Mayer Brown LLP's German IP team primarily acts in infringement proceedings, with its client base including companies from the electronics, healthcare and telecommunications sectors. Ulrich Worm and practice head Christoph J. Crützen both handle non-contentious and contentious matters.

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Key clients

  • Arm Limited, div. ARM Gruppengesellschaften
  • Softbank, SVF HoldCo
  • Lindt & Sprüngli
  • Maxell Limited
  • Pantech Corporation
  • Dyson Technologies
  • Alibaba.com Singapore E-Commerce Private Limited
  • Lumileds LLC
  • Omnident Dental Handelsgesellschaft
  • Bowflex, Inc.
  • Anhui Jinhe

Work highlights

  • Representing Arm Limited and other Arm companies against patent infringement allegations before the Unified Patent Court (UPC), Paris Local Chamber, relating to processes and products in semiconductor manufacturing and design.
  • Representation of Jinhe and Vitasweet against Celanese in patent infringement proceedings before the Regional Court of Düsseldorf and in several opposition proceedings of Jinhe and Vitasweet against Celanese patents before the European Patent Office.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Christoph J. Crützen

Other key lawyers

Ulrich Worm