Intellectual property (IP) and intellectual property rights (IPRs) are among your company’s most valuable assets. Helping our clients protect these assets in a highly competitive global environment is our priority.
Whether an IP dispute concerns issues of infringement, ownership, enforcement, commercialization, or protection and fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory (FRAND) licensing, our lawyers provide commercial advice and solutions that help protect our clients’ IPRs and innovations. By combining market-leading international arbitration experience with advanced technological knowledge, our IP international arbitration team works to maximize and protect the value of our clients’ IP and safeguard the rights at the heart of their businesses.
International arbitration permits parties facing multi-jurisdictional IP disputes to achieve consistent, confidential and enforceable results, enabling businesses to efficiently exploit and enforce their IPRs across borders and take back their competitive advantage.
Forward thinking – Disputes may not be at the forefront of your mind when negotiating contracts, but ensuring that IP disputes can be effectively and confidentially resolved with globally enforceable results at the contracting phase is a critical part of managing your IP risks. International arbitration serves that need by ensuring that multi-jurisdictional IP disputes are resolved in one forum (as opposed to multiple national forums), confidentially, by arbitrators with IP experience, and with outcomes that can be globally enforced under the New York Convention.
Support throughout the dispute life cycle – We advise clients at all stages of the dispute resolution life cycle, from pre-contract strategic advice and bespoke dispute resolution clause drafting (including guidance on choice of seat, institutional rules and governing law), to risk management, negotiation, pursuing and defending claims, obtaining and defending global interim/emergency relief, enforcing international arbitration awards and advising on enforcement and recovery strategies.
Sector strengths – Our intellectual property arbitration team has deep experience in advising clients on disputes concerning patents, inventions, and technical know-how across multiple jurisdictions and industries. Clients, including corporations, governments and state-owned enterprises, trust us with their most significant disputes. We build that trust through our industry specialization and commitment to delivering excellent client service, combining deep sector knowledge and excellent technical arbitration and dispute resolution skills. We have particular depth in disputes in the technology (hardware and software), life sciences, entertainment and media, telecoms, manufacturing and heavy industry (including automotive), financial services, insurance, energy and natural resources, and international trade sectors.
Flexible – We create bespoke teams of intellectual property and international arbitration lawyers that can best advise on the dispute, depending on our clients’ needs, sector, technology and business goals.
Global rankings and recognition – Our international arbitration and intellectual property lawyers are ranked in a variety of legal directories, including Chambers, The Legal 500, Who’s Who Legal, Acritas Stars, Best Lawyers, Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers Rising Stars, Law 360 Rising Stars and 40 under 40.
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