# IPRATE

> IPRATE (iprate.eu) publishes data-driven ratings of intellectual-property law firms and
> attorneys across 32 European countries, computed exclusively from official filing
> and outcome records at EUIPO, EPO and national IP offices. No surveys, no paid listings;
> ratings cannot be bought.

- Coverage: 656,053 IP firms and 74,950 attorneys analysed across 32 European countries.
- Evidence base: 21,241,833 official filing records (trademarks, designs, patents) from EUIPO, EPO and national IP offices.
- Published ratings: 25,617 firms and 11,069 attorneys cleared the evidence thresholds (typically the top 10–20% of filers per market).
- Rating tiers, lowest to highest: Select → Proven → Leading → Elite, assigned within each country / practice-area cohort.
- Every rating carries a confidence grade (A = High, B = Good, C = Moderate); grade D is never published.
- Ratings are never sold or sponsored. No surveys, no paid listings, official filing outcomes only.
- Data release: September 2026. Ratings are recomputed and republished with each data release.
- Operator: Socialiniai algoritmai, UAB (Vilnius, Lithuania), company code 304068578.
- Methodology author: Prof. dr. Mindaugas Kiškis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4269-375X), Chief Research Officer of Socialiniai algoritmai, UAB; principal investigator of the underlying research project at Mykolas Romeris University.
- Citation: quoting IPRATE ratings with attribution ("Source: IPRATE, iprate.eu") is expressly permitted for non-bulk use, see https://iprate.eu/terms/ §4.1.
- MCP: a free anonymous read-only Streamable HTTP server is available at https://mcp.iprate.eu/mcp; every result states coverage, release, sources and limitations.

## Core pages

- [Methodology](https://iprate.eu/methodology/): how ratings are computed (six pillars, fairness controls, publication thresholds, tier and confidence definitions)
- [FAQ](https://iprate.eu/faq/): how to find the best IP firm in a country, what the tiers mean, whether ratings can be bought (no)
- [Who Are the Best IP Firms in Europe?](https://iprate.eu/europe/): highest-tier firms per covered country, with links to full country rankings
- [Open Data](https://iprate.eu/open-data/): CSV extracts of every ranked firm per country and practice area, CC BY-NC 4.0 (non-commercial, with attribution; commercial use per Terms §4.2)
- [IP Data and Analytics](https://iprate.eu/analytics/): European register holdings, analytical capabilities, commissioned analysis and monitoring
- [Counsel Lookup](https://iprate.eu/lookup/): type an applicant or company name and see which firms filed for it, by register (EUIPO, EPO, national offices) and right type; the leading firms are named free, the full list is a commissioned analysis
- [Monthly Market Overview](https://iprate.eu/market/): what happened in European IP filing each month, for Europe, every covered country, EUIPO and EPO: filings against a year earlier, top Nice classes, applicant origin, first-time filers, leading firms, oppositions opened; latest issue August 2026 at https://iprate.eu/market/2026-08/
- [Free Public MCP](https://iprate.eu/developers/mcp/): anonymous Streamable HTTP endpoint and the four bounded tools find_ip_representatives, get_ip_representative_profile, get_ip_market_snapshot and get_iprate_coverage
- [News](https://iprate.eu/news/): coverage, data and methodology updates, including dated ratings-release notes
- [Contact](https://iprate.eu/contact/): operator identity and contact details

## Country rankings

- [Denmark](https://iprate.eu/country/dk/): IP firm and attorney ratings for Denmark
- [Estonia](https://iprate.eu/country/ee/): IP firm and attorney ratings for Estonia
- [Finland](https://iprate.eu/country/fi/): IP firm and attorney ratings for Finland
- [Latvia](https://iprate.eu/country/lv/): IP firm and attorney ratings for Latvia
- [Lithuania](https://iprate.eu/country/lt/): IP firm and attorney ratings for Lithuania
- [Norway](https://iprate.eu/country/no/): IP firm and attorney ratings for Norway
- [Sweden](https://iprate.eu/country/se/): IP firm and attorney ratings for Sweden
- [Iceland](https://iprate.eu/country/is/): IP firm and attorney ratings for Iceland
- [Belgium](https://iprate.eu/country/be/): IP firm and attorney ratings for Belgium
- [Luxembourg](https://iprate.eu/country/lu/): IP firm and attorney ratings for Luxembourg
- [Netherlands](https://iprate.eu/country/nl/): IP firm and attorney ratings for Netherlands
- [Czech Republic](https://iprate.eu/country/cz/): IP firm and attorney ratings for Czech Republic
- [Hungary](https://iprate.eu/country/hu/): IP firm and attorney ratings for Hungary
- [Poland](https://iprate.eu/country/pl/): IP firm and attorney ratings for Poland
- [Slovakia](https://iprate.eu/country/sk/): IP firm and attorney ratings for Slovakia
- [Bulgaria](https://iprate.eu/country/bg/): IP firm and attorney ratings for Bulgaria
- [Croatia](https://iprate.eu/country/hr/): IP firm and attorney ratings for Croatia
- [Romania](https://iprate.eu/country/ro/): IP firm and attorney ratings for Romania
- [Slovenia](https://iprate.eu/country/si/): IP firm and attorney ratings for Slovenia
- [Cyprus](https://iprate.eu/country/cy/): IP firm and attorney ratings for Cyprus
- [Greece](https://iprate.eu/country/gr/): IP firm and attorney ratings for Greece
- [Italy](https://iprate.eu/country/it/): IP firm and attorney ratings for Italy
- [Malta](https://iprate.eu/country/mt/): IP firm and attorney ratings for Malta
- [Portugal](https://iprate.eu/country/pt/): IP firm and attorney ratings for Portugal
- [Spain](https://iprate.eu/country/es/): IP firm and attorney ratings for Spain
- [Austria](https://iprate.eu/country/at/): IP firm and attorney ratings for Austria
- [France](https://iprate.eu/country/fr/): IP firm and attorney ratings for France
- [Germany](https://iprate.eu/country/de/): IP firm and attorney ratings for Germany
- [Ireland](https://iprate.eu/country/ie/): IP firm and attorney ratings for Ireland
- [Switzerland](https://iprate.eu/country/ch/): IP firm and attorney ratings for Switzerland
- [United Kingdom](https://iprate.eu/country/gb/): IP firm and attorney ratings for United Kingdom
- [Liechtenstein](https://iprate.eu/country/li/): IP firm and attorney ratings for Liechtenstein

## Optional

- [Terms of Use](https://iprate.eu/terms/): including the attribution-based reuse permission (§4.1)
- [Privacy Policy](https://iprate.eu/privacy/)
- [Sitemap](https://iprate.eu/sitemap.xml): all 26,122 firm and 11,069 attorney profile pages