JUVE Comment

The team at this pure lawyer firm, with offices in Hamburg, Munich and Paris, engaged early with the UPC and has maintained active involvement since its inception. This strategic approach is now yielding results, as both its core clientele of medium-sized companies across various technology sectors and its regular clients in the generic drug industry confidently instruct the firm in UPC cases.

A standout matter is the representation of long-standing client Stada against Sanofi in litigation concerning the cancer drug cabazitaxel. This case, one of the first at the UPC to pit generics manufacturers against originators, demonstrates how the team led by Daniel Hoppe successfully competes against other firms vying for UPC work, while continuing to work alongside them in pan-European proceedings for generic drug manufacturers.

Following its spin-off from a firm traditionally favoured by innovative medium-sized companies, Bonabry maintains strong appeal among this client base. Consequently, the firm handles cases across diverse technical fields, from the steel industry to consumer goods. A steady flow of new cases has helped build substantial UPC experience.

While Bonabry has no presence in mobile communications cases, its life sciences practice remains robust. The firm has represented Tandem Diabetes Care in multiple disputes with Roche Diabetes Care and, leveraging its strong network of medium-sized companies, has positioned itself effectively among the challengers in the UPC litigation market.

Strengths

Litigation for generics manufacturers and SMEs in various technological fields.

Recommended individuals

Daniel Hoppe (“has skilfully brought his experience to bear in UPC cases”, competitor)

Team

6 litigators

Clients

Stada against Sanofi over cabazitaxel; Tandem Diabetes Care against Roche Diabetes Care over outpatient intraveneous infusions; Canè against France Développement Electronique over filling technology for syringes; Primetals against Danieli over steel machine; Decathlon against Owin, Lidl and Kaufland over pop-up tents; Snowpixie against Golf Tech Golfartikel over transport carts; Fives against Reel over aluminium manufacture; Konrad against Stäubli over tool trolleys; S.K. Marine Supplies against Evac Oy over vacuum waste water system.