Powell Gilbert

Powell Gilbert is one of the most highly regarded European IP law firms, with unrivalled patent litigation experience and a blue-chip brands practice.  In addition to extensive patent litigation experience before the national courts, the firm has rapidly established itself as one of the leading firms for patent litigation before the Unified Patent Court.  PG also has unrivalled experience in advising clients on European IP strategy and coordinating European IP litigation. PG is frequently involved in devising European patent litigation strategies, acting as co-ordinating counsel and working alongside local teams to put those strategies into effect and ensure consistency of approach.  The firm has played a central role in cases before many courts, including in the UK, continental Europe and Scandinavia, the UPC, the United States (district court and ITC proceedings), Australia, China, Korea and Japan.

In UK litigation, the team routinely represents clients before the patent courts at all levels, including on appeal before the UK Supreme Court, where it has appeared in a number of precedent-setting cases in recent years.

In UPC litigation, PG’s success since the Court opened its doors in June 2023 was recognised when PG won JUVE Patent’s inaugural “UPC Firm of the Year” Award in December 2024. PG is uniquely well placed to advise on the opportunities and risks which result from the addition of the UPC to the existing European patent litigation landscape. The PG team has been involved in a number of UPC cases – including appearing as advocates - before a variety of Local, Regional, and Central Divisions and the Court of Appeal.

The firm includes some of Europe’s leading patent litigators. Almost all lawyers have technical backgrounds, including many with PhDs or master’s degrees in relevant scientific disciplines.  The firm also advises on complex technology contract disputes and provides IP portfolio assessments and FTO analyses.

The firm advises across the full spectrum of IP rights. Its experience in patent litigation ranges across all technical fields, from acting in the earliest biotechnology patent cases to involvement in the smartphone wars and leading cases on FRAND licensing disputes. It has appeared in many of Europe’s most technically and legally complex cases, including representing clients in referrals to the CJEU and the EFTA Court on SPCs. The firm also represents clients EPO oppositions and other registry proceedings, including before the UK IPO.

Although focused on litigation, the firm is experienced in alternative dispute resolution, including mediation and arbitration.

Key IP Areas

Copyright, Copyright & related rights, Designs, Intellectual property, Intellectual property (contentious), IP transactions, Life sciences IP, Patent, Patent (contentious), Trade mark, Trade mark (contentious)

Key Sector Expertise

Artificial intelligence, Automotive, Aviation, Biotechnology, Chemical, Computer technology & services, Construction and materials, Consumer goods and services, Electrical, Electronics, Energy, Fashion & luxury goods, FMCG, Food and beverage, Furniture, Gaming, Healthcare, ICT & software, Industrials, Internet, Life sciences, Manufacturing, Mechanical, Medical device, Nanotechnology, Oil and gas, Optics & photonics, Pharmaceutical, Renewable energy, Retail, Robotics, Semiconductors, Technology hardware, Telecommunication, Transport

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• Powell Gilbert (Europe) LLP, Pembroke House,  28-32 Pembroke Street Upper, Dublin 2, D02 EK84, Ireland, +353 (0)1 234 2410, info@powellgilbert.com, https://powellgilbert.com/