AIPEX - Europe connected

What AIPEX - Europe connected does

AIPEX B.V. - Europe connected is a pan-European intellectual property services company founded in 2010 in the Netherlands and structured as a properly constituted corporate entity (rather than a loose strategic alliance) coordinating ten independent IP member firms across twelve European countries. It operates a hub-and-spoke model with headquarters in Eindhoven/Rijswijk, a second visiting address in Eindhoven, and member-firm offices in the UK, Germany, France, Hungary, Poland, Norway, Italy, Spain, and the Czech Republic. The network combines 250+ qualified IP attorneys and 500+ total professionals with 10,000+ years of combined IP law experience across 90+ market sectors. The company has managed over 100,000 successful IP registrations to date.

The core product is a unified IP services platform covering Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court navigation, portfolio management, patent and trademark filing, prosecution, litigation (national and UPC), infringement handling, licensing, freedom-to-operate analysis, plant breeders' rights, and a litigation cases reference database. The technology layer is operational rather than software: AIPEX acts as a single point of contact for clients while coordinating work across local member firms, providing native-language expertise and consistent service standards in each jurisdiction. Distribution is exclusively direct enterprise sales with bespoke, quote-based pricing; the company relies on content marketing, industry rankings (IAM Patent 1000, WTR 1000, IP STARS, Financial Times, Global IP Awards), webinars, an annual cross-country conference, and client referrals as the primary commercial channels.

The customer base targets medium to large multinational corporations with extensive European IP portfolios, including named enterprise clients ZTE (via BEYOND Attorneys), ABB, and SLB. Revenue is not publicly disclosed and the entity is privately held with no parent company, no PE/VC backing, and no funding rounds recorded; ownership resides with the member-firm partnership under a supervisory board (presided over by Philippe Verriest) and an executive team led by CEO Rob Davey, who succeeded founder Frank Reijnen in April 2022.

Name

AIPEX - Europe connected

Legal name

AIPEX B.V. - Europe connected

Website

https://aipex-ip.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

AIPEX is a Netherlands-headquartered pan-European IP services company that provides single-point patent, trademark, and design prosecution, litigation, and portfolio management across twelve countries via ten member firms and 500+ IP professionals, serving medium-to-large multinational corporations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Eindhoven, Limburg

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. IP Portfolio Management Services: Ongoing management of IP portfolios (patents, trademarks, registered designs) for clients, including filing, prosecution, renewals, infringement handling, licensing, and litigation coordination across Europe. Pricing is bespoke and tailored to each client's requirements.
2. IP Filing and Prosecution Services: Fees charged for patent filing, trademark registration, design registration, and prosecution services across European jurisdictions. Managed as part of the broader portfolio management service or as standalone engagements.
3. IP Litigation Services: Legal representation and litigation management for IP disputes including patent infringement, trademark infringement, and UPC litigation. Professional services revenue model.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

AIPEX is a pan-European IP services company that delivers integrated intellectual property portfolio management, patent and trademark filing and prosecution, IP litigation (including UPC litigation), infringement handling, licensing, and Freedom to Operate (FTO) analysis for medium to large corporations. Services are delivered through a hub-and-spoke model with a single point of contact coordinating 10 member firms across 12 European countries, providing coordinated multi-jurisdictional IP protection and enforcement.

Product overview

AIPEX is a pan-European intellectual property (IP) services company operating as a network of 11 offices across Europe with over 500 IP professionals. The company offers a unified platform of IP management services rather than a single software product. Core services include Unitary Patent & UPC navigation, Portfolio Management, IP Filing, Prosecution, Litigation, Infringement handling, Licensing, and Freedom to Operate (FTO) analysis. AIPEX provides these services primarily as professional/legal services through member firms, functioning as a properly constituted pan-European IP law firm not a software platform. Clients access services through a single point of contact that coordinates across multiple European jurisdictions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Portfolio Management Tailored pan-European IP portfolio management service covering patents, trademarks, and registered designs with bespoke solutions from filing through to commercialisation, delivered through a single point of contact.
• IP Filing Services Pan-European intellectual property filing services for patents, trademarks, and registered designs, managing applications across multiple jurisdictions through a single point of contact.
• IP Prosecution End-to-end intellectual property prosecution services guiding patent, trademark, and design applications through European IP offices from filing to grant, including handling examiner objections.
• IP Litigation Comprehensive patent and intellectual property litigation services in national courts across Europe, including the Unified Patent Court (UPC), covering trademark, patent, and IP infringement disputes.
• IP Infringement Services Services covering all aspects of IP infringement including advice, determining infringement, stopping infringements, and special remedies through cease and desist letters and injunctions.
• IP Licensing Intellectual property licensing services covering various licence forms including combination licensing, copyright, merchandising, patent, trademark, and trade secret licences.
• Freedom to Operate (FTO) / Competitor Analysis Three-level pan-European competitor analysis program identifying patents with claims that could block production or sale of new products or technologies in target markets.
• Plant Breeders' Rights Specialised services for applying for and managing Plant Breeders' Rights protection in Europe and internationally, including applications to the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO).
• Unitary Patent (UP) and UPC Services Comprehensive services helping clients navigate the Unitary Patent system and Unified Patent Court for streamlined patent protection and enforcement across multiple EU member states through a single patent.
• UPC Litigation Services Specialised representation and support for Unified Patent Court patent litigation including pre-litigation advisory, infringement and validity actions, and cross-border litigation management.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 100,000 successful IP registrations managed to date
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• HARBER IP s.r.o.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 December 2022HARBER IP s.r.o. is a Prague-based IP boutique firm providing attorney services for registration, protection, management, defence, enforcement, monitoring, transfer, and commercialization of IP rights (patents, utility models, trademarks, designs). Founded and led by Kateřina Hartvichová and Ingrid Beránková Ambruzová. Became AIPEX's 10th member firm, expanding coverage to the Czech Republic and Central-Eastern Europe.
• Wynne-Jones IPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAIPEX member firm in the UK. Listed in Financial Times Europe's Leading Patent Law Firms rankings.
• AOMB Intellectual Property (Netherlands)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAIPEX member firm based in the Netherlands (Eindhoven). Part of the core AIPEX network since its founding. Listed in Financial Times rankings.
• AOMB PolskacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAIPEX member firm in Poland. Awarded 'Patent Prosecution Firm of the Year Poland' at the 2022 Global IP Awards. Led by Jakub Sielewiesiuk.
• Prinz & Partner (Germany)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAIPEX member firm in Germany (Munich). Listed in Financial Times rankings. Involved in UPC litigation cases including SEP/FRAND cases.
• Germain Maureau (France)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAIPEX member firm in France. Listed in Financial Times rankings. Partner Henri Bourgeois elected President of EPLIT (European Patent Litigators Association) in 2023.
• Håmsø Patentbyrå AS (Norway)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAIPEX member firm in Norway (Stavanger). Listed in Financial Times rankings. Specializes in patents and trademarks.
• H&A (Norway)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAIPEX member firm in Norway. Listed in Financial Times rankings. Industrial and intellectual property experts.
• SBGK (Hungary)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAIPEX member firm in Hungary (Budapest). Awarded 'IP Firm of the Year Hungary' at the 2022 Global IP Awards. Listed in Financial Times rankings.
• Buzzi, Notaro & Antonielli d'Oulx S.p.A. (Italy)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAIPEX member firm in Italy (Turin). Listed in Financial Times rankings. Alessandra Romeo serves on the AIPEX Supervisory Board.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Mewburn Ellis: Leading UK-based IP firm with strong European patent and trademark practice. Comparable in serving sophisticated enterprise clients with complex patent portfolios and high-quality prosecution work.
• HGF Limited: Major European IP specialist firm headquartered in the UK with growing continental European presence. Directly comparable in offering IP prosecution, litigation, and portfolio management services to enterprise clients across multiple jurisdictions.
• Marks & Clerk: Largest dedicated IP specialist firm globally with deep European coverage in patents, trademarks, and litigation. Most directly comparable pure-IP peer to AIPEX in terms of service breadth, target market (multinational corporations), and pan-European footprint.
• Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte: Leading German IP firm with strong European patent prosecution and litigation capabilities, including UPC work. Comparable peer for high-stakes European patent matters, particularly for German-headquartered multinational clients.
• Dennemeyer: Global IP services firm offering patent and trademark prosecution, renewal, and portfolio management across 150+ jurisdictions. Directly comparable in operating a coordinated, multi-jurisdictional IP services platform with technology-enabled operations.
• Mathys & Squire: Long-established UK IP firm specializing in patents for engineering, technology, and life sciences sectors. Comparable peer in providing high-quality patent prosecution and IP strategy services to multinational technology clients.
• Hoffmann Eitle: One of Europe's largest dedicated IP firms with strong patent prosecution and litigation capabilities, particularly in Germany. Directly comparable peer for European patent work and UPC litigation, especially for tech-sector clients.

Broad incumbents

• CMS Francis Lefebvre: Pan-European law firm with substantial IP practice across continental Europe. Competes with AIPEX for European IP mandates while offering broader commercial law services; particularly relevant for clients seeking integrated legal support.
• Bird & Bird: International law firm with a market-leading IP practice across Europe and Asia. Competes with AIPEX for multinational IP mandates while offering broader corporate, regulatory, and litigation services that AIPEX cannot match.
• Hogan Lovells: Global law firm with a top-tier IP practice serving multinationals across all major European jurisdictions. Offers IP alongside broader corporate and litigation services, competing for the same enterprise IP budgets as AIPEX.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/aipex-ip

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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