Intellectual Property
Global Guide 2024 : Europe-wide
Band 1
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+33 1 42 68 6000Chambers Review
Bird & Bird boasts a highly esteemed practice with a wide spread of individually renowned European offices. It boasts market-leading offices in Germany, Spain and Italy, with further highly regarded practices in the Netherlands, Belgium and France. Bird & Bird is active in both trade mark and patent litigation, as well as in pan-European portfolio management and design infringement. It also handles IP aspects of cross-border transactions, including joint ventures. The law firm is particularly active in the patents field for major technology, beverage and life sciences companies, with strong UK and German offices allowing collaboration on pan-European litigation and revocation proceedings.
Peter Brownlow in London, Boris Kreye in Munich and Massimiliano Mostardini in Milan head the firm's intellectual property practice.
Work Highlights
- Bird & Bird lawyers in the UK and Germany acted for CureVac on patent revocation and infringement proceedings in the UK against BioNTech and Pfizer, and in parallel infringement proceedings against BioNTech.
Strengths
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"They have a fantastic reputation and a global impact which is very helpful for our international clients."
"I really like the lawyers' creativity; they look beyond the obvious solution."
"They have always been very responsive and client-oriented, offering creative solutions for clients."
"Bird & Bird is an extremely strong team and a behemoth in the IP world because of its international nature."
"The team really wants to understand the reasons behind our questions and the intention of the brand. It is always trying to look for a full picture."
"They have a fantastic reputation and a global impact which is very helpful for our international clients."
"I really like the lawyers' creativity; they look beyond the obvious solution."
"They have always been very responsive and client-oriented, offering creative solutions for clients."
"Bird & Bird is an extremely strong team and a behemoth in the IP world because of its international nature."
"The team really wants to understand the reasons behind our questions and the intention of the brand. It is always trying to look for a full picture."