Kirkpatrick is roughly evenly split between trade marks and patents under department heads Marie-Paule Vandeberg and Antionetta Arcuri, with an even mix of national and international clients. Dominique Kaesmacher heads the firm's legal practice. On the patent side, the firm is traditionally focussed on chemical, pharmaceutical and mechanical patents. Recent work included analysis for an international food client of its entire trade mark portfolio. The firm sits on the IP committee of an international client in the fibreglass industry and advises on patentability and R&D activities. It manages trade mark portfolios for a number of large clients and is very highly spoken of by other IP practitioners.