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

IPRATE analysed 315 firms across 60,414 EU (EUIPO) design filings in Netherlands; 134 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 Netherlands

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
1Barbara-Ellen BruinHaarlemElite88.5100%N/AN/A
2Robert StegemanVarsseveldElite16N/AN/AN/A
3Bipin TanejaDelftElite3.666667100%N/A100%
4Octrooibureau Los en StigterAmsterdamElite20.73913100%N/A45%
5REDDIE & GROSEThe HagueElite106100%N/A61%
6Bibi SennemaZwaagElite6.6100%N/AN/A
7Abel & Imray LLPDelftElite41.782609100%N/A56%
8AipexRijswijkElite30.52381100%N/A67%
9HGFThe HagueElite274100%N/A68%
10IPCO LawRotterdamElite32.809524100%N/A34%
11MISHCON DE REYA IPBredaElite29.869565100%N/A49%
12Algemeen Octrooi- en MerkenbureauEindhovenElite109100%N/A34%
13Jeroen VerspuijEnschedeElite24.357143100%N/A17%
14KILBURN & STRODE LLPHilversumElite207100%N/A69%
15Kilburn & Strode LLP–Elite207100%N/A69%
16RISEHaarlemElite50.681818100%N/A12%
17Jan Dirk TijssenTielElite74100%N/A8%
18Joy PuorRijswijkElite35100%N/A0%
19LegalMatters.comAmsterdamElite5.5100%N/A47%
20Lydian BrunstingAmsterdamElite1100%N/A100%
21Cornelia Geerdina Catharina VeldmanSittard-GeleenElite7.086957100%N/A85%
22ABCORLeidenElite9.304348100%N/A21%
23Rachaad Farzand AliThe HagueElite1100%N/AN/A
24NLO SHIELDMARKThe HagueElite200100%N/A41%
25Peter LodestijnNijmegenElite4.5100%N/AN/A
26Matt DyerAmsterdamElite30.666667100%N/AN/A
27Eversheds Sutherland (Netherlands)AmsterdamElite28.173913100%N/A37%
28Merk-Echt / Maguire BossBredaElite9.608696100%N/A70%
29GROOM WILKES & WRIGHTAmersfoortElite15.545455100%N/A58%
30BAKER & MCKENZIE AMSTERDAMAmsterdamElite9.434783100%N/A65%
31Boekx TrademarksAmsterdamElite13.529412100%N/A53%
32Jacqueline KlotzUdenElite96100%N/AN/A
33Quirijn MeijnenAmsterdamElite6.25100%N/AN/A
34Maarten RusschenAmersfoortElite2.5100%N/AN/A
35Ann Critchell-WardAmsterdamLeading9.833333100%N/A31%
36Thomas Christiaan den HerderAmsterdamLeading4100%N/AN/A
37Dentons Europe LLPAmsterdamLeading6.047619100%N/A68%
38Dentons Europe LLP–Leading6.047619100%N/A68%
39MERK-ECHTBredaLeading23.73913100%N/A26%
40Inaday MerkenEnschedeLeading47.454545100%N/A15%
41MERKENSPOTUtrechtLeading8.5100%N/AN/A
42MerkenSpot–Leading8.5100%N/AN/A
43F.L.M. Rosen JacobsonVlaardingenLeading6.571429100%N/A14%
44Jurriaan Robert CleuverThe HagueLeading1100%N/AN/A
45OCTROOIBUREAU VRIESENDORP & GAADEAlphen aan den RijnLeading33.34782699%N/A49%
46NOORDZIJ PARTNERSAmsterdamLeading10.142857100%N/A17%
47Tiemen Geert Pieter ReijnsWageningenLeading9.307692100%N/A92%
48EP&CRijswijkLeading36.086957100%N/A42%
49Holla legal & tax's-HertogenboschLeading13.7100%N/A34%
50Chris MontijnBredaLeading19.117647100%N/A24%
51DE MERKPLAATSAmsterdamLeading26.652174100%N/A28%
52LEEWAYAmsterdamLeading8.68421199%N/A85%
53Fideon–Leading40.318182100%N/A18%
54The Legal GroupAmsterdamLeading5.380952100%N/A30%
55Eric BonHaastrechtLeading0.769231100%N/A0%
56PLOUMRotterdamLeading9.761905100%N/A57%
57INTELLECTUEELEIGENDOM.NLUtrechtLeading13.789474100%N/A61%
58ChieverAmsterdamLeading39.695652100%N/A22%
59Arnold & SiedsmaAntwerpenLeading86.086957100%N/A32%
60Toufik LassouedAmsterdamLeading4.647059100%N/A100%
61V.O.–Leading53.695652100%N/A37%
62BIRD & BIRD (Netherlands) LLPAmsterdamLeading5.043478100%N/A73%
63V.O.LeuvenLeading53.130435100%N/A37%
64V.O.The HagueLeading53.608696100%N/A37%
65MERKENBUREAU KNIJFF & PARTNERSWeespLeading97.913043100%N/A32%
66MarkedlyAmsterdamLeading10.318182100%N/A56%
67NOVAGRAAF NEDERLANDAmsterdamLeading10598%N/A26%
68KNEPPELHOUT & KORTHALSRotterdamProven5100%N/A0%
69Winston Taylor–Proven17.5100%N/A14%
70DE CLERCQ ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW & CIVIL LAW NOTARIESLeidenProven10.333333100%N/A0%
71Bastiaan Martin PelsNijmegenProven3.666667100%N/A27%
72BAKKER & VERKUIJL–Proven53.565217100%N/A21%
73Ria ErkensGeleenProven2.333333100%N/A100%
74Intellectueeleigendom.nl–Proven16100%N/A50%
75TAYLOR WESSINGAmsterdamProven28.333333100%N/A26%
76BRANDMERK! INTELLECTUAL PROPERTYRotterdamProven3.8125100%N/A19%
77DLA PIPER NEDERLANDAmsterdamProven6.47619100%N/A83%
78Mauranne HardySittardProven3.833333100%N/AN/A
79MERKENBUREAU BOUMARotterdamProven15.380952100%N/A14%
80CENTER TONE CONSULTANCY-INTERNATIONAL TRADEMARK PROTECTIONBerkel en RodenrijsProven5.555556100%N/A0%
81Frank DriessensEindhovenProven5100%N/A0%
82J.H. Kan–Proven4100%N/A0%
83MerkWerkZutphenProven5.5100%N/A16%
84ALLIED PATENTSHilversumProven4.833333100%N/A7%
85Jet DircksVENLOProven7.5100%N/A7%
86Soha IravanyAlphen aan den RijnProven1.9100%N/AN/A
87De Vries & MetmanAmsterdamProven8.222222100%N/A1%
88De Vries & MetmanAmsterdamProven8.222222100%N/A1%
89Dieuwerke Femke Van der SchalkUtrechtProven2.307692100%N/A55%
90OCTROOIBUREAU GRIEBLINGTilburgProven4.157895100%N/A18%
91VAN DIEPEN VAN DER KROEF–Proven1.083333100%N/A100%
92Antonius den HerderDiemenProven1.583333100%N/A0%
93MACESDoetinchemProven6.5100%N/A8%
94PATENTAGENT NEDERLANDEnschedeProven6.294118100%N/A1%
95CERTA LEGALAmsterdamProven3.571429100%N/A0%
96HOLLAND VAN GIJZEN ADVOKATEN EN NOTARISSENEindhovenProven13100%N/A0%
97Natalie Buijs-MeijerVenloProven13100%N/A0%
98B-GRIPUtrechtProven1.105263100%N/A64%
99Godefridus Josephus Maria VerheesNuenenProven2.304348100%N/A52%
100Paul Erik KleibornVlaardingenProven6100%N/A0%
101Roderik van AkenHelvoirtProven1.909091100%N/A20%
102Willem Vogel–Select26100%N/A0%
103LIOC PATENTS & TRADEMARKSEindhovenSelect9.52173999%N/A15%
104Gilbert Henri van Asselt–Select2.4100%N/A42%
105BRINKHOFAmsterdamSelect3.285714100%N/A37%
106Inge WellesEindhovenSelect3.333333100%N/A0%
107BG.legal's-HertogenboschSelect0.666667100%N/A25%
108MULLER & EILBRACHTDen HaagSelect10.33333399%N/A28%
109IPECUNIA PATENTSSittardSelect2.666667100%N/A18%
110TribeccaBlaricumSelect4.25100%N/A74%
111Inge VisscherLeidenSelect0.777778100%N/A75%
112ONEL TRADEMARKSWeespSelect7.87598%N/A0%
113MARQU BRANDS & TRADEMARKSThe HagueSelect10.73684297%N/A14%
114Stobbs NetherlandsEindhovenSelect1.888889100%N/A81%
115SIMMONS & SIMMONSAmsterdamSelect2.833333100%N/A0%
116Ron AdmiraalAlkmaarSelect9100%N/AN/A
117Jeremy ConsidineAlphen aan den RijnSelect1.666667100%N/A33%
118Deponeerjemerk.nlUtrechtSelect1.777778100%N/A42%
119Deponeerjemerk.nl–Select1.777778100%N/A42%
120Dogio PatentsHilversumSelect2100%N/A29%
121Spiegeler International Attorneys-at-Law & MediatorsAmsterdamSelect2.888889100%N/AN/A
122Marc van der VeldenMoerkapelleSelect2.923077100%N/A35%
123G.L. Wurfbain–Select2.111111100%N/A0%
124Arnoldus Cornelis FijnvandraatWageningenSelect2.288%N/A0%
125OCTROOIBUREAU DOKTERApeldoornSelect494%N/A0%
126LandmarkAmersfoortSelect22.130435100%N/A7%
127Landmark–Select22.130435100%N/A7%
128GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLPAmsterdamSelect2100%N/A76%
129LAWTON BRANDSBredaSelect4.25100%N/A0%
130PCH HENDRIKS CONSULTANCYMuiderbergSelect3.25100%N/AN/A
131Hong Kong Guno Tjon Tien RilWageningenSelect1.428571100%N/A0%
132Fruytier Lawyers In BusinessAmsterdamSelect2.83333393%N/A11%
133DEJURISTEN NEDERLANDAmsterdamSelect2100%N/AN/A
134Nynke BakkerBaarnSelect1.166667100%N/A38%

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