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

IPRATE analysed 303 firms across 60,917 EU (EUIPO) design filings in Netherlands; 131 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 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 BruinHaarlemTop Rated88.5100%N/AN/A
2Robert StegemanVarsseveldTop Rated16N/AN/AN/A
3Bipin TanejaDelftTop Rated3.666667100%N/A100%
4Octrooibureau Los en StigterAmsterdamTop Rated20.73913100%N/A45%
5Bibi SennemaZwaagTop Rated6.6100%N/AN/A
6REDDIE & GROSEThe HagueTop Rated109100%N/A61%
7Abel & Imray LLPDelftTop Rated41.782609100%N/A56%
8AipexRijswijkTop Rated30.52381100%N/A67%
9HGFThe HagueTop Rated273100%N/A67%
10IPCO LawRotterdamTop Rated33100%N/A34%
11Rachaad Farzand AliThe HagueTop Rated5100%N/AN/A
12MISHCON DE REYA IPBredaTop Rated29.913043100%N/A49%
13Jeroen VerspuijEnschedeTop Rated24.357143100%N/A17%
14KILBURN & STRODE LLPHilversumTop Rated222100%N/A71%
15Algemeen Octrooi- en MerkenbureauEindhovenTop Rated107100%N/A33%
16RISEHaarlemTop Rated50.409091100%N/A12%
17Jan Dirk TijssenTielTop Rated74100%N/A8%
18Joy PuorRijswijkTop Rated35100%N/A0%
19NLO SHIELDMARKThe HagueTop Rated196100%N/A41%
20LegalMatters.comAmsterdamTop Rated5.5100%N/A47%
21ABCORLeidenTop Rated9.347826100%N/A21%
22Cornelia Geerdina Catharina VeldmanSittard-GeleenTop Rated7.086957100%N/A85%
23Eversheds Sutherland (Netherlands)AmsterdamTop Rated28.217391100%N/A37%
24Peter LodestijnNijmegenTop Rated4.5100%N/AN/A
25Matt DyerAmsterdamTop Rated31.333333100%N/AN/A
26GROOM WILKES & WRIGHTAmersfoortTop Rated15.545455100%N/A58%
27BAKER & MCKENZIE AMSTERDAMAmsterdamTop Rated9.434783100%N/A65%
28Maarten RusschenAmersfoortTop Rated2.5100%N/AN/A
29Boekx TrademarksAmsterdamTop Rated13.529412100%N/A53%
30Quirijn MeijnenAmsterdamTop Rated6.25100%N/AN/A
31Jacqueline KlotzUdenTop Rated107100%N/AN/A
32Ann Critchell-WardAmsterdamTop Rated9.833333100%N/A31%
33Dentons Europe LLPAmsterdamTop Rated6.047619100%N/A68%
34MERK-ECHTBredaRated24100%N/A26%
35Jurriaan Robert CleuverThe HagueRated0.555556100%N/A100%
36Holla legal & tax's-HertogenboschRated13.7100%N/A34%
37F.L.M. Rosen JacobsonVlaardingenRated6.571429100%N/A14%
38Tiemen Geert Pieter ReijnsWageningenRated9.307692100%N/A92%
39EP&CRijswijkRated36.434783100%N/A42%
40OCTROOIBUREAU VRIESENDORP & GAADEAlphen aan den RijnRated33.39130499%N/A49%
41MERKENSPOTUtrechtRated8.5100%N/AN/A
42Chris MontijnBredaRated19.117647100%N/A24%
43NOORDZIJ PARTNERSAmsterdamRated10.142857100%N/A17%
44MERKENBUREAU KNIJFF & PARTNERSWeespRated98.173913100%N/A32%
45Merk-Echt / Maguire BossBredaRated7.304348100%N/A70%
46Eric BonHaastrechtRated0.769231100%N/A0%
47DE MERKPLAATSAmsterdamRated23.434783100%N/A29%
48FideonAmsterdamRated40.318182100%N/A18%
49INTELLECTUEELEIGENDOM.NLUtrechtRated13.789474100%N/A61%
50LEEWAYAmsterdamRated8.68421199%N/A85%
51PLOUMRotterdamRated9.619048100%N/A57%
52ChieverAmsterdamRated39.826087100%N/A22%
53Toufik LassouedAmsterdamRated4.705882100%N/A100%
54V.O.The HagueRated53.73913100%N/A37%
55The Legal GroupAmsterdamRated5.380952100%N/A30%
56MarkedlyAmsterdamRated10.318182100%N/A56%
57Arnold & SiedsmaThe HagueRated85.521739100%N/A31%
58BIRD & BIRD (Netherlands) LLPAmsterdamRated5.043478100%N/A73%
59Lydian BrunstingAmsterdamRated3.095238100%N/A71%
60NOVAGRAAF NEDERLAND BV IIAmsterdamRated10698%N/A26%
61KNEPPELHOUT & KORTHALSRotterdamRated5100%N/A0%
62Winston TaylorAmsterdamRated17.818182100%N/A14%
63Bastiaan Martin PelsNijmegenRated3.666667100%N/A27%
64DE CLERCQ ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW & CIVIL LAW NOTARIESLeidenRated10.333333100%N/A0%
65Arlette MolenaarAmsterdamRated3.5100%N/A20%
66BAKKER & VERKUIJLAmsterdamRated53.652174100%N/A21%
67Mauranne HardySittardRated3.833333100%N/AN/A
68Ria ErkensGeleenRated2.333333100%N/A100%
69Gesina Visser-LuirinkAmsterdamRated2.466667100%N/A78%
70DLA PIPER NEDERLANDAmsterdamRated6.47619100%N/A83%
71MERKENBUREAU BOUMARotterdamRated15.380952100%N/A14%
72CENTER TONE CONSULTANCY-INTERNATIONAL TRADEMARK PROTECTIONBerkel en RodenrijsRated5.555556100%N/A0%
73MerkWerkZutphenRated5.5100%N/A16%
74BRANDMERK! INTELLECTUAL PROPERTYRotterdamRated3.625100%N/A18%
75Arnold & SiedsmaAntwerpenRated1.066667100%N/A75%
76Frank DriessensEindhovenRated5100%N/A0%
77Soha IravanyAlphen aan den RijnRated1.9100%N/AN/A
78J.H. KanAmsterdamRated4100%N/A0%
79ALLIED PATENTSHilversumRated4.833333100%N/A7%
80Jet DircksVenloRated7.5100%N/A7%
81De Vries & MetmanAmsterdamRated8.222222100%N/A1%
82Eric MatserAmsterdamRated9.55555698%N/AN/A
83Freek van WensenAmsterdamRated3.111111100%N/A68%
84Fleur van HeyningenCulemborgRated8100%N/A0%
85B-GRIPUtrechtRated1.105263100%N/A64%
86OCTROOIBUREAU GRIEBLINGTilburgRated4.157895100%N/A18%
87Alwine Emilie Dekker-GarmsAmsterdamRated2.15100%N/A55%
88Dieuwerke Femke Van der SchalkUtrechtRated2.307692100%N/A55%
89Godefridus Josephus Maria VerheesNuenenRated2.304348100%N/A52%
90MACESDoetinchemRated6.5100%N/A8%
91CERTA LEGALAmsterdamRated3.571429100%N/A0%
92HOLLAND VAN GIJZEN ADVOKATEN EN NOTARISSENEindhovenRated13100%N/A0%
93Natalie Buijs-MeijerVenloRated13100%N/A0%
94PATENTAGENT NEDERLANDEnschedeRated6.294118100%N/A1%
95Roderik van AkenHelvoirtRated1.909091100%N/A20%
96Paul Erik KleibornVlaardingenRated6100%N/A0%
97Willem VogelAmsterdamRated26100%N/A0%
98Merkenbureau Van AsseltAmsterdamRated2.4100%N/A42%
99Antonius den HerderDiemenRated1.583333100%N/A0%
100LIOC PATENTS & TRADEMARKSEindhovenRated9.52173999%N/A15%
101TAYLOR WESSINGAmsterdamRated11.777778100%N/A57%
102BG.legal's-HertogenboschRated0.666667100%N/A25%
103IPecuniaSittardRated2.666667100%N/A18%
104MULLER & EILBRACHTDen HaagRated10.33333399%N/A28%
105Inge WellesEindhovenRated3.333333100%N/A0%
106BRINKHOFAmsterdamRated3.285714100%N/A37%
107Inaday MerkenEnschedeRated10.733333100%N/A4%
108TribeccaBlaricumRated4.25100%N/A74%
109MARQU BRANDS & TRADEMARKSThe HagueRated10.73684297%N/A14%
110Jeremy ConsidineAlphen aan den RijnRated1.666667100%N/A33%
111ONEL TRADEMARKSWeespRated7.87598%N/A0%
112Inge VisscherLeidenRated0.777778100%N/A75%
113Stobbs NetherlandsEindhovenRated1.888889100%N/A81%
114Deponeerjemerk.nlUtrechtRated1.777778100%N/A42%
115Ron AdmiraalAlkmaarRated9100%N/AN/A
116SIMMONS & SIMMONSAmsterdamRated2.833333100%N/A0%
117Dogio PatentsHilversumRated2100%N/A29%
118Spiegeler International Attorneys-at-Law & MediatorsAmsterdamRated2.888889100%N/AN/A
119van der Velden, MarcMoerkapelleRated2.923077100%N/A35%
120Arnoldus Cornelis FijnvandraatWageningenRated2.288%N/A0%
121OCTROOIBUREAU DOKTERApeldoornRated494%N/A0%
122G.L. WurfbainAmsterdamRated2.111111100%N/A0%
123LandmarkAmersfoortRated22.304348100%N/A7%
124GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLPAmsterdamRated2100%N/A76%
125LAWTON BRANDSBredaRated4.25100%N/A0%
126PCH HENDRIKS CONSULTANCYMuiderbergRated3.25100%N/AN/A
127Thomas Christiaan den HerderAmsterdamRated1.888889100%N/AN/A
128Hong Kong Guno Tjon Tien RilWageningenRated1.428571100%N/A0%
129Fruytier Lawyers In BusinessAmsterdamRated2.83333393%N/A11%
130Nynke BakkerBaarnRated1.166667100%N/A38%
131DEJURISTEN NEDERLANDAmsterdamRated2100%N/AN/A

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