Patent disputes represent a clear focus for Clifford Chance's IP practice, which acts in validity and infringement proceedings at European and German level and coordinates cross-border cases. The group is also well versed in transactional IP issues and licensing negotiations. Tobias Hessel and Claudia Milbradt are among the key contacts and both active in sectors such as technology and life sciences. Stefan Richter focuses on international proceedings with parallel infringement, opposition and invalidity proceedings.
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Key clients
- Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Guangdong OPPO Mobile Telecommunications
- TP-Link
- Autoscan GmbH
- LELOi AB
- Tata Steel Europe
Work highlights
- Representing Huawei in numerous proceedings before the UPC and regional courts to enforce its Wi-Fi 6 portfolio.
- Representation of OPPO in three patent infringement proceedings before the Unified Patent Court as well as numerous national infringement proceedings before the Munich I Regional Court.
- Representing TP-Link against Atlas in patent infringement and parallel validity proceedings.