Technical fields

A patent dispute is won on the technology as much as on the law. We act in sectors where an understanding of the invention, the prior art and the product at issue drives the strategy.

Each field has its own dynamics: regulatory timetables and generic entry in pharmaceuticals, standardisation and FRAND commitments in telecommunications, short product cycles in electronics, analytical evidence in chemistry, equivalence in mechanical engineering. The following pages set out, field by field, the issues we handle.

Life sciences

• Pharmaceuticals: patents and supplementary protection certificates, generic and biosimilar entry, provisional measures.
• Biotechnology: antibodies, sequences, cell lines and production processes.
• Medical devices: devices, software and associated systems.

Information technology

• Electronics: components, integrated products and computer-implemented inventions.
• Telecommunications and FRAND licensing: standard essential patents, negotiation and litigation.

Industry

• Chemistry: products, compositions and processes.
• Mechanical engineering: equipment, machinery and industrial products.

For an overview by type of action, see our patent litigation practice and our areas of expertise.