Slingsby Partners included in the FT's list of Europe’s Leading Patent Law Firms 2024

We are delighted to be named, once again, as one of Europe’s Leading Patent Law Firms 2024 by the Financial Times. The list of Europe’s leading firms for services around patent prosecution and patent strategy consultation has just been published and Slingsby Partners is included both in the overall list and as a firm especially recommended in the Electrical Engineering and Physics sector.  

The list is based on recommendations made by clients and peers. More than 10,000 patent attorneys and clients were directly invited to participate in the survey.

The full listing can be found here.

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