UK patent market

21 April 2026 by Laura King

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 ...

2 April 2026 by Mathieu Klos

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

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 ...

9 February 2026 by Mathieu Klos

TP-Link, Huawei, FRAND, rate-setting, UK High Court

Wifi technology

Huawei takes the win in interim licence dispute with TP-Link

The UK High Court has awarded an interim licence to an SEP holder for the first time. Judge Richard Meade granted Huawei significantly more money than ...

Preparation for US merger

British Taylor Wessing to leave the Schweizer Verein association

Taylor Wessing UK is leaving the Schweizer Verein, the association that connects the firm with its German and Austrian partner firms. Multiple indepen ...

12 December 2025 by Mathieu Klos

Nick McDonald, Marks & Clerk, Potter Clarkson

9 December 2025 by Mathieu Klos

Marks & Clerk grows IP offering with Potter Clarkson partner

Nick McDonald has joined Marks & Clerk's London office as partner. He was previously partner at mixed firm Potter Clarkson, where he litigated pre ...

5 December 2025 by Christina Schulze

Mewburn Ellis takes on experienced litigator in life sciences

European IP law firm Mewburn Ellis is expanding its pan-European litigation team, once again attracting talent from competitor Carpmaels & Ransfor ...

3 December 2025 by Mathieu Klos

InterDigital, Amazon, UK high court, FRAND, RAND

Case preview

InterDigital and Bird & Bird challenge UK High Court jurisdiction in Amazon case

There is much at stake for Amazon today as UK High Court judge Richard Meade hears InterDigital's jurisdictional challenge in the RAND-rate setting di ...

27 November 2025 by Christina Schulze

Streaming technology

Paramount and Acer push back against Nokia

After Nokia's recent spate of lawsuits, film production company Paramount and Taiwanese laptop manufacturer Acer have countered with their own legal a ...

16 October 2025 by Konstanze Richter

Streaming technology

German and UPC rulings in Amazon case put pressure on UK proceedings

The dispute between InterDigital and Amazon has taken a new turn, with the UK High Court scheduling a hearing for late October. At a recent case manag ...

10 October 2025 by Konstanze Richter

Regeneron, Bayer, Eylea, Formycon, Samsung Bioepis

Blockbuster drug

Setback in UK after victory in Netherlands for Regeneron in Eylea case

Regeneron and Bayer have faced a defeat in the UK in their global dispute against several generic companies over their ophthalmic drug Eylea. The Lond ...

Amy Crouch, Mewburn Ellis, Simmons & Simmons. London

6 October 2025 by Christina Schulze

Mewburn Ellis hires partner from Simmons & Simmons

European IP firm Mewburn Ellis has hired patent litigator Amy Crouch from Simmons & Simmons in London. She will join as partner to strengthen the ...

11 September 2025 by Christina Schulze

Blockbuster drug

Sandoz challenges Bayer's Xarelto strategy in damages claim

The UK High Court does not follow Sandoz's argument that the usual calculation of lost income is insufficient for earnings lost during the ongoing PIs ...