UPC Hub

To best represent our clients in proceedings before the Unified Patent Court (UPC), Linklaters has brought together its team of patent litigators across Europe into a dedicated UPC litigation practice.

Our Intellectual Property team advises some of the largest businesses in the world on high-value and commercially significant patent disputes. We develop and implement quick and effective national and international litigation strategies from the early stages of strategy development, assessing patent portfolios and preparing reaction and counterclaim strategies, to representing clients in the front row of patent infringement actions and validity proceedings across Europe, before the UPC or in national court. We tailor our teams to the specific case, leveraging all relevant levels of seniority and technical expertise to optimise value for clients.

Clients benefit from our extensive cross-border experience. We have always considered ourselves One Team of litigators from multiple jurisdictions, but before the UPC are working together even more closely to provide a truly seamless service. With teams in Germany, France, Belgium, Portugal and Italy, we are present in the important jurisdictions in the UPC territory. In addition, we have an excellent patent litigation team in the UK, a good knowledge of the U.S. litigation system and we are very experienced in coordinating multi-jurisdictional European and parallel U.S. litigation, providing clients with a consistent approach, wherever they need us.