Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation
UK Guide 2025 : London (Firms)
Band 3
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(020) 7440 9510About
Provided by EIP
EIP was established in 2000 and has rapidly grown to be a leading IP firm with 33 partners and more than 170 staff practising from its four UK offices in Bath, Cardiff, Leeds and London, its German office in Düsseldorf, its US office in Denver, Colorado and its recently opened office in Stockholm in Sweden.
In 2022 EIP was named “European Firm of the Year - Patent Contentious” at Managing Intellectual Property EMEA awards, which followed winning “Firm of the Year for Patent Litigation” for four years in a row from 2018 to 2021. EIP is a Legal 500, Chambers & Partners, IAM Patent 1000, IP Stars and JUVE-recommended firm, as well as being recognised in the FT list of Europe’s Leading Patent Law Firms.
EIP has built an enviable reputation in patent litigation and has won the following high-profile cases for clients:
EIP secured a landmark victory in the UK Supreme Court for its clients Unwired Planet and Conversant Wireless, in Unwired Planet v Huawei and Conversant Wireless v Huawei & ZTE – the most eagerly anticipated telecoms cases in years. The Supreme Court’s combined ruling defines the licensing of patented technology considered essential to the international standards for previous and future generations of wireless telecommunications technology.
Chambers Review
EIP is a combined solicitors' and patent and trade mark firm and is highly regarded for its patent litigation arm. The team handles a number of high-profile cases for clients in telecommunications and life sciences, and is particularly noted for disputes concerned with FRAND licensing and SEP patents.
Work Highlights
- EIP acted for Amgen in three separate actions filed in the Patents Court by Pfizer, Regeneron and Janssen-Cilag, all relating to revocation of certain of Amgen's patents relating to bispecific molecules for use in treating multiple myeloma.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"They have good understanding of the market and how it works, and very good technical knowledge and experience."
"They have good understanding of the market and how it works, and very good technical knowledge and experience."
Notable Practitioners
Gary Moss is currently the Chairman at EIP. Prior to taking this position he is known as an expert in handling complex patent disputes for clients in the hi-tech and communications sectors. He is one of the leading experts in standard-essential patent licensing.
"Gary is a very experienced and excellent strategist who fulfills commercial aims."