lawyers across the UK, Germany, Sweden and the US. In the UK we operate from London, Leeds, Bath and Cardiff, alongside our offices in Düsseldorf (Germany), Stockholm (Sweden) and Denver (US). EIP has an ever-growing international client base, from major multinationals through exciting mid-stage IP-rich companies, to highly innovative startups across the world.

The approach to progress is highly meritocratic, with patent attorneys at all levels receiving support through a sophisticated training scheme. New trainees get exposure to clients from the day of joining. Those who join us share in the team’s stand-out visibility in the world of patents and get to celebrate our award wins.

EIP is recognised as one of Europe’s Leading Patent Law Firms by the Financial Times — one of only four firms to achieve gold rankings across all six categories — and is ranked by Legal 500, Chambers & Partners, IAM Patent 1000, IP STARS and JUVE. EIP has been named European Patent Disputes Firm of the Year at the Managing IP EMEA Awards and UK Patent Contentious Firm of the Year. We have retained our Tier 1 ranking for Patent Disputes in the UK at IP STARS. Feedback received from clients and peers: “Excellent technical and legal expertise”, “EIP is unstuffy and its staff are very personable”, and “EIP combines an exceptional professional ethic with impressive technical diligence”.

To strengthen this culture of development, EIP recruits a cohort of trainees together each September. This cohort model complements our structured training scheme and the early client exposure trainees enjoy, helping each new joiner build technical expertise, confidence and a strong internal network from the very start of their career with us.

Diversity is an intrinsic part of EIP’s business culture. We are proud to support the IP Inclusive initiative, and we are a signatory to the IP Inclusive Charter. EIP actively engages in diversity efforts and is committed to developing an attitude of openness for the benefit of all those working in the IP profession.