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

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 265K citations received by 17.1K academic papers made by 169 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

#12 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

#21 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

#23 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

#27 in the World

Founded: 1948

7. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#1 in the Netherlands

#39 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

8. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#6 in the United Kingdom

#43 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

9. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#2 in the Netherlands

#44 in the World

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

10. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#7 in the United Kingdom

#45 in the World

Founded: 1829

11. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#1 in Denmark

#54 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

12. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#1 in Switzerland

#55 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

13. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#1 in Italy

#59 in the World

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

14. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#3 in the Netherlands

#67 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

15. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#1 in Germany

#69 in the World

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

16. Carlos III University, Madrid

Spain | Getafe

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#1 in Spain

#74 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1989

17. University of Sussex

United Kingdom | England

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#8 in the United Kingdom

#75 in the World

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

18. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#9 in the United Kingdom

#86 in the World

Founded: 1451

19. University of Strasbourg

France | Grand Est

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#1 in France

#87 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

20. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#2 in Switzerland

#88 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

21. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#4 in the Netherlands

#91 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

22. 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

23. Copenhagen Business School

Denmark | Frederiksberg

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#2 in Denmark

#99 in the World

Founded: 1917

24. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#10 in the United Kingdom

#100 in the World

Founded: 1824

25. University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#11 in the United Kingdom

#101 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

26. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#1 in Finland

#107 in the World

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

27. Lancaster University

United Kingdom | England

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#12 in the United Kingdom

#113 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

28. Tilburg University

Netherlands | Tilburg

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#5 in the Netherlands

#115 in the World

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

29. Bocconi University

Italy | Lombardy

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#2 in Italy

#117 in the World

Founded: 1902

30. Bournemouth University

United Kingdom | England

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#13 in the United Kingdom

#119 in the World

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

31. Chalmers University of Technology

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#1 in Sweden

#121 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 10,773
Founded: 1829

32. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#14 in the United Kingdom

#122 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

33. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#6 in the Netherlands

#124 in the World

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

34. University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#3 in Italy

#125 in the World

Founded: 1404

35. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#15 in the United Kingdom

#127 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

36. Lund University

Sweden | Lund

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#2 in Sweden

#136 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

37. City, University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#16 in the United Kingdom

#140 in the World

Founded: 1966

38. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#7 in the Netherlands

#142 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 13,069
Founded: 1956

39. Pompeu Fabra University

Spain | Barcelona

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#2 in Spain

#150 in the World

Enrollment: 15,801

40. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#17 in the United Kingdom

#151 in the World

Founded: 1904

41. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Germany | Hesse

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#3 in Germany

#152 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

42. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#3 in Switzerland

#156 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

43. Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies

Italy | Tuscany

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#4 in Italy

#161 in the World

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

44. LUISS University

Italy | Lazio

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#5 in Italy

#162 in the World

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

45. University of Oslo

Norway | Oslo

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#1 in Norway

#172 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

46. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#4 in Switzerland

#173 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

47. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#18 in the United Kingdom

#174 in the World

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

48. WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management

Germany | Rhineland-Palatinate

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#4 in Germany

#175 in the World

Enrollment: 1,669
Founded: 1984

49. Free University of Brussels

Belgium | Brussels

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#2 in Belgium

#181 in the World

Enrollment: 31,606
Founded: 1834

50. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#19 in the United Kingdom

#182 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

51. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#8 in the Netherlands

#183 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

52. Catholic University of Louvain

Belgium | Louvain-la-Neuve

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#3 in Belgium

#191 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1425

53. Aston University

United Kingdom | England

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#20 in the United Kingdom

#199 in the World

Founded: 1895

54. Loughborough University

United Kingdom | England

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#21 in the United Kingdom

#203 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

55. University of Exeter

United Kingdom | England

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#22 in the United Kingdom

#205 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

56. Lappeenranta University of Technology

Finland | Lappeenranta

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#2 in Finland

#210 in the World

Enrollment: 5,300
Founded: 1969

57. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#9 in the Netherlands

#214 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

58. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#5 in Switzerland

#215 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

59. University of Turku

Finland | Turku

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#3 in Finland

#217 in the World

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

60. University of Essex

United Kingdom | England

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#23 in the United Kingdom

#219 in the World

Founded: 1964

61. Brunel University London

United Kingdom | England

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#24 in the United Kingdom

#223 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

62. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#6 in Switzerland

#227 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

63. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#25 in the United Kingdom

#229 in the World

Founded: 1905

64. National Research University Higher School of Economics

Russia | Moscow

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#1 in Russia

#231 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1992

65. Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#1 in Ireland

#232 in the World

Enrollment: 20,430
Founded: 1592

66. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#4 in Belgium

#233 in the World

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

67. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#6 in Italy

#234 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Enrollment: 48,645
Male:Female: 65:35
Founded: 1863

68. University of Zagreb

Croatia | Zagreb

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#1 in Croatia

#235 in the World

Enrollment: 65,436
Founded: 1874

69. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#26 in the United Kingdom

#237 in the World

Founded: 1963

70. London Business School

United Kingdom | England

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#27 in the United Kingdom

#241 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1964

71. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#28 in the United Kingdom

#243 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

72. Humboldt University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#5 in Germany

#246 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

73. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#7 in Italy

#255 in the World

Founded: 1321

74. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#8 in Italy

#256 in the World

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

75. Birkbeck, University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#29 in the United Kingdom

#258 in the World

Founded: 1823

76. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#1 in Austria

#262 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

77. Durham University

United Kingdom | England

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#30 in the United Kingdom

#264 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

78. University of Surrey

United Kingdom | England

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#31 in the United Kingdom

#267 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

79. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#3 in Sweden

#268 in the World

Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

80. University of Bremen

Germany | Bremen State

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#6 in Germany

#270 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

81. University of Leicester

United Kingdom | England

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#32 in the United Kingdom

#271 in the World

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

82. Free University of Brussels - VUB

Belgium | Brussels

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#5 in Belgium

#273 in the World

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

83. Polytechnic University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#9 in Italy

#274 in the World

Founded: 1859

84. Northumbria University

United Kingdom | England

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#33 in the United Kingdom

#280 in the World

Founded: 1992

85. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

France | Ile-de-France

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#2 in France

#285 in the World

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

86. Athens University of Economics and Business

Greece | Athens

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#1 in Greece

#286 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1920

87. Hanken School of Economics

Finland | Helsinki

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#4 in Finland

#291 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1909

88. University of Gottingen

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#7 in Germany

#294 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

89. University of Eastern Piedmont

Italy | Piedmont

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#10 in Italy

#295 in the World

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 1998

90. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#3 in France

#296 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

91. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

France | Ile-de-France

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#4 in France

#300 in the World

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

92. Cardiff University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#34 in the United Kingdom

#301 in the World

Founded: 1997

93. Paris Institute of Political Studies

France | Ile-de-France

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#5 in France

#304 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 11,196
Founded: 1872

94. University of Reading

United Kingdom | England

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#35 in the United Kingdom

#305 in the World

Founded: 1892

95. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Greece | Thessaloniki

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#2 in Greece

#307 in the World

Enrollment: 92,090
Founded: 1925

96. University of Hertfordshire

United Kingdom | England

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#36 in the United Kingdom

#314 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

97. Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

Ukraine | Kyiv

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#1 in Ukraine

#317 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1834

98. Queen's University Belfast

United Kingdom | Northern Ireland

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#37 in the United Kingdom

#322 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

99. University of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#1 in Portugal

#323 in the World

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

100. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#10 in the Netherlands

#324 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 27,713
Founded: 1575

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Europe

Broadcast Journalism333

Classics and Ancient History797

Communications and Public Relations949

Criminology and Criminal Justice460

Demography1120

Early Childhood Education322

International Relations and Diplomacy337

Journalism and Digital Media534

Law1437

Law Enforcement335

Library and Information science866

Linguistics1383

Media Studies489

Military science353

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution387

Occupational Safety and Health310

Philosophy1451

Political Economy469

Political Science1448

Public Policy / Administration590

Publishing384

Radio and Television broadcasting357

Social Work337

Sociology1420

Special Education379

Sports / Exercise science446

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies1069

Urban and Regional planning658