Ellex recognised in 2025 IP STARS and IAM Patent 1000 rankings
Ellex has been included in the 2025 edition of Managing Intellectual Property’s IP STARS rankings and recognised in the IAM Patent 1000 guide for its work in intellectual property across the Baltics. In addition, Ellex has been honoured with the Baltic Law Firm of the Year award at the Managing IP Awards 2025, further reinforcing our position as a trusted and highly regarded leader in the field of IP law.
Experts ranked in the IP STARS 2025 guide:
- Trademark Stars: Mari Must, Ants Nõmper, Mārtiņš Gailis
- Rising Stars: Edvijs Zandars, Merlin Liis-Toomela
- Transaction Star: Sarmis Spilbergs
- The one and only Copyright Star in Lithuania: Ąžuolas Čekanavičius
The IP STARS guide, published by Managing IP, is a leading resource for IP rankings, covering over 80 jurisdictions and multiple practice areas.
Ellex has been ranked as a recommended law firm in all three Baltic countries in the 2025 edition of the IAM Patent 1000, a guide that is respected for its focus on patent strategy and enforcement and identifies the world’s leading patent professionals and firms.
The full rankings of IP Stars are available here, and details about the research methodology can be found here. The rankings of IAM Patent 1000 can be viewed here.
Ellex is the leading law firm specialising in IP, IT and telecoms. The firm has more than 15 years of diverse and specific experience in all types of registration matters and disputes (trademarks, copyrights, designs, domain name rights) and infringement disputes (dealing with police, customs and court matters) at all levels – Baltic, European and international as well.
Our team has strong intellectual property law expertise in advising top-flight clients from various industry sectors. Find out more here.
Ellex represents clients in major cases, manages complicated IP prosecution projects and advises global players on all aspects of their IP strategies and enforcement.

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