Patents & Innovation | Intellectual Property Law

Our Patents and Innovation team is recognised as one of the best in Europe. From startups to multinationals, our knowledge spans the technology, life sciences, telecoms, electronics and software, chemicals and automotive sectors.

We know it's important to keep you ahead of local and international patent developments, and will ensure your invention and ingenuity is protected. Our in-house lawyers have a stellar reputation for high-value patent litigation, patent licensing, R&D collaborations and resolving contractual disputes involving such commercial relationships. In fact, many of our lawyers have in-house expertise and various technical degrees.

Because we have a deep understanding of patent regimes in all key international jurisdictions, we can design global patent strategies that will maximise the value of your IP across borders.

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Apotex's EUR74m sale of subsidiaries to Aurobindo

Apotex on the sale of six European subsidiaries in Belgium, Poland, the Netherlands, Czech Republic and Spain, to Aurobindo for EUR74 million. This highly complex transaction involved the share transfer of subsidiaries in multiple jurisdictions being co-ordinated and managed by our UK team. We simultaneously advised on a multitude of business separation, ongoing product supply agreements and IP licences for the European business to continue operating after being removed from the Apotex group.

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Provision of pan-European pharma and patent advice

A leading international healthcare company on provision of European-wide advice across a variety of legal areas including pharmaceutical law and patents.

Dr. Wim Maas

Dr. Wolfgang Rehmann

Latest news & insights

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Patents & innovation

Patenting AI-generated inventions – is patent law acting the luddite?

21 September 2023

Briefing

by Dr. Nora E. Wessendorf, LL.M. (Washington)

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UPC

The first 100 days of the UPC from a life sciences perspective – a very good message

20 September 2023

Quick read

by Dr. Anja Lunze, LL.M. and Dr. Nora E. Wessendorf, LL.M. (Washington)

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Life sciences & healthcare

OLG Brandenburg: Infringement of the price fixing for prescription-only medicinal products through granting cash discount for prompt payment

20 September 2023

Quick read

by Dr. Daniel Tietjen and Katharina Hölle

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Life sciences & healthcare

Federal Court of Justice (BGH): Cease and desist letter due to lack of indication of the basic price when selling food supplements in capsule form

19 September 2023

Briefing

by Dr. Daniel Tietjen

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UPC

Decision of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) secured - what now?

12 September 2023

In-depth analysis

by multiple authors

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