People & Business Archives

Asus signs up to Sisvel's Wi-Fi Multimode pool, ending litigation

Asus has taken a licence to the standard essential patents in Sisvel's Wi-Fi Multimode pool. The agreement ends pending patent litigation between the Taiwanese electronics manufacturer and pool member ...

19 May 2026 by Laura King

People & Business

Germany

Taylor Wessing bolsters German patent practice with Eisenführ Speiser hires

Taylor Wessing is pushing ahead with the reorganisation of its German patent practice and is strengthening its team with two patent litigators from Ei ...

15 May 2026 by Konstanze Richter

People & Business

Fuchs Patentanwälte, Tobias Fischer, Heidelberg Pharma

Germany

Head of IP at Heidelberg Pharma joins Fuchs Patentanwälte

Frankfurt-based patent attorney firm Fuchs is expanding its life sciences practice with a senior in-house hire. Tobias Fischer, currently vice preside ...

15 May 2026 by Mathieu Klos

People & Business

Opinion

"The UPC wants to bring ZTE and Samsung to the negotiating table"

Three courts, three proposals to ZTE and Samsung for their cross-licencing agreement. So the figures are on the table. And so is an injunction as a me ...

13 May 2026 by Christina Schulze

People & Business

House of IP, i4F, i4E, Patentwerk, private equity

Private equity in patent

Belgian private equity-backed flooring company launches IP consulting service

Under the brand House of IP, the Belgian developer of floor coverings i4F wants to offer IP services to other companies. To this end, the private equi ...

12 May 2026 by Mathieu Klos

People & Business

UK

UK High Court sees an increase in new cases as tensions with UPC intensify

After years of decline, the UK High Court has seen a surge of newly filed patent cases in 2025. Case numbers at the IPEC also increased, albeit at a m ...

23 April 2026 by Konstanze Richter

People & Business

UK

HGF tech practice receives another boost with Barker Brettell partner

British IP firm HGF has hired patent attorney Oliver Pooley from Barker Brettell as a partner. In April, Pooley joined the firm's technology and engin ...

22 April 2026 by Laura King

People & Business

UK

CMS strengthens London IP practice with McCarthy Denning partner

CMS has hired patent litigator Tom Carver as a partner in its London IP practice. Carver, who joins from McCarthy Denning, brings more than two decade ...

21 April 2026 by Laura King

People & Business

Anaïs Pallut, Annabelle Divoy, Pairs, August Debouzy, Aramis

France

Former litigators of August Debouzy and Aramis join forces for new French IP boutique

Anaïs Pallut and Annabelle Divoy have launched a new French IP boutique under the name Pairs Law. The two lawyers boast extensive patent litigation ex ...

17 April 2026 by Konstanze Richter

People & Business

United Kingdom

HGF boosts London chemistry and pharma practice with D Young partner

European intellectual property firm HGF has expanded its chemistry and pharmaceutical group in London with the addition of Garreth Duncan. The patent ...

2 April 2026 by Mathieu Klos

People & Business

Perkins Coie, CMS, Caitlin Heard, US firms

United Kingdom

Next US firm enters London patent market after CMS hire

Patent and IP litigator Caitlin Heard is moving from CMS to the US law firm Perkins Coie. This marks the next US firm to enter the European patent mar ...

2 April 2026 by Mathieu Klos

People & Business

Connected cars

Chinese car makers take Avanci licence for connected cars

In recent years many European car makers have taken a licence for patents related to connected cars. Now seven Chinese car manufacturers have signed a ...

31 March 2026 by Konstanze Richter

People & Business

Opinion

"Only a truly European UPC is attractive in the long term"

An open letter from Bardehle Pagenberg has shone a spotlight on current conflicts over the distribution of cases at the UPC, which are directed agains ...

26 March 2026 by Konstanze Richter

People & Business

Stefanie Engmann, Pentarc, Taylor Wessing

Germany

Pentarc grows team with partner from Taylor Wessing

Six months on from its inauguration, IP boutique Pentarc continues to grow. From 1 April, another salary partner will strengthen the team. Stefanie En ...

19 March 2026 by Konstanze Richter

People & Business

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer, DLA Piper, Philipp Cepl

Germany

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer boosts Düsseldorf team with DLA partner

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer continues on its growth course. From April, Philipp Cepl from DLA Piper will strengthen the patent litigation practice ...

13 March 2026 by Konstanze Richter

People & Business

JUVE Patent rankings 2026

Ones to Watch France 2026

This year, three lawyers have made it onto JUVE Patent's Ones to Watch in French patent litigation, all of whom have built their careers by working on ...

9 March 2026 by Christina Schulze

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