Electronics and ConsumerAppliances

Contacts
Phoebe A. Wilkinson,

With technological advancements happening atlightning speed, and the delivery mechanisms for thoseinnovations evolving just as quickly, the legal mattersfacing this industry are growing increasingly complex.
That’s where our Electronics and Consumer Appliances
team comes in.

New York

We advise many of the world’s leading manufacturers
and retailers of electronics and consumer appliances.
Our breadth of practice and sector knowledge means
we are uniquely positioned to support you at every
stage of the product lifecycle – from CC licensing toconsumer product litigation.

Tomoe Takahashi,

We help clients develop strategic, risk-based, andconsistent approaches to meeting the growing
challenges of global regulatory compliance andcomplex cross-border supply chains.

Representative experience
Advising consumer product companies on thedevelopment, certification, conformity assessment,labeling, and market entry of innovative technologies
and high-tech products in more than 100 jurisdictions.
Advising leading tech product companies oncompliance with eco-design and energy efficiency
standards, product end-of-life obligations, andunderstanding and managing GHG emissions.

Dr. Henrik Lehment,Dusseldorf

Paul Brown,London
Tokyo

Practices
Products Law

Industries
Technology andTelecoms
Consumer

Advising a leading smart home product manufacturer
on regulatory and liability aspects in relation to sales of
their full product range in Europe and beyond.
Managing, on behalf of a global technology company,
claims from consumers relating to allegedly defective
products on a worldwide basis ensuring a consistent
approach to claims around the world.
Representing a major consumer electronics company ina white goods patent dispute with a competitor relating
to the alleged infringement of a number of patents.
Advising and representing companies in multimillion
supply chain disputes, particularly linked to recourse
actions after global product recalls, including litigation.
Representing two leading manufacturers of wearables
in patent litigation against competitor regarding healthmonitoring functionalities of fitness trackers.
Representing a Japanese electronics and electricalequipment company on coordinating the opposition,
non-use cancellation, invalidation, and infringement
actions in EU, U.S., and China.
Advising a U.S. retailer and global productmanufacturer in putative nationwide class action
alleging fraud- and warranty-based claims relating to“refresh rate” of LED High-Definition televisions.
Representing two leading manufacturers of wearables
in German patent litigation proceedings brought by acompetitor regarding fitness tracker functionalities.

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