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

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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

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#8 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1096

2. Catholic University of 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

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#19 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1989

4. University of Cambridge

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#22 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1209

5. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#25 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
9,218
Founded
1895

6. University of Nottingham

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#34 in the World
Founded
1948

7. University College London

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#40 in the World
Enrollment
42,000
Founded
1826

8. Maastricht University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#42 in the World
Enrollment
18,000
Founded
1976

9. King's College London

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#47 in the World
Founded
1829

10. Technical University of Munich

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

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#53 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Founded
1913

12. University of Amsterdam

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#54 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
41,000
Founded
1632

13. Dublin Institute of Technology

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#1 in Ireland
#55 in the World
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
1992

14. University of Bologna

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#1 in Italy
#57 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Enrollment
79,999
Founded
1088

15. Utrecht University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#62 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1636

16. University of St. Gallen

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#65 in the World
Enrollment
7,666

17. University of 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

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#1 in Spain
#69 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Founded
1989

19. University of Sussex

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#70 in the World
Enrollment
17,319
Male:Female
44:56
Founded
1961

20. University of Copenhagen

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#1 in Denmark
#71 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Founded
1479

21. Copenhagen Business School

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#2 in Denmark
#81 in the World
Founded
1917

22. University of Zurich

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#82 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Enrollment
25,732

24. University of Glasgow

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#91 in the World
Founded
1451

25. University of Strasbourg

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#1 in France
#92 in the World
Enrollment
10,077
Founded
1621

26. University of London

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#93 in the World
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1836

27. University of Munich

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#2 in Germany
#97 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
52,418
Founded
1472

28. Lund University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#1 in Sweden
#101 in the World
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1666

29. Imperial College London

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#104 in the World
Enrollment
17,565
Founded
1907

30. Eindhoven University of Technology

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#105 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1956

31. University of Turin

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#2 in Italy
#108 in the World
Founded
1404

32. University of Edinburgh

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#112 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1583

33. Bocconi University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#3 in Italy
#117 in the World
Founded
1902

34. Chalmers University of Technology

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#2 in Sweden
#118 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Enrollment
10,912
Founded
1829

35. Tilburg University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#126 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Enrollment
17,378
Founded
1927

36. University of Bristol

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#130 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
27,513
Founded
1909

37. WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#3 in Germany
#138 in the World
Enrollment
1,669
Founded
1984

38. Free University of Brussels

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#2 in Belgium
#139 in the World
Enrollment
31,606
Founded
1834

39. Free University Amsterdam

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#140 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1880

40. Pompeu Fabra University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#2 in Spain
#141 in the World
Enrollment
15,801

41. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#4 in Germany
#146 in the World
Enrollment
43,461
Founded
1914

42. University of Leeds

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#148 in the World
Founded
1904

43. University of Warwick

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#149 in the World
Enrollment
27,278
Founded
1965

44. LUISS University

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

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#154 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
34,000
Founded
1614

46. Loughborough University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#157 in the World
Enrollment
19,449
Founded
1966

47. Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies

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

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#1 in Norway
#176 in the World
Enrollment
26,650
Founded
1811

49. Catholic University of Louvain

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#3 in Belgium
#177 in the World
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1425

50. Lancaster University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#178 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1964

51. Bournemouth University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#180 in the World
Enrollment
14,293
Founded
1992

52. Aston University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#182 in the World
Founded
1895

53. Lappeenranta University of Technology

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#2 in Finland
#188 in the World
Enrollment
5,300
Founded
1969

54. University of Bern

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#190 in the World
Enrollment
18,576

55. Free University of Brussels - VUB

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#4 in Belgium
#191 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
11,101
Founded
1970

56. Newcastle University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#192 in the World
Founded
1963

57. University of Leicester

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#195 in the World
Enrollment
24,409
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1957

58. University of Exeter

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#197 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1955

59. University of 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

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#5 in Belgium
#202 in the World
Enrollment
41,669
Founded
1817

61. University of Southampton

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#204 in the World
Enrollment
21,335
Founded
1952

62. City, University of London

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#206 in the World
Founded
1966

63. University of Geneva

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#207 in the World
Enrollment
17,744

64. Brunel University London

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#211 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Founded
1966

65. University of Florence

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#6 in Italy
#217 in the World
Founded
1321

66. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#220 in the World
Enrollment
12,576

67. London Business School

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#223 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1964

68. University of Sheffield

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#224 in the World
Founded
1905

69. Humboldt University of Berlin

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

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#2 in Ireland
#228 in the World
Enrollment
20,430
Founded
1592

71. University of Essex

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#235 in the World
Founded
1964

72. National Research University Higher School of Economics

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

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#1 in Greece
#238 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1920

74. University of Zagreb

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#1 in Croatia
#239 in the World
Enrollment
65,436
Founded
1874

75. Polytechnic University of Bari

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#7 in Italy
#240 in the World
Founded
1990

76. Northumbria University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#244 in the World
Founded
1992

77. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

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

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#255 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
23,420

79. University of Milan

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#8 in Italy
#261 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
65,234
Founded
1924

80. Wageningen University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#262 in the World
Enrollment
12,819
Founded
1918

81. University of Twente

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#263 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1961

82. Stockholm University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#3 in Sweden
#266 in the World
Enrollment
37,484
Founded
1878

83. Polytechnic University of Turin

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#9 in Italy
#268 in the World
Founded
1859

84. University of Hertfordshire

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#273 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1992

85. Technical University of Berlin

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#6 in Germany
#275 in the World
Enrollment
35,149
Founded
1946

86. University of Bremen

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#7 in Germany
#278 in the World
Enrollment
17,984
Founded
1971

87. University of Reading

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#280 in the World
Founded
1892

88. University of Vienna

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#1 in Austria
#285 in the World
Enrollment
93,628
Founded
1365

89. University of Surrey

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#288 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1966

90. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#3 in France
#296 in the World
Enrollment
42,700
Founded
1971

91. Durham University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#299 in the World
Enrollment
19,520
Founded
1832

92. Delft University of Technology

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#307 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
24,703
Founded
1842

93. University of Gottingen

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#8 in Germany
#311 in the World
Enrollment
31,619
Founded
1734

94. University of Eastern Piedmont

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#10 in Italy
#312 in the World
Enrollment
5,000
Founded
1998

95. University of 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

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#315 in the World
Founded
1997

97. University of Siena

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#11 in Italy
#317 in the World
Founded
1240

99. Charles University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#319 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
49,508
Founded
1348

100. University of Granada

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#3 in Spain
#320 in the World
Founded
1531