12.06.2025
Keltie is proud to announce its best-ever result in the Financial Times Europe’s Leading Patent Law Firms 2025, achieving five Gold rankings and one Silver. This is the seventh time the IP firm has been recognised. Keltie has been awarded every year since the start in 2019. This performance places Keltie among the top ten firms in Europe once again.
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Press release
With offices across the UK and Ireland, Keltie is one of the leading firms of IP specialists in Europe. The firm is internationally recognised by its peers across several core areas.
Ranked in the Gold and Silver bands, the highlights are:
Materials and Nanotechnology: Gold
Biotechnology, Food, and Healthcare: Gold
Electrical Engineering and Physics: Gold
Mechanical Engineering: Gold
IT & Software: Gold
Chemistry and Pharmaceuticals: Silver
Alan McFarlane, CEO of Keltie, commented “Keltie is recognised in the Financial Times' prestigious list of Europe's Leading Patent Law Firms 2025, for the seventh consecutive year. Keltie has achieved exceptional results, with an overall improvement in our position: achieving five gold rankings and one silver. This reflects our continued commitment to excellence in IP law.
These awards recognise both the outstanding quality of work by our attorneys, and the dedication to client service across the firm. Our clients frequently comment on the high level of commercial insight provided by our teams and the professionalism across the organisation.
I am immensely proud of all that we achieve together in Keltie.”
Europe’s Leading Patent Law Firms 2025 Listings are based on recommendations made by clients and peers to FT research partner Statista.
To see the full rankings, including their methodology and details of the research process, click here. Europe’s Leading Patent Law Firms — 2025 ranking
About Keltie
Keltie is renowned for its excellence, earned by putting talented, energetic, and principled people at its heart. Headquartered in London and with offices in Cambridge, the Cotswolds, and Ireland, Keltie specialises in IP law and management. Its clients benefit from experienced IP attorneys who work across all technologies and commercial fields.
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