Patents
Known as "the first and last word in patent litigation"(IAM Patent 1000, 2015), there is little our courtroom
lawyers across the Americas, Europe, and Asia haven't
seen.

Key contacts

From U.S. patent reform to the European Unified Patent
Court. The world is changing. Whether it’s patent expiry
or patent trolls that are causing concern, our team of
litigators will vigorously defend your position.

Washington, D.C.

We don't only defend, we help you create and grow.
With a team of patent prosecution and licensing
professionals, we are with you from initial idea to
global roll out. Whether you operate in a traditional
industry such as life sciences, telecommunications,
automotive, or energy, or are part of a new generation
operating at the intersection of these industries, we are
the team for you.

Tokyo

Representative experience
Representing leading technology giants in their local
and multijurisdictional patent disputes, including Dell,
Google, HTC, KPN, Motorola, Oracle, and ZTE.
Acting for Lilly in the landmark patent dispute Actavis v
Eli Lilly. The UK Supreme Court ruled in favor of Lilly,
reversing two earlier decisions. Lilly was also successful
in the German Supreme Court.

Dr. Andreas von Falck,
Dusseldorf

Celine Jimenez Crowson,
Jason D. Lohr,San Francisco

Dr. Frederick Ch'en,

Areas of focus
FinTechIP Rights in Transactions
Licensing and Commercial
Transactions
Post-Grant Proceedings
Strategic Counseling and Portfolio
Development

Advising HTC on the then largest patent litigation
before the European courts. Multijurisdictional cases
against Nokia and NPEs, and advising on FRAND
licensing terms.
Representation of ZTE in the landmark case Huawei vs.
ZTE before the CJEU (C-170/13) dealing with theantitrust (FRAND) defense regarding standard essential
patents (SEP).
Representing MSD in a dispute with Shionogi overpatents relating to anti-HIV therapy raltegravir.
Advising a leading Japanese innovator pharmaceuticalfirm on multiple Hatch-Waxman lawsuits relating to theclient's blockbuster product.
Representing Leachman Cattle of Colorado in achallenge to two of its patents. Marking the first PTAB
issued post-grant reviews under the AIA.
Representing Daimler / Mercedes Benz in various
patent litigation proceedings in the United States andChina; and U.S. IPR proceedings.
Global IP counsel to the consortium of Audi AG, BMWGroup, and Daimler AG on their €2.8bn acquisitions ofNokia's digital mapping unit, HERE.
Handling patent portfolio for Kodak Alaris’ photo kiosk,
document scanner, thermal printing, and digital photoframe business, helping Kodak Alaris to mine anddefend its portfolio.

Awards and rankings
IP Law Firm of the Year - Italy, Legalcommunity IP &TMT Awards, 2021-2018
Global IP Firm of the Year, Managing Intellectual
Property Awards, 2019 & 2018
Ranked Band 1 for IP on a Global and Europe-widelevel, Chambers & Partners, 2019
Germany Patent Contentious Firm of the Year,
Managing Intellectual Property Awards, 2019 & 2018
Japan Foreign Firm of the Year, Managing IntellectualProperty Awards, 2019 & 2018
China Foreign Firm of the Year, Managing Intellectual
Property Awards, 2019
Russia Patent Contentious Firm of the Year,
Managing Intellectual Property Awards, 2019
Germany Patent Litigation Firm of the Year, IAM
Patent Awards, 2019
European Patent Contentious Firm of the Year,
Managing Intellectual Property Awards, 2018
IP Team of the Year, The Lawyer Awards, 2018
UK Impact Case of the Year, Managing Intellectual
Property Awards, 2018
Germany - Patent Law Firm of the Year, JUVE Awards,
2017

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