Mathys & Squire

What Mathys & Squire does

Mathys & Squire is a London-headquartered intellectual property law firm founded in 1910, operating as a private limited liability partnership (Mathys & Squire LLP) with 86+ qualified attorneys across nine offices in the United Kingdom (London at The Shard, Birmingham, Cambridge, Manchester, Newcastle, Oxford) and Continental Europe (Munich, Luxembourg, Paris). The firm provides full-service IP legal work covering patent drafting, prosecution and oppositions before the EPO, UKIPO, German Patent Office and under PCT; trade mark clearance, registration and portfolio management; design protection; and IP litigation before national courts and the post-2023 Unified Patent Court. Wholly-owned operating subsidiaries — Mathys & Squire Europe LLP, Mathys & Squire Europe Patentanwälte Partnerschaft mbB, Mathys & Squire Services Ltd, and Mathys & Squire Consulting — support cross-jurisdictional delivery and strategic IP consulting including freedom-to-operate analysis and M&A due diligence.

Name

Mathys & Squire

Legal name

Mathys & Squire LLP

Website

https://mathys-squire.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1910

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Mathys & Squire is a London-headquartered intellectual property law firm, founded in 1910, with 86+ qualified attorneys across nine UK and European offices providing patent, trade mark, design, and litigation services to startups, scaleups, SMEs, multinationals, and universities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - IP Law: Professional services revenue generated through providing intellectual property legal services including patent prosecution, trade mark registration, litigation, design protection, and IP consulting to clients worldwide. Services are billed on a professional services basis.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Mathys & Squire is a full-service intellectual property law firm providing patent drafting, filing and prosecution, trade mark clearance and registration, design protection, IP litigation before national courts and the Unified Patent Court (UPC), and strategic IP consulting such as portfolio management, freedom-to-operate analysis and IP due diligence. The firm delivers these services through 86 qualified attorneys across 9 offices in the UK and continental Europe to clients ranging from individual inventors and startups to large multinationals and universities.

Product overview

Mathys & Squire is a full-service IP law firm offering a unified portfolio of intellectual property services. The core offerings consist of Patents (drafting, prosecution, oppositions), Trade Marks, Litigation, and Designs — complemented by strategic consulting through Mathys & Squire Consulting and specialized support for startups via Scaleup Quarter. The UPC & UP Hub provides dedicated guidance on European patent litigation strategy under the Unified Patent Court system. The firm operates across multiple sectors including life sciences, technology, engineering, and pharmaceuticals, with offices throughout the UK and Europe.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Patents Patent drafting, filing, prosecution, oppositions, and appeal proceedings before patent offices worldwide including the European Patent Office (EPO), UKIPO, German Patent Office, and international PCT applications.
• Trade Marks Trade mark clearance, registration, and management services for protecting brand identity and intellectual property.
• Litigation

Quantifiable outcome

• 115+ years of IP law experience protecting and defending client intellectual property

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Bird & Bird: Major international law firm with one of the largest dedicated IP practices in Europe. Comparable in pan-European footprint (offices in London, Munich, Paris, Luxembourg and beyond) and full-service patent/trade mark/litigation offering; competes directly for the same enterprise and tech-sector clients.
• Marks & Clerk: UK-headquartered IP firm specialising in patents, trade marks and designs with a comparable European and Asia office network. Closely comparable in size, pure-play IP focus, and longstanding client base across tech and life sciences.
• Mewburn Ellis: Leading UK/European IP firm with similar heritage, technical depth across life sciences and engineering, and comparable size and office footprint. Direct competitor for patent prosecution mandates in biotech, chemistry and physics.
• J A Kemp: Long-established London IP firm with comparable sector coverage in chemistry, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, and engineering. Direct peer in pure-play IP specialism with similar size and analyst rankings.
• Carpmaels & Ransford: London-based IP firm with comparable heritage, life sciences and chemistry specialism, and presence in EPO/UPC matters. Direct peer for premium patent prosecution mandates in pharma and biotech.
• HGF (Harrison Goddard Foote): Top UK and European IP firm with similar multi-office European footprint and full-service patent/trade mark/litigation offering. Direct competitor across engineering, life sciences and chemistry sectors.
• Kilburn & Strode: London IP firm with comparable heritage and specialism in electronics, physics, life sciences and engineering. Direct peer for high-quality patent prosecution with similar size and premium positioning.
• Boult Wade Tennant: Established London IP firm with comparable full-service patent, trade mark and design practice. Direct competitor for SME, startup and enterprise IP mandates, with similar analyst recognition in IP STARS and IAM Patent 1000.
• Haseltine Lake Kempner: European IP firm formed from the merger of Haseltine Lake and Kempner & Co, with comparable UK/Germany footprint and specialism in life sciences, engineering and physics. Direct peer with similar office network and client mix.

Broad incumbents

• Hogan Lovells (IP practice): Global mega-firm with a sizeable IP practice spanning patents, trade marks, litigation and UPC matters. Competes for the same enterprise clients but offers a much broader geographic and practice area reach; represents the incumbent competitive benchmark for mid-sized IP specialists.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@mathyssquirellp
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mathys-&-squire-llp
• Instagraminstagram.com/mathyssquire
• Xx.com/mathys_squire

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles23 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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