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

IPRATE analysed 301 firms across 38,947 European (EPO) patent filings in Belgium; 186 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 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	Elite	31.947368	63%	1508d	N/A
2	Hostens, Veerle	Kortrijk	Elite	9.578947	85%	1234d	N/A
3	Winger	Merelbeke	Elite	59.217391	72%	1679d	N/A
4	Pronovem	Brussels	Elite	64.733333	49%	1716d	N/A
5	Van Malderen, Joëlle	Brussels	Elite	19	35%	2149d	N/A
6	Luys, Marie-José A.H.	Mol	Elite	8.5625	41%	1284d	N/A
7	Connor, Marco Tom	Louvain-La-Neuve	Elite	7.705882	75%	1131d	N/A
8	Ostyn, Frans	Kortrijk	Elite	12.55	71%	1747d	N/A
9	Bird, William Edward	La Hulpe	Elite	46.5	46%	1553d	N/A
10	Brantsandpatents	Ghent	Elite	53.217391	61%	1586d	N/A
11	Quintelier, Claude	Diegem	Elite	11.047619	41%	1814d	N/A
12	Macchetta, Andrea	–	Elite	6.227273	87%	1393d	N/A
13	Plas, Axel Ivo Michel	Asse	Elite	10.75	29%	1192d	N/A
14	Goedeweeck, Rudi	Mortsel	Elite	15.235294	69%	1733d	N/A
15	Van Minnebruggen, Ewan Benito Agnes	Antwerp	Elite	13.722222	96%	1613d	N/A
16	Pecher, Nicolas	Louvain-la-Neuve	Elite	4.722222	49%	1336d	N/A
17	AWA BENELUX	Brussels	Elite	27.238095	61%	1583d	N/A
18	Bureau M.F.J. Bockstael	Antwerpen	Elite	12.1	88%	1072d	N/A
19	Nokia Bell Patent Attorneys	Antwerp	Elite	26.692308	65%	1697d	N/A
20	Voortmans, Gilbert J.L.	Sint-Martens-Latem	Elite	29.625	31%	1302d	N/A
21	De Groote, Christophe	Brussels	Elite	7.090909	64%	1248d	N/A
22	Jacques, Philippe	–	Elite	31.714286	34%	1412d	N/A
23	Van hunsel, Lieven M.S.	Antwerp	Elite	4.714286	58%	1418d	N/A
24	LC Patents	Hasselt	Elite	11.5	55%	1666d	N/A
25	ABYOO	Louvain-La-Neuve	Elite	6.714286	63%	1655d	N/A
26	IP HILLS	Gent	Elite	42.25	47%	1422d	N/A
27	Leyder, Francis	Diegem	Elite	34.5	29%	1578d	N/A
28	CALYSTA	Diegem	Elite	29.421053	56%	1570d	N/A
29	GEVERS	Brussels	Elite	99.454545	71%	1679d	N/A
30	Lenaerts, Philip	Beerse	Elite	6.153846	89%	1377d	N/A
31	Verbrugghe, Anne Marie L.	–	Elite	10.444444	31%	1579d	N/A
32	Chielens, Kristof	Kortrijk	Elite	5.947368	72%	1475d	N/A
33	Callewaert, Koen	Overijse	Elite	3.863636	68%	1570d	N/A
34	Vandeberg, Marie-Paule L.G.	La Hulpe	Elite	13.5	33%	1329d	N/A
35	Jacobs, Lambert	Bilzen	Elite	6.466667	95%	1161d	N/A
36	Powis de Tenbossche, Roland	Bruxelles	Elite	4.571429	72%	1313d	N/A
37	KIRKPATRICK, SA/NV	La Hulpe	Elite	31	63%	2138d	N/A
38	Caers, Raphael Frans Ivo	Antwerp	Elite	5.8	63%	1647d	N/A
39	Verberckmoes, Filip Gerard	–	Elite	4.888889	82%	1577d	N/A
40	Paemen, Liesbet R.J.	Leuven	Elite	18.352941	55%	1822d	N/A
41	Van Reet, Joseph	Antwerp	Elite	10.5	45%	1548d	N/A
42	Hertoghe, Kris Angèle Louisa	Ghent	Elite	13.4	63%	1804d	N/A
43	Quaghebeur, Luc	Beerse	Elite	6.75	85%	1610d	N/A
44	Debled, Thierry	Brussels	Elite	4.181818	48%	1270d	N/A
45	Viaene, Kris	Diegem	Elite	9.307692	52%	1497d	N/A
46	Saurat, Thibault	Aalst	Elite	4.866667	94%	1397d	N/A
47	BiiP	Leuven	Elite	24.428571	32%	1770d	N/A
48	Decamps, Alain René François	Brussels	Leading	8.8	30%	1403d	N/A
49	Van Bladel, Marc	–	Leading	9.666667	52%	1724d	N/A
50	Gevers, François	Diegem	Leading	3.666667	35%	1090d	N/A
51	Garcia Martin, Margarita	–	Leading	5.333333	56%	1479d	N/A
52	Narmon, Gisèle Marie Thérèse	–	Leading	17.625	50%	1528d	N/A
53	Coulon, Ludivine	Diegem	Leading	7.666667	58%	1554d	N/A
54	Bird, Ariane	La Hulpe	Leading	43.166667	49%	1625d	N/A
55	Claeys, Pierre	Diegem	Leading	9	67%	1804d	N/A
56	Garcia Prieto, Maria	Beerse	Leading	6.5	45%	1447d	N/A
57	Duyver, Jurgen Martha Herman	Antwerp	Leading	5.1	56%	1630d	N/A
58	Vanhalst, Koen	Sint-Martens-Latem	Leading	6.916667	60%	1936d	N/A
59	Strijckers, Hans Louis P.	Mortsel	Leading	10.315789	84%	1718d	N/A
60	Mackett, Margaret	Brussels	Leading	5.545455	66%	1698d	N/A
61	Bayot, Daisy	Diegem	Leading	8	45%	2439d	N/A
62	Lingier, Stefaan Frans L.	Mortsel	Leading	5.818182	84%	1454d	N/A
63	Jacobs, Tinneke Ivonne C	Antwerpen	Leading	2.611111	60%	1423d	N/A
64	Willnegger, Eva	Brussels	Leading	4.789474	59%	1871d	N/A
65	Lerho, Marc J. A.	Liège	Leading	2.133333	53%	1729d	N/A
66	Mross, Stefan P.M.	–	Leading	10.454545	10%	1571d	N/A
67	Beck, Michaël Andries T.	Antwerp	Leading	10.5	67%	1849d	N/A
68	Colens, Alain M.G.M.	Brussels	Leading	5.230769	24%	1632d	N/A
69	Cauchie, Daniel	Ath	Leading	2.888889	58%	1075d	N/A
70	Le Vaguerèse, Sylvain Jacques	Gosselies	Leading	7.272727	40%	2609d	N/A
71	Brants, Johan P.E.	Ghent	Leading	11	42%	1737d	N/A
72	IPLodge	Heverlee	Leading	33.809524	58%	1918d	N/A
73	Daelemans, Frank F.R.	–	Leading	10.785714	73%	2036d	N/A
74	Messely, Marc	Zwevegem	Leading	9.588235	55%	1633d	N/A
75	Pilate, André	–	Leading	1.466667	73%	1598d	N/A
76	Seynhaeve, Geert Filiep	–	Leading	3.8	78%	1851d	N/A
77	Bird Goën & Co	Winksele	Leading	4.1	31%	1358d	N/A
78	Icosa Europe	Brussels	Leading	8.214286	55%	1631d	N/A
79	Destryker, Elise Martine	Drogenbos	Leading	9.352941	62%	2144d	N/A
80	Raboin, Jean-Christophe	–	Leading	11.111111	71%	2268d	N/A
81	Mareschal, Anne	–	Leading	31.6	33%	2260d	N/A
82	Callewaert, Raf	Overijse	Leading	1.666667	48%	1490d	N/A
83	Chabou, Samia	Gosselies	Leading	5.071429	36%	1664d	N/A
84	De Clercq & Partners	Sint-Martens-Latem	Leading	99.363636	59%	1764d	N/A
85	Van Garsse, Joris Marc H	–	Leading	2	87%	1615d	N/A
86	Leherte, Georges M.L.M.	Uccle	Leading	6.142857	32%	1516d	N/A
87	De Clercq, Ann G. Y.	Sint-Martens-Latem	Leading	20.416667	52%	2021d	N/A
88	Knockaert, Guy	–	Leading	3.4375	78%	1493d	N/A
89	Bar, Grégory	–	Leading	3	71%	1724d	N/A
90	Larangé, Françoise	–	Leading	3.526316	57%	1722d	N/A
91	Van Steenlandt, Wim August Maria	Ghent	Leading	4.076923	38%	1755d	N/A
92	Benvenuti, Federica	–	Leading	36.9	64%	1687d	N/A
93	Vande Gucht, Anne	–	Leading	25.777778	48%	2361d	N/A
94	Bounaga, Sakina	Sint-Martens-Latem	Proven	10.727273	59%	1769d	N/A
95	P&G Patent Belgium UK	Strombeek-Bever	Proven	73.565217	69%	1791d	N/A
96	Kamphuis, Albertus Johannes	–	Proven	2	76%	1323d	N/A
97	Schoofs, Hilde	–	Proven	3.857143	33%	1603d	N/A
98	Troch, Geneviève	–	Proven	17	38%	2251d	N/A
99	Mazurelle, Jean	–	Proven	3.2	47%	1289d	N/A
100	Wauters, Davy Erik Angelo	–	Proven	13	54%	2081d	N/A
101	Vervoort, Liesbeth	Beerse	Proven	3.857143	89%	2084d	N/A
102	Koster, Nico	–	Proven	2.65	67%	2178d	N/A
103	Bosch, Henry	–	Proven	8.1875	53%	2484d	N/A
104	Van den Broeck, Kristel Alice	–	Proven	6.5	91%	2205d	N/A
105	Vanderstede, Els	–	Proven	6.285714	59%	1436d	N/A
106	Cardoen, Annelies Andréa C.	–	Proven	4.5	78%	1316d	N/A
107	Gilliard, Pierre	–	Proven	3.875	17%	1543d	N/A
108	Schacht, Benny Marcel Corneel	–	Proven	6.142857	68%	2206d	N/A
109	Rogiest, Wouter	Gent	Proven	3.4	13%	1378d	N/A
110	Mather, Peter Geoffrey	–	Proven	17.769231	31%	1537d	N/A
111	Verbrugge, Vivien François Emeric	–	Proven	4.666667	15%	1523d	N/A
112	Eeckhaoudt, Sabine Maria A.	–	Proven	1.857143	69%	1609d	N/A
113	Elseviers, Myriam	–	Proven	8.619048	43%	2001d	N/A
114	Furstoss, Olivia Aline	–	Proven	2.4	58%	2157d	N/A
115	Serwas, Harry	Zwevegem	Proven	3.333333	65%	1770d	N/A
116	Anderlini, Alain	–	Proven	3.571429	80%	1702d	N/A
117	Vandersteen, Pieter	–	Proven	2.666667	59%	2065d	N/A
118	ARC-IP	–	Proven	11.181818	74%	2384d	N/A
119	Jacobs, Philippe	–	Proven	2.454545	50%	1826d	N/A
120	Purewal, Savroop	Beerse	Proven	2.842105	64%	2042d	N/A
121	Vaeck, Elke	Kapelle-op-den-Bos	Proven	3.428571	47%	2340d	N/A
122	De Baere, Ivo	–	Proven	2.875	48%	2238d	N/A
123	Gyi, Jeffrey Ivan	–	Proven	6.307692	68%	2090d	N/A
124	Veldhuizen, Albert Dirk Willem	–	Proven	14.4	45%	1981d	N/A
125	Pols, Ronald Maarten	–	Proven	19	38%	1842d	N/A
126	Neel, Henry	–	Proven	9.8	13%	1341d	N/A
127	Moens, Marnix Karel Christiane	–	Proven	2.444444	30%	1851d	N/A
128	Gerstberger, Gisela	–	Proven	12.142857	52%	1641d	N/A
129	De Clercq, Krista	–	Proven	0.705882	63%	1006d	N/A
130	van Straaten, Joop	–	Proven	3	15%	1446d	N/A
131	Ego, Christophe	–	Proven	3.5	71%	1686d	N/A
132	Goodier, Claire-Louise	Strombeek-Bever	Proven	9.555556	28%	1828d	N/A
133	Roberts, Philippa Grace	–	Proven	6.916667	65%	1832d	N/A
134	Morelle, Evelyne Charlotte Isabelle	–	Proven	10.375	28%	1473d	N/A
135	Michalík, Andrej	–	Proven	7.529412	64%	2145d	N/A
136	Campabadal Monfa, Gemma	Beerse	Proven	4.894737	15%	1805d	N/A
137	Philippaerts, Yannick	–	Proven	1.538462	100%	2475d	N/A
138	Neirynck, Katrien Gerda Noëlla	–	Proven	1.823529	74%	2076d	N/A
139	Morariu Radu, Mihai Dorin	–	Proven	2.555556	63%	2259d	N/A
140	Jantschy, Jasmin	–	Select	2.666667	69%	1992d	N/A
141	Swinnen, Anne-Marie	–	Select	6.818182	64%	1997d	N/A
142	Fiorucci, Hélène	–	Select	3	47%	1066d	N/A
143	Vangheluwe, Lieven Germain L.	–	Select	2.571429	81%	2144d	N/A
144	Overath, Philippe	Bruxelles	Select	2.454545	59%	3102d	N/A
145	Hassa, Jürgen	–	Select	1.625	38%	1651d	N/A
146	van der Straaten, Jan Anthony	–	Select	2.333333	50%	1928d	N/A
147	ZHAOffice	Gembloux	Select	15.1875	70%	1778d	N/A
148	van Wanrooij, Eva	–	Select	2.25	77%	1525d	N/A
149	Zhang, Li	–	Select	2.363636	80%	1640d	N/A
150	Lee, Alexander Mark	–	Select	4.222222	100%	1668d	N/A
151	Pappaert, Kris	–	Select	3.727273	53%	1661d	N/A
152	Vercruysse, Nicolas	–	Select	3.333333	32%	1515d	N/A
153	Van Malderen, Michel	Liege	Select	6.5	15%	711d	N/A
154	Plucker, Guy	–	Select	1.857143	31%	1035d	N/A
155	Clerix, André	–	Select	2.142857	15%	1360d	N/A
156	Krishnan, Sri	–	Select	6	42%	1621d	N/A
157	Demolder, Jan Albert	–	Select	1.25	46%	2044d	N/A
158	Agustsson, Sveinn Otto	–	Select	2.777778	60%	1622d	N/A
159	Paris, Fabienne	–	Select	2.272727	60%	1845d	N/A
160	Baken, Philippus Johannes L. H.	–	Select	2.5	100%	1348d	N/A
161	Brigou, Ben Guido	–	Select	3.142857	67%	882d	N/A
162	Dew, Melvyn John	–	Select	5.6	52%	1963d	N/A
163	Kohol, Sonia	–	Select	2.909091	56%	2220d	N/A
164	Plasman, Valérie M.L.	–	Select	3	24%	2186d	N/A
165	Heck, Dieter	–	Select	1.111111	80%	1472d	N/A
166	Bleukx, Lucas Lodewijk M.	–	Select	2.5	33%	1243d	N/A
167	Gata-Goncalves, Ligia	–	Select	3.111111	40%	1876d	N/A
168	Marchau, Michel F.L.A.	Oostkamp	Select	2	25%	2072d	N/A
169	Kerneur, Youen	–	Select	3.333333	90%	1279d	N/A
170	Heyde, Katrien	–	Select	1.5	33%	1603d	N/A
171	Vandenbroeck, Josiane Anne Marie	–	Select	6	45%	1947d	N/A
172	Dottridge, Cass A.C.	–	Select	2.2	58%	2077d	N/A
173	Williams, Samantha Jayne	–	Select	5.2	24%	1715d	N/A
174	Rössler, Thomas	–	Select	4.25	50%	1047d	N/A
175	Wante, Dirk Paul Maria	–	Select	3	53%	1294d	N/A
176	Boon, Greet	–	Select	1.636364	93%	1922d	N/A
177	Gunst, Wilfried E.D.	Zedelgem	Select	1.571429	73%	1784d	N/A
178	Kourgias, Catherine	–	Select	1.666667	90%	1803d	N/A
179	Desomer, Jan G.M.	–	Select	0.909091	70%	1933d	N/A
180	Siddiquee, Sanaul Kabir	–	Select	15.714286	50%	1892d	N/A
181	Wall, Leythem	–	Select	2.285714	100%	2079d	N/A
182	Nichol, Maria Zenarosa	–	Select	0.923077	67%	2213d	N/A
183	Lanoe, Benjamin	–	Select	1.444444	75%	2541d	N/A
184	Vande Ginste, Kristof Omer	–	Select	1.625	100%	2316d	N/A
185	Kiadi Matsuela, Dela	–	Select	1.636364	41%	2203d	N/A
186	Vandevijver, Pascale	–	Select	1.090909	57%	1795d	N/A

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