Simmons & Simmons
Client SatisfactionThe patents team at Simmons & Simmons regularly handles patent infringement litigation both before the UPC, European, and French courts for international clients in the health and life sciences industry, as well as the telecoms sector. The group was bolstered by the arrival of electronics specialist Abdelaziz Khatab, who is also noted by clients for his FRAND knowledge, and he co-heads the team alongside Sarah Bailey, who has expertise in the healthcare and life sciences sectors. Frédérique Potin is lauded by clients for her clear and pragmatic advice. François Jonquères departed the firm in June of 2024.
Testimonials
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‘Very responsive and proactive team. Good customer support. Strong in proposing ideas and good listening to customer needs.’
‘Frédérique Potin knows her profession and intellectual property issues very well. Very good understanding of the issues in the cases, good listening to the client. Good advice on strategy.’
‘The IP team is very dynamic and responsive to clients. The interactions are always of excellent quality and relevant. The particularity of this team is to to understand the technical aspects of the subjects that is combined with the legal vision, to provide practical and relevant advice. Always straight to the point. ’
‘Abdelaziz Khatab is approachable, very sharp and always does the best for his clients. Expert in the area of patent licensing (including very sharp knowledge of FRAND regulations), Abdelaziz gives a lot of comfort and clear vision to his clients.’
‘Abdelaziz Khatab is a great, fast and smart lawyer that can quickly get onboard in complex patent strategic litigation.’
‘The team is very responsive. They keep the deadlines they announce. In addition, they provide a realistic and reasoned assessment of the chances of success. The quotes are well respected and any overrun is done in complete transparency with the client.’
‘We were especially led to work with Abdelaziz Khatab. We were very satisfied with his action for our case. He makes himself available, gives clear and adapted explanations. We particularly appreciated that he took our needs and constraints into account.’
‘Frédérique Potin was my contact and that is the strength of this team. Very friendly, efficient, clear and pragmatic.’
Key clients
- Merck KGaA
- Alkermes
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
- United Orthopedic Corporation
- Neo Medical
- Genoscience Pharma
- Généthon
- IDEMIA
- Ecoat
- SAGEMCOM
- Cooper Consumer Health
- IBSA Pharma
- Samsung Bioepis
- Xiaomi
Work highlights
- Representing DANA FARBER before the Paris Court of Appeal which overturned the decision of the French patent office which had rejected DANA FARBER’s application for an SPC.
- Defended Xiaomi against Immersion a US Patent Assertion Entity in a patent infringement lawsuit concerning haptic technology in smartphones.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Abdelaziz Khata, Sarah Bailey