Jones Day's patent attorney team distinguishes itself with expertise in multi-jurisdictional disputes involving parallel infringement, invalidity and opposition proceedings. In combination with the firm's global positioning, it is considered one of the first points of contact for large international corporations, although its client base also includes German companies. Olga Bezzubova heads the European patent attorney team in Munich, while Dorothée Weber-Bruls leads the physics practice group. The key contact for the engineering dispute resolution practice is Gerd Jaekel; and Christian Paul heads the forensic team for the chemical and pharmaceutical sectors.
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Key clients
- Akebia Therapeutics, Inc.
- BioMarin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- CJ CheilJedang Corp.
- Lufthansa Technik AG
- Astronics
- Panasonic
- Puma Biotechnology, Inc.
- Hope Medical Enterprises, Inc.
- Innio
- Tung Thih Electronic (TTE) Co. Ltd. / Valeo
Work highlights
- Representation of CJ CheilJedang Corp. in a patent dispute over the genetically engineered amino acid tryptophan with parallel proceedings in the US and nullity proceedings before the Federal Court of Justice.
- Represented Puma Biotechnology, Inc. in dismissal of opposition to a European patent covering the use of irreversible inhibitors for the treatment of gefitinib/erlotinib-resistant cancers and cancers harboring the T790M EGFR mutation.
- Representing Lufthansa in an international patent infringement lawsuit against a US supplier of cabin electronics.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Olga Bezzubova, Dorothée Weber-Bruls, Gerd Jaekel, Christian Paul