Best Intellectual Property (IP/Patent Law) Schools in Europe

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Europe ranked based on their research performance in Intellectual Property and Patent Law. A graph of 181K citations received by 15K academic papers made by 172 universities in Europe was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#1 in the United Kingdom

#8 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

2. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#1 in Belgium

#11 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

3. Queen Mary University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#2 in the United Kingdom

#19 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

4. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#3 in the United Kingdom

#22 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

5. London School of Economics and Political Science

United Kingdom | England

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#4 in the United Kingdom

#25 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 9,218
Founded: 1895

6. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#5 in the United Kingdom

#34 in the World

Founded: 1948

7. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#6 in the United Kingdom

#40 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

8. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#1 in the Netherlands

#42 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

9. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#7 in the United Kingdom

#47 in the World

Founded: 1829

10. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#1 in Germany

#52 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 44,000
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1868

11. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#2 in the Netherlands

#53 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

12. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#3 in the Netherlands

#54 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1632

13. Dublin Institute of Technology

Ireland | Dublin

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#1 in Ireland

#55 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1992

14. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#1 in Italy

#57 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 79,999
Founded: 1088

15. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#4 in the Netherlands

#62 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

16. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#1 in Switzerland

#65 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

17. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#1 in Finland

#66 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 31,312
Founded: 1640

18. Carlos III University, Madrid

Spain | Getafe

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#1 in Spain

#69 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1989

19. University of Sussex

United Kingdom | England

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#8 in the United Kingdom

#70 in the World

Enrollment: 17,319
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1961

20. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#1 in Denmark

#71 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

21. Copenhagen Business School

Denmark | Frederiksberg

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#2 in Denmark

#81 in the World

Founded: 1917

22. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#2 in Switzerland

#82 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

23. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#9 in the United Kingdom

#86 in the World

Founded: 1824

24. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#10 in the United Kingdom

#91 in the World

Founded: 1451

25. University of Strasbourg

France | Grand Est

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#1 in France

#92 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

26. University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#11 in the United Kingdom

#93 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

27. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#2 in Germany

#97 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 52,418
Founded: 1472

28. Lund University

Sweden | Lund

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#1 in Sweden

#101 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

29. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#12 in the United Kingdom

#104 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

30. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#5 in the Netherlands

#105 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1956

31. University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#2 in Italy

#108 in the World

Founded: 1404

32. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#13 in the United Kingdom

#112 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

33. Bocconi University

Italy | Lombardy

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#3 in Italy

#117 in the World

Founded: 1902

34. Chalmers University of Technology

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#2 in Sweden

#118 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 10,912
Founded: 1829

35. Tilburg University

Netherlands | Tilburg

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#6 in the Netherlands

#126 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Enrollment: 17,378
Founded: 1927

36. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#14 in the United Kingdom

#130 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 27,513
Founded: 1909

37. WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management

Germany | Rhineland-Palatinate

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#3 in Germany

#138 in the World

Enrollment: 1,669
Founded: 1984

38. Free University of Brussels

Belgium | Brussels

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#2 in Belgium

#139 in the World

Enrollment: 31,606
Founded: 1834

39. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#7 in the Netherlands

#140 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

40. Pompeu Fabra University

Spain | Barcelona

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#2 in Spain

#141 in the World

Enrollment: 15,801

41. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Germany | Hesse

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#4 in Germany

#146 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

42. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#15 in the United Kingdom

#148 in the World

Founded: 1904

43. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#16 in the United Kingdom

#149 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

44. LUISS University

Italy | Lazio

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#4 in Italy

#151 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 9,080
Founded: 1974

45. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#8 in the Netherlands

#154 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 34,000
Founded: 1614

46. Loughborough University

United Kingdom | England

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#17 in the United Kingdom

#157 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

47. Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies

Italy | Tuscany

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#5 in Italy

#174 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1987

48. University of Oslo

Norway | Oslo

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#1 in Norway

#176 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

49. Catholic University of Louvain

Belgium | Louvain-la-Neuve

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#3 in Belgium

#177 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1425

50. Lancaster University

United Kingdom | England

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#18 in the United Kingdom

#178 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

51. Bournemouth University

United Kingdom | England

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#19 in the United Kingdom

#180 in the World

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

52. Aston University

United Kingdom | England

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#20 in the United Kingdom

#182 in the World

Founded: 1895

53. Lappeenranta University of Technology

Finland | Lappeenranta

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#2 in Finland

#188 in the World

Enrollment: 5,300
Founded: 1969

54. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#3 in Switzerland

#190 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

55. Free University of Brussels - VUB

Belgium | Brussels

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#4 in Belgium

#191 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 11,101
Founded: 1970

56. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#21 in the United Kingdom

#192 in the World

Founded: 1963

57. University of Leicester

United Kingdom | England

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#22 in the United Kingdom

#195 in the World

Enrollment: 24,409
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1957

58. University of Exeter

United Kingdom | England

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#23 in the United Kingdom

#197 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

59. University of Turku

Finland | Turku

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#3 in Finland

#198 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 20,800
Male:Female: 38:62
Founded: 1920

60. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#5 in Belgium

#202 in the World

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

61. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#24 in the United Kingdom

#204 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

62. City, University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#25 in the United Kingdom

#206 in the World

Founded: 1966

63. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#4 in Switzerland

#207 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

64. Brunel University London

United Kingdom | England

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#26 in the United Kingdom

#211 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

65. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#6 in Italy

#217 in the World

Founded: 1321

66. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#5 in Switzerland

#220 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

67. London Business School

United Kingdom | England

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#27 in the United Kingdom

#223 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1964

68. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#28 in the United Kingdom

#224 in the World

Founded: 1905

69. Humboldt University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#5 in Germany

#226 in the World

Enrollment: 36,378
Founded: 1809

70. Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#2 in Ireland

#228 in the World

Enrollment: 20,430
Founded: 1592

71. University of Essex

United Kingdom | England

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#29 in the United Kingdom

#235 in the World

Founded: 1964

72. National Research University Higher School of Economics

Russia | Moscow

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#1 in Russia

#236 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1992

73. Athens University of Economics and Business

Greece | Athens

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#1 in Greece

#238 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1920

74. University of Zagreb

Croatia | Zagreb

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#1 in Croatia

#239 in the World

Enrollment: 65,436
Founded: 1874

75. Polytechnic University of Bari

Italy | Apulia

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#7 in Italy

#240 in the World

Founded: 1990

76. Northumbria University

United Kingdom | England

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#30 in the United Kingdom

#244 in the World

Founded: 1992

77. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

France | Ile-de-France

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#2 in France

#250 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 1,500
Founded: 1783

78. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#6 in Switzerland

#255 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

79. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#8 in Italy

#261 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 65,234
Founded: 1924

80. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#9 in the Netherlands

#262 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

81. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#10 in the Netherlands

#263 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

82. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#3 in Sweden

#266 in the World

Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

83. Polytechnic University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#9 in Italy

#268 in the World

Founded: 1859

84. University of Hertfordshire

United Kingdom | England

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#31 in the United Kingdom

#273 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

85. Technical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#6 in Germany

#275 in the World

Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

86. University of Bremen

Germany | Bremen State

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#7 in Germany

#278 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

87. University of Reading

United Kingdom | England

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#32 in the United Kingdom

#280 in the World

Founded: 1892

88. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#1 in Austria

#285 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

89. University of Surrey

United Kingdom | England

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#33 in the United Kingdom

#288 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

90. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

France | Ile-de-France

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#3 in France

#296 in the World

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

91. Durham University

United Kingdom | England

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#34 in the United Kingdom

#299 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

92. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#11 in the Netherlands

#307 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 24,703
Founded: 1842

93. University of Gottingen

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#8 in Germany

#311 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

94. University of Eastern Piedmont

Italy | Piedmont

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#10 in Italy

#312 in the World

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 1998

95. University of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#1 in Portugal

#314 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 25,580
Founded: 1290

96. Cardiff University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#35 in the United Kingdom

#315 in the World

Founded: 1997

97. University of Siena

Italy | Tuscany

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#11 in Italy

#317 in the World

Founded: 1240

98. Birkbeck, University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#36 in the United Kingdom

#318 in the World

Founded: 1823

99. Charles University

Czech Republic | Prague

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#1 in the Czech Republic

#319 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 49,508
Founded: 1348

100. University of Granada

Spain | Granada

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#3 in Spain

#320 in the World

Founded: 1531

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Europe

Broadcast Journalism335

Classics and Ancient History715

Communications and Public Relations882

Criminology and Criminal Justice406

Demography1096

Early Childhood Education337

International Relations and Diplomacy334

Journalism and Digital Media485

Law1428

Law Enforcement336

Library and Information science788

Linguistics1362

Media Studies438

Military science360

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution390

Occupational Safety and Health301

Philosophy1439

Political Economy431

Political Science1436

Public Policy / Administration523

Publishing360

Radio and Television broadcasting387

Social Work323

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Special Education379

Sports / Exercise science394

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies988

Urban and Regional planning583