IAM Ranks Crowell & Moring in Patent 1000 2026

Chicago – June 2, 2026: Intellectual Asset Management recognized Crowell & Moring in its IAM Patent 1000 – The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners guide, awarding a gold band ranking for patent litigation and transactions in Belgium, a silver band ranking for patent litigation and recommended for patent prosecution in Illinois, and a bronze band ranking for patent prosecution in the United Kingdom: England and Wales. The firm was also recommended nationally in the United States for trade secrets litigation.

Crowell’s offices have earned recognition across key practice areas. IAM notes that "Crowell & Moring's Brussels patent team is widely recognized for shaping the Belgian patent landscape through creative, high-impact disputes." Globally, "clients around the world continue to turn to the talented team in Crowell's London office to handle their most significant transactions, intellectual property, disputes, and regulatory matters." The Chicago team was similarly acknowledged for aligning "technical protection with commercial objectives and, when disputes arise, defending those rights through prepared and carefully calibrated advocacy."

Individual lawyers from the firm’s Brussels, Chicago, London, and Orange County offices were recommended in the guide, including:

Belgium

• Jan-Diederik Lindemans (Gold – Belgium, Litigation and Transactions)
• Kristof Roox (Gold – Belgium, Litigation and Transactions)
• Jurgen Figys (Silver – Belgium, Litigation and Transactions)
• Edward Taelman (Bronze – Belgium, Litigation and Transactions)
• Christopher Dumont (Next Generation – Belgium)

United Kingdom: England and Wales

• Justin Hill (Gold – United Kingdom: England and Wales, Prosecution)
• Marie Jansson Heeks (Bronze – United Kingdom: England and Wales, Prosecution)
• James Prankerd Smith (Recommended – United Kingdom: England and Wales)

United States

• Jon Gurka (Bronze – United States: California, Litigation)
• Laura A. Lydigsen (Bronze – United States: Illinois, Litigation)
• Mark H. Remus (Bronze – United States: Illinois, Litigation)
• Joseph F. Hetz (Recommended – United States: Illinois, Prosecution)

IAM Patent 1000 analyzed interview findings alongside written submissions and client feedback to identify the firms and practitioners regarded as leaders in patent-related legal services. To see the firm’s full rankings, please visit here.

About Crowell & Moring LLP

Crowell & Moring is an international law firm with operations in the United States, Europe, and MENA. Drawing on significant government, business, industry, and legal experience, the firm helps clients capitalize on opportunities and provides creative solutions to complex regulatory and policy, litigation, transactional, and intellectual property issues. The firm is consistently recognized for its commitment to pro bono service, as well as its comprehensive programs and initiatives to advance the professional and personal development of all members of the Crowell community.

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