IP STARS 2026
We are delighted to celebrate rankings in both UK and Germany from Managing IP's IP STARS 2026.
Top tier firm - UK
D Young & Co is ranked tier 1 for both patent prosecution (patent and trade mark attorney firms) and trade mark prosecution (patent and trade mark attorney firms). We are also ranked tier 2 for trade mark disputes (patent and trade mark attorney firms).
We are also celebrating having been ranked as a top tier firm for 10+ years in this prestigious IP survey.
Individuals Anthony Albutt, Matthew Dick, Tamsin Holman, Lawrence King, Gemma Kirkland, and Anna Reid feature as IP STAR partners, and Anton Baker, Rachel Bateman, Alan Boyd, William Burrell, Matthew Caines, Charlotte Duly, Antony Latham, Tom Pagdin, and Sophie Slater feature as notable practitioners. In addition Peter Byrd, Joshua Wallington, and Nathaniel Wand are Rising Stars.
Notable firm - Germany
We are especially pleased to see our German office ranked, for the first time by IP STARS, as a notable firm.
Individuals Jana Bogatz and Gabriele Engels are highlighted as IP STAR partners, with Emily Peller and Yvonne Stone celebrated as Rising Stars.
Congratulations to all our teams for this fantastic result. Many thanks to our clients and peers who have given such positive feedback in this year's survey.