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Our services are centred around intellectual property that can be registered. We protect innovation, design, and branding across all sectors of industry, and at all stages in the supply chain.

For each IP right we offer services covering strategic advice, pre-registration searches, registrations and renewals, oppositions and dispute resolution. We handle work throughout the world, working with local colleagues in over 100 countries.

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Our attorneys specialise in one or more sectors of industry, which enables them to provide quality advice with a commercial focus.

Our patent specialists have detailed understanding of the background technology, which ensures that your patent applications are prepared with the correct scope, reducing the likelihood of challenges from third parties and objections from the patent office.

They also advise whether other forms of protection would be more appropriate. Our brand specialists work with brand managers for leading brands and their advice is commercially focussed making sure that you get the best value from your budget.

13th Jul 2023

First insights into the UPC patent litigation in Europe

The start of the Unified Patent Court shows that, as expected, Munich is the venue of choice for UPC patent litigation and in particular patent owner plaintiffs. Following the transfer of two revocation actions from Paris, there are now nine UPC cases pending before the two UPC divisions in Munich, fifteen before the UPC divisions in Germany, two before the Nordic-Baltic regional division and one in Milan. Thus, case filings heavily concentrate on Munich, with the remainder scattered across Europe or the remaining German local divisions Hamburg and Düsseldorf.

10th Jul 2023

Leveraging the UPC panel discussion

Watch our online panel discussion hosted by our patent attorney experts from across the technology spectrum. The panel discussion covers key aspects of patent enforcement and revocation at the UPC, and particularly how the UPC may be leveraged by companies in three key technology sectors. The panel considers how experience of EPO opposition proceedings will help […]

19th May 2023

BREAKING UPC NEWS: Milan to join Paris and Munich as city hosting a third UPC Central Division branch

A press release of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has announced that the Italian Government has agreed with its French and German counterparts to set up a branch of the central division of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in Milan. It is understood that the agreement will be submitted to the other member states during the next Administrative Committee meeting for it to be formalised.

After years of effort to implement a satisfactory unitary patent system in Europe, it appears likely that unitary patents and a Unified Patent Court could become a reality in the near future.

We have prepared factsheets on key topics relating to the unitary patent regime.

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Factsheets

Key Facts About the Unitary Patent – A short introduction to what a unitary patent is, its relationship to the existing European patent system, and how you will be able to apply for one.

The European Unitary Patent – The geographical coverage of the unitary patent system.

The Unified Patent Court – An overview of the system in which European patents with unitary effect will be litigated, and how the language of the proceedings will be determined.

Translation Requirements for the Unitary Patent – An explanation of the requirements for translations to be provided to the patent office and in the case of disputes.

Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court FAQs

Unified Patent Court Proceedings FAQs

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