Who Are the Best Patent Firms in Belgium? (2026)

IPRATE analysed 277 firms across 39,299 European (EPO) patent filings in Belgium; 182 firms met the evidence thresholds and are ranked below (Top Rated is the top quarter, every other firm is Rated). Based on official EUIPO, EPO and national IP office records. Ratings are never sold or sponsored.

Comparing patent firms in Belgium

This table compares European (EPO) filing records for the country shown. Start with the rating tier, then compare annual filing volume, outcomes and confidence on each firm profile. Compare like-for-like practices and periods: a high success rate on a small record is different evidence from the same rate across a large portfolio.

Compare the firm's technical subject areas and filing experience, then discuss drafting, prosecution and the jurisdictions you need. Use the published record to build a shortlist and confirm the fit with the firm. Filing outcomes describe the measured work; they do not establish litigation experience or predict the outcome of your case.

Rating methodology Source data and citation

#	Firm	City	Tier	Vol/yr	Success	Speed	Renewals
1	Donné, Eddy	Antwerpen	Top Rated	31.947368	63%	1514d	N/A
2	Hostens, Veerle	Kortrijk	Top Rated	9.578947	85%	1258d	N/A
3	Pronovem	Brussels	Top Rated	64.733333	49%	1716d	N/A
4	Connor, Marco Tom	Louvain-La-Neuve	Top Rated	7.705882	75%	1122d	N/A
5	Van Malderen, Joëlle	Brussels	Top Rated	19	35%	2149d	N/A
6	Luys, Marie-José A.H.	Mol	Top Rated	8.5625	41%	1284d	N/A
7	Bird, William Edward	La Hulpe	Top Rated	46.5	46%	1553d	N/A
8	Macchetta, Andrea	Brussels	Top Rated	6.409091	83%	1436d	N/A
9	Drs. C.M.A. Quintelier	La Hulpe	Top Rated	11.047619	41%	1801d	N/A
10	Goedeweeck, Rudi	Mortsel	Top Rated	15.235294	69%	1733d	N/A
11	Ostyn, Frans	Kortrijk	Top Rated	12.55	71%	1757d	N/A
12	Van Minnebruggen, Ewan Benito Agnes	Antwerp	Top Rated	13.722222	96%	1624d	N/A
13	Plas, Axel Ivo Michel	Asse	Top Rated	10.75	29%	1192d	N/A
14	Pecher, Nicolas	Louvain-la-Neuve	Top Rated	4.722222	49%	1336d	N/A
15	Stephanie Sarlet	Antwerp	Top Rated	11.75	55%	1609d	N/A
16	De Groote, Christophe	Brussels	Top Rated	7.090909	64%	1248d	N/A
17	LC Patents	Hasselt	Top Rated	15.857143	52%	1623d	N/A
18	IP HILLS	Gent	Top Rated	42.25	49%	1425d	N/A
19	Jacques, Philippe	Brussels	Top Rated	31.714286	34%	1412d	N/A
20	Van hunsel, Lieven M.S.	Antwerp	Top Rated	4.714286	58%	1418d	N/A
21	Leyder, Francis	Diegem	Top Rated	34.5	29%	1578d	N/A
22	Patrick Theunis	Antwerp	Top Rated	4.714286	48%	2037d	N/A
23	ABYOO	Louvain-La-Neuve	Top Rated	6.714286	63%	1655d	N/A
24	Lenaerts, Philip	Beerse	Top Rated	6.153846	75%	1377d	N/A
25	Winger Trademarks	Gent	Top Rated	59.956522	73%	1670d	N/A
26	Callewaert, Koen	Overijse	Top Rated	3.909091	69%	1550d	N/A
27	Verbrugghe, Anne Marie L.	Brussels	Top Rated	10.444444	31%	1579d	N/A
28	Powis de Tenbossche, Roland	Bruxelles	Top Rated	4.571429	71%	1333d	N/A
29	Paemen, Liesbet R.J.	Leuven	Top Rated	18.352941	55%	1822d	N/A
30	BiiP	Leuven	Top Rated	24.47619	33%	1768d	N/A
31	Verberckmoes, Filip Gerard	Brussels	Top Rated	4.888889	81%	1577d	N/A
32	Quaghebeur, Luc	Beerse	Top Rated	6.75	85%	1610d	N/A
33	Hertoghe, Kris Angèle Louisa	Ghent	Top Rated	13.4	63%	1804d	N/A
34	Caers, Raphael Frans Ivo	Antwerp	Top Rated	5.8	63%	1647d	N/A
35	Vandeberg, Marie-Paule L.G.	La Hulpe	Top Rated	13.5	33%	1329d	N/A
36	Viaene, Kris	Diegem	Top Rated	9.307692	54%	1501d	N/A
37	Van Reet, Joseph	Antwerp	Top Rated	10.5	45%	1548d	N/A
38	KIRKPATRICK, SA/NV	La Hulpe	Top Rated	30.454545	64%	2138d	N/A
39	Bureau M.F.J. Bockstael	Antwerpen	Top Rated	12.1	81%	1042d	N/A
40	Decamps, Alain René François	Brussels	Top Rated	8.8	30%	1403d	N/A
41	Garcia Martin, Margarita	Brussels	Top Rated	5.333333	56%	1479d	N/A
42	Van Bladel, Marc	Brussels	Top Rated	9.666667	52%	1724d	N/A
43	Bird, Ariane	La Hulpe	Top Rated	43.166667	49%	1625d	N/A
44	Strijckers, Hans Louis P.	Mortsel	Top Rated	10.315789	85%	1703d	N/A
45	Coulon, Ludivine	Diegem	Top Rated	7.666667	58%	1554d	N/A
46	Ipsilon Belgium	Leuven	Top Rated	27.1875	64%	1563d	N/A
47	Vanhalst, Koen	Sint-Martens-Latem	Rated	6.916667	60%	1936d	N/A
48	Claeys, Pierre	Diegem	Rated	9	67%	1804d	N/A
49	Willnegger, Eva	Brussels	Rated	4.947368	57%	1833d	N/A
50	Icosa Europe	Brussels	Rated	8.357143	63%	1756d	N/A
51	Garcia Prieto, Maria	Beerse	Rated	6.5	44%	1447d	N/A
52	Mackett, Margaret	Brussels	Rated	5.545455	66%	1698d	N/A
53	lic. DUYVER Jurgen	Antwerp	Rated	5.1	56%	1630d	N/A
54	Beck, Michaël Andries T.	Antwerp	Rated	10.5	66%	1901d	N/A
55	Lerho, Marc J. A.	Liège	Rated	2.133333	53%	1729d	N/A
56	Messely, Marc	Zwevegem	Rated	9.588235	55%	1633d	N/A
57	Colens, Alain M.G.M.	Brussels	Rated	5.230769	24%	1632d	N/A
58	Brantsandpatents	Ghent	Rated	54.173913	61%	1568d	N/A
59	Callewaert, Raf	Overijse	Rated	1.666667	48%	1426d	N/A
60	Cauchie, Daniel	Ath	Rated	2.888889	58%	1075d	N/A
61	Mross, Stefan P.M.	Brussels	Rated	10.454545	10%	1571d	N/A
62	IPLodge	Heverlee	Rated	33.809524	61%	1998d	N/A
63	Daelemans, Frank F.R.	Brussels	Rated	10.785714	73%	2036d	N/A
64	Seynhaeve, Geert Filiep	Brussels	Rated	3.8	77%	1827d	N/A
65	Bird Goën & Co	Winksele	Rated	4.1	31%	1358d	N/A
66	Raboin, Jean-Christophe	Brussels	Rated	11.111111	71%	2268d	N/A
67	Saurat, Thibault	Aalst	Rated	4.866667	81%	1464d	N/A
68	Destryker, Elise Martine	Drogenbos	Rated	9.352941	62%	2170d	N/A
69	Mareschal, Anne	Brussels	Rated	31.6	33%	2260d	N/A
70	Claire Saelens	Brussels	Rated	5.875	80%	1713d	N/A
71	Jacobs, Tinneke Ivonne C	Antwerpen	Rated	2.611111	58%	1438d	N/A
72	Lingier, Stefaan Frans L.	Mortsel	Rated	5.75	87%	1558d	N/A
73	Chielens, Kristof	Kortrijk	Rated	6	71%	1425d	N/A
74	AWA BENELUX	Brussels	Rated	31.142857	63%	1562d	N/A
75	Van Garsse, Joris Marc H	Brussels	Rated	2	83%	1677d	N/A
76	Chabou, Samia	Gosselies	Rated	5.071429	36%	1664d	N/A
77	Leherte, Georges M.L.M.	Uccle	Rated	6.142857	32%	1516d	N/A
78	De Clercq, Ann G. Y.	Sint-Martens-Latem	Rated	20.416667	52%	2021d	N/A
79	Debled, Thierry	Brussels	Rated	4.181818	46%	1278d	N/A
80	Benvenuti, Federica	Brussels	Rated	36.9	64%	1709d	N/A
81	Vande Gucht, Anne	Brussels	Rated	25.777778	48%	2361d	N/A
82	Knockaert, Guy	Brussels	Rated	3.4375	78%	1493d	N/A
83	Calysta	Brussels	Rated	35.1	55%	1542d	N/A
84	Bar, Grégory	Brussels	Rated	3	69%	1724d	N/A
85	Sader, Marc	Brussels	Rated	3.230769	86%	2317d	N/A
86	Van Steenlandt, Wim August Maria	Ghent	Rated	4.076923	38%	1755d	N/A
87	Larangé, Françoise	Brussels	Rated	3.526316	61%	1894d	N/A
88	Kamphuis, Albertus Johannes	Brussels	Rated	2	65%	1323d	N/A
89	Bounaga, Sakina	Sint-Martens-Latem	Rated	10.727273	59%	1769d	N/A
90	Jacobs, Lambert	Bilzen	Rated	6.375	93%	1252d	N/A
91	Gilliard, Pierre	Brussels	Rated	3.875	17%	1543d	N/A
92	GEVERS	Brussels	Rated	107	70%	1697d	N/A
93	Schoofs, Hilde	Brussels	Rated	3.857143	33%	1603d	N/A
94	Rogiest, Wouter	Gent	Rated	3.4	15%	1630d	N/A
95	Troch, Geneviève	Brussels	Rated	17	38%	2251d	N/A
96	Verbrugge, Vivien François Emeric	Brussels	Rated	4.666667	15%	1523d	N/A
97	Van den Broeck, Kristel Alice	Brussels	Rated	6.5	91%	2205d	N/A
98	Cardoen Annelies	Wielsbeke	Rated	4.5	78%	1316d	N/A
99	Koster, Nico	Brussels	Rated	2.65	68%	2168d	N/A
100	Mazurelle, Jean	Brussels	Rated	3.2	47%	1289d	N/A
101	Vanderstede, Els	Brussels	Rated	6.285714	59%	1436d	N/A
102	Vervoort, Liesbeth	Beerse	Rated	3.857143	90%	2087d	N/A
103	Bosch, Henry	Brussels	Rated	8.1875	53%	2484d	N/A
104	Mather, Peter Geoffrey	Brussels	Rated	17.769231	31%	1537d	N/A
105	ARC-IP	Brussels	Rated	11.318182	74%	2430d	N/A
106	Wauters, Davy Erik Angelo	Brussels	Rated	13	54%	2081d	N/A
107	Furstoss, Olivia Aline	Brussels	Rated	2.4	58%	2157d	N/A
108	Schacht, Benny Marcel Corneel	Brussels	Rated	6.142857	68%	2206d	N/A
109	Vandersteen, Pieter	Brussels	Rated	2.666667	59%	2065d	N/A
110	Elseviers, Myriam	Brussels	Rated	8.619048	48%	1965d	N/A
111	Eeckhaoudt, Sabine Maria A.	Brussels	Rated	1.857143	71%	1616d	N/A
112	De Baere, Ivo	Brussels	Rated	2.875	48%	2238d	N/A
113	Moens, Marnix Karel Christiane	Brussels	Rated	2.444444	30%	1851d	N/A
114	Serwas, Harry	Zwevegem	Rated	3.333333	64%	1775d	N/A
115	Jacobs, Philippe	Brussels	Rated	2.454545	50%	1826d	N/A
116	Jean Callewaert	Brussels	Rated	4	56%	2085d	N/A
117	Neel, Henry	Brussels	Rated	9.8	13%	1341d	N/A
118	van Straaten, Joop	Brussels	Rated	3	15%	1446d	N/A
119	Guy Dominic Farmer	Mont-Saint-Guibert	Rated	2.416667	39%	1733d	N/A
120	Oryon	Antwerp	Rated	4.727273	33%	804d	N/A
121	Purewal, Savroop	Beerse	Rated	2.842105	62%	2144d	N/A
122	Ego, Christophe	Brussels	Rated	3.5	71%	1686d	N/A
123	Veldhuizen, Albert Dirk Willem	Brussels	Rated	14.4	45%	1981d	N/A
124	De Clercq, Krista	Brussels	Rated	0.705882	60%	1120d	N/A
125	Lee, Alexander Mark	Brussels	Rated	4.666667	75%	1975d	N/A
126	Pols, Ronald Maarten	Brussels	Rated	19	38%	1842d	N/A
127	Gerstberger, Gisela	Brussels	Rated	12.142857	52%	1641d	N/A
128	Vaeck, Elke	Kapelle-op-den-Bos	Rated	3.428571	47%	2340d	N/A
129	Gyi, Jeffrey Ivan	Brussels	Rated	6.307692	68%	2090d	N/A
130	Roberts, Philippa Grace	Brussels	Rated	7	62%	2128d	N/A
131	Goodier, Claire-Louise	Strombeek-Bever	Rated	9.555556	28%	1828d	N/A
132	Hassa, Jürgen	Brussels	Rated	1.625	38%	1651d	N/A
133	van der Straaten, Jan Anthony	Brussels	Rated	2.333333	50%	1928d	N/A
134	Campabadal Monfa, Gemma	Beerse	Rated	4.947368	15%	1805d	N/A
135	Overath, Philippe	Bruxelles	Rated	2.454545	59%	3102d	N/A
136	Neirynck, Katrien Gerda Noëlla	Brussels	Rated	1.823529	76%	2116d	N/A
137	Philippaerts, Yannick	Brussels	Rated	1.538462	83%	2155d	N/A
138	Fiorucci, Hélène	Brussels	Rated	3	47%	1066d	N/A
139	Van Malderen, Michel	Liege	Rated	6.5	15%	711d	N/A
140	Morariu Radu, Mihai Dorin	Brussels	Rated	2.555556	63%	2259d	N/A
141	Clerix, André	Brussels	Rated	2.142857	15%	1360d	N/A
142	Jantschy, Jasmin	Brussels	Rated	2.666667	69%	1992d	N/A
143	Krishnan, Sri	Brussels	Rated	6	42%	1621d	N/A
144	Swinnen, Anne-Marie	Brussels	Rated	6.818182	64%	1997d	N/A
145	Verlinden, Steven Roger G	Brussels	Rated	4.2	50%	1994d	N/A
146	Plucker, Guy	Brussels	Rated	1.857143	31%	1035d	N/A
147	Demolder, Jan Albert	Brussels	Rated	1.25	50%	2283d	N/A
148	Michalík, Andrej	Brussels	Rated	7.529412	64%	2145d	N/A
149	Vangheluwe, Lieven Germain L.	Brussels	Rated	2.571429	81%	2144d	N/A
150	Brigou, Ben Guido	Brussels	Rated	3.142857	67%	882d	N/A
151	Gata-Goncalves, Ligia	Brussels	Rated	2.636364	38%	1712d	N/A
152	Zhang, Li	Brussels	Rated	2.363636	80%	1640d	N/A
153	Plasman, Valérie M.L.	Brussels	Rated	3	24%	2186d	N/A
154	Vercruysse, Nicolas	Brussels	Rated	3.333333	32%	1515d	N/A
155	Paris, Fabienne	Brussels	Rated	2.272727	50%	1845d	N/A
156	van Wanrooij, Eva	Brussels	Rated	2.25	77%	1525d	N/A
157	Schulte, Drew Joseph	Brussels	Rated	3.125	100%	1431d	N/A
158	Brants, Johan P.E.	Ghent	Rated	8.52381	42%	1737d	N/A
159	Kohol, Sonia	Brussels	Rated	2.909091	56%	2220d	N/A
160	Dew, Melvyn John	Brussels	Rated	5.6	52%	1963d	N/A
161	Marchau, Michel F.L.A.	Oostkamp	Rated	2	25%	2072d	N/A
162	Agustsson, Sveinn Otto	Brussels	Rated	2.777778	60%	1622d	N/A
163	Heyde, Katrien	Brussels	Rated	1.5	33%	1603d	N/A
164	Heck, Dieter	Brussels	Rated	1.111111	80%	1472d	N/A
165	Pappaert, Kris	Brussels	Rated	3.727273	53%	1661d	N/A
166	Bleukx, Lucas Lodewijk M.	Brussels	Rated	2.5	33%	1243d	N/A
167	Nichol, Maria Zenarosa	Brussels	Rated	0.923077	67%	2213d	N/A
168	Dottridge, Cass A.C.	Brussels	Rated	2.2	58%	2077d	N/A
169	Jean-Jacques Canonici	Brussels	Rated	3.875	48%	1702d	N/A
170	Kerneur, Youen	Brussels	Rated	3.333333	90%	1279d	N/A
171	Rössler, Thomas	Brussels	Rated	4.25	55%	1268d	N/A
172	Wante, Dirk Paul Maria	Brussels	Rated	3	53%	1294d	N/A
173	Desomer, Jan G.M.	Brussels	Rated	0.909091	70%	1933d	N/A
174	Vande Ginste, Kristof Omer	Brussels	Rated	1.625	100%	2316d	N/A
175	Wall, Leythem	Brussels	Rated	2.285714	100%	2079d	N/A
176	Kiadi Matsuela, Dela	Brussels	Rated	1.636364	41%	2203d	N/A
177	Véronique Brohez	Ghlin	Rated	5.052632	71%	1510d	N/A
178	Vandevijver, Pascale	Brussels	Rated	0.928571	50%	1795d	N/A
179	Lakeside IP	Brussels	Rated	2.2	100%	1511d	N/A
180	Boon, Greet	Brussels	Rated	1.636364	94%	1946d	N/A
181	De Clercq & Partners	Sint-Martens-Latem	Rated	96.869565	59%	1763d	N/A
182	ZHAOffice	Gembloux	Rated	15.25	68%	1765d	N/A

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