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Herbert Smith Freehills expands German tech patent team
Leading patent litigator who worked on disputes involving Broadcom, Sonos, and Tesla joins firm’s Düsseldorf office from EIP.

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Rightsholders with EU-based operations should evaluate their supply chains and hedge against new vulnerabilities, say Michael Washbrook and Justyna Ostrowska-Krupa of Taylor Wessing.
The European court has been good for claimants—NPEs included. David Schmidt and Zachary Grinovich of Knobbe Martens track what’s happened so far.
The UPC Court of Appeal’s approach to delivering a preliminary injunction in a glucose sensor dispute has far-reaching effects, as Wouter Pors of Bird & Bird explains.
The CJEU’s landmark ruling sent shockwaves through the European patent community. Oscar Lamme and Abdelaziz Khatab of Simmons + Simmons provide their initial takeaways.
The Unified Patent Court’s recent landmark ruling has far-reaching consequences for European patent litigation, particularly in the UK post-Brexit, write Ravi Srinivasan and Thomas Compton of JA Kemp.
A recent ruling involving Novartis has major implications for determining jurisdiction, claim interpretation and imminent infringement, as Jan Phillip Rektorschek and Matthew Royle of Taylor Wessing explain.
The court rejected the medical device company’s auxiliary requests and nixed patent in 17 territories although it seems receptive to these amendments in general, say Laura Orlando and Rachel Montagnon of Herbert Smith Freehills
The highly effective discovery tools have been used prior to tradeshows—but this may change. Potential defendants must prepare, explain Pauline Debré, Gaëlle Bourout and Manon Surel of Linklaters
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