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Who Are the Best Design Firms in Ireland? (2026)

IPRATE analysed 95 firms across 33,658 EU (EUIPO) design filings in Ireland; 49 firms met the evidence thresholds and are ranked below (tiers, highest first: Elite, Leading, Proven, Select). Based on official EUIPO, EPO and national IP office records. Ratings are never sold or sponsored.

Comparing design firms in Ireland

This table compares EU (EUIPO) 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 experience with the product categories relevant to your designs, then discuss filing strategy and portfolio management. 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 methodologySource data and citation

#FirmCityTierVol/yrSuccessSpeedRenewals
1MURGITROYD & COMPANYHelsingforsElite348100%N/A67%
2Carpmaels & Ransford (Ireland)DublinElite143100%N/A86%
3Murgitroyd & Company–Elite348100%N/A67%
4MURGITROYD & COMPANYMünchenElite451100%N/AN/A
5KeltieDublinElite102100%N/A65%
6Ronan GuireyDublinElite2100%N/AN/A
7Abion IrelandDublinElite17.181818100%N/A64%
8TOMKINS & CO.DublinElite49.521739100%N/A23%
9LEWIS SILKIN IRELANDDublinElite43.478261100%N/A52%
10Ita ReganWestportElite5100%N/AN/A
11CRUICKSHANKDublinElite21.428571100%N/A36%
12Bailey Walsh EuropeAshbourneElite18.652174100%N/A63%
13MASON HAYES & CURRAN–Elite20.65100%N/A50%
14MACLACHLAN IP–Leading21100%N/A24%
15BRIFFA–Leading28.869565100%N/A48%
16Michael Philip DowningDublinLeading14.545455100%N/A63%
17BRIFFALondonLeading29.26087100%N/A47%
18Pinsent Masons IrelandDublinLeading21.090909100%N/A85%
19Michael FitzsimonsDroghedaLeading1100%N/AN/A
20F.F. GORMAN & CO.DublinLeading9.363636100%N/A37%
21PurdyLucey Intellectual Property–Leading14100%N/A29%
22Purdylucey Intellectual PropertyDublinLeading14.095238100%N/A28%
23Marcella ClarkeDublinLeading16100%N/AN/A
24FRKelly–Leading108100%N/A47%
25FRKellyDublinLeading107100%N/A47%
26FRKelly–Leading107100%N/A47%
27Shane McArdleDublinProven4.5100%N/A16%
28REDDY CHARLTONDublinProven72.055556100%N/A3%
29European RefreshmentsDroghedaProven7.368421100%N/A65%
30Niall Tierney–Proven15.095238100%N/A51%
31BAYVIEW IPBrayProven5.235294100%N/A44%
32Stobbs IrelandDublin 2Proven218100%N/A52%
33London IP (Europe)CorkProven16.117647100%N/A26%
34Inventorship IP–Proven12.25100%N/AN/A
35HAMMOND GOODMallowProven36100%N/A0%
36Burges Salmon IP IrelandDublinProven6100%N/A53%
37Winston Taylor Ireland–Proven9.222222100%N/A100%
38James Patrick LenneyDublin 2Select4.888889100%N/AN/A
39Michael O'ConnorDublinSelect7.533333100%N/A44%
40Mathew FordeDublinSelect15100%N/A0%
41Gerladine WalshKinsaleSelect4.666667100%N/AN/A
42FieldfisherDublin 4Select3.357143100%N/A0%
43Armstrong Teasdale (Ireland)DublinSelect8100%N/AN/A
44Carin BurchellDublin 2Select5.421053100%N/A45%
45UDL Intellectual PropertyDublin 2Select16.857143100%N/A1%
46Addleshaw Goddard (Ireland)DublinSelect2.4375100%N/A100%
47Clare CornellSwordsSelect18.5100%N/AN/A
48Aoife ClearyWestportSelect4100%N/AN/A
49Bernard Anthony WhyattDublinSelect4.333333100%N/A19%

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