OUR 2026 PARTNERS
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PLATINUM PARTNERS
Maiwald Intellectual Property
Website: www.maiwald.eu/en
As one of Germany’s largest and best-known firms in the field of intellectual property (IP), providing optimal services to our clients is of paramount importance to us. Our team comprising about 250 people in Munich and Düsseldorf works closely with each other and with foreign associates, always with an eye to the client’s particular needs, regardless of the particular industry or type of company, whether start-up, medium-sized firm or large corporation, in Germany and worldwide. We at Maiwald will do everything to ensure that all your IP matters are handled with competence and commitment.
You can rely on Maiwald’s wide-ranging expertise. We provide a full range of services covering all aspects of IP law. Our highly qualified patent attorneys and attorneys-at-law unite all of the most important skills one would expect of an interdisciplinary team: sound legal knowledge, business proficiency and a broad range of technical and scientific know-how. And, it goes without saying, absolute professionalism, efficiency and close attention to the needs of each individual client. So you may be assured of receiving the best possible advice on all IP-related issues based on our proven competence and industry knowledge.
Mewburn Ellis
Website: www.mewburn.com
Mewburn Ellis is one of leading P firms in Europe, showcasing an exceptional breadth and depth of expertise to address all your IP needs, both now and in the future. With five European offices – London, Bristol, Manchester, Cambridge, and Munich – we operate seamlessly as one unified firm. This ensures our clients benefit from a diverse range of relevant skills and knowledge, delivered by some of the brightest minds in the IP profession. Our IP specialists will guide you through every stage of the IP lifecycle. We offer comprehensive advice on patent, trade mark, and registered design protection, as well as assistance with any IP-related disputes and legal or commercial requirements. If you need help reviewing your IP assets, we can conduct IP Audits to evaluate your existing IP portfolio, identifying related risks and opportunities, and providing strategic advice and guidance aligned to your business objectives.
At Mewburn Ellis, we bring passion and commitment to our clients, immersing ourselves in their businesses to understand not just their immediate needs, but also their long-term goals. This strategic and personalised approach allows us to deliver creative and cost-effective solutions tailored to each client's specific requirements.
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Carpmaels & Ransford
Website: www.carpmaels.com
Carpmaels & Ransford LLP is a leader in the European IP market, having driven innovation in the industry for over 200 years. The firm advises clients on all aspects of intellectual property, including drafting, filing and prosecuting patent and trademark applications; drafting and negotiating licence agreements and other commercial IP agreements; advising on the transfer of property rights; assisting clients with patent restoration matters; and conducting enforcement and revocation litigation.
The firm has one of Europe’s largest IP teams serving blue-chip clients across the globe, including Johnson & Johnson, Bristol Myers Squibb, Novartis, Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Mars, Gilead, Raytheon, Regeneron, Takeda, Allergan and Xeros. The firm’s attorneys have considerable technical knowledge, bringing together experience from industry-leading companies, academic research at leading universities and extensive patent expertise in the areas of pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, engineering, tech, chemistry, materials, supplementary protection certificates and information and communication technologies and standards.
Through its fully integrated dispute resolution and transactions teams, the firm is able to provide a holistic service to clients which supports their IP needs from inception to commercialisation. The dispute resolution team, made up of experienced solicitors, barristers and patent attorney litigators, represents clients at all levels of the European Patent Office. The team is also adept at conducting enforcement litigation and revocation actions before the UK Intellectual Property Office and patent, copyright, trademark and other IP litigation in the English courts and the Court of Justice of the European Union, often advising in cases where parallel or related litigation is ongoing in courts across Europe or in the United States.
As a European IP firm with litigators and patent attorneys under one roof, Carpmaels & Ransford is looking forward to offering clients the chance to both obtain UPs using the existing EPO procedure and enforce their patents across Europe in the UPC.
Gemini Law
Website: www.geminilaw.com
Gemini attorneys are among the most experienced and successful at helping manufacturers of biopharma products navigate IP barriers to access the U.S. market. Gemini has particular expertise in patent strategy and litigation relating to biosimilar, biobetter, generic and 505(b)(2) products, as well as collateral issues concerning the Hatch Waxman and BPCIA regulatory schemes. Gemini is also very experienced in counseling early-stage biotech companies to optimize patent portfolios and mitigate the risk posed by competitors’ IP, as well as IP issues related to licensing and development transactions. Gemini offers “end to end” counseling on IP issues in support of biopharma product development and launch in the U.S., including:
- Litigation risk mitigation and avoidance
- Patent & trade secret design-around strategies
- Patent portfolio optimization
- Biosimilar (BPCIA) litigation & regulatory strategy
- Hatch Waxman litigation & regulatory strategy
- "Biobetter" & "fast follow-on" product litigation & regulatory strategy
- Pharmaceutical device-related litigation & regulatory strategy
- IP & regulatory issues concerning healthcare AI
- CREATES Act requests & litigation
- Section 1782 discovery requests for use in foreign litigation
- Global coordination of litigation strategy concerning biosimilar, generic and biobetter products
- Patent landscaping and freedom-to-operate opinions
- IP-related licensing, development & manufacturing transactions
- Lobbying and legislative initiatives relating to the BPCIA and Hatch Waxman laws
Groombridge Wu
Website: www.groombridgewu.com
Groombridge, Wu, Baughman & Stone LLP is a patent litigation firm. We try cases in court, in arbitrations, in the International Trade Commission, and before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, and we argue appeals before the Federal Circuit. We are nationally recognized thought leaders on patent issues, as well as on issues of social justice. And we are teachers, training the next generation of patent litigators. We have a long track record of achieving successful outcomes for our clients both in the courtroom and in the boardroom.
Hoffmann Eitle PartmbB
Website: www.hoffmanneitle.com/en
Please visit our website for more information.Hylton-Rodic Law
Website: www.hyltonrodiclaw.com
Hylton-Rodic Law is an intellectual property law firm working collaboratively with our clients to provide personalized legal representation of the highest quality that is responsive, cost-effective, and efficient. All of our attorneys have strong scientific backgrounds and the ability to focus on legal issues while knowing how to navigate complicated technical problems. Our clients run the gamut from start-ups to large multinational companies. Hylton-Rodic Law provides a wide range of intellectual property services, including patent procurement, patent portfolio development and management, patent-related risk assessment, trade secrets, trademarks, and IP licensing across industries - Biotechnology, Pharmaceuticals, Consumer Goods, and Chemicals.
Potter Clarkson
Website: www.potterclarkson.com
Leading European intellectual property law firm, Potter Clarkson helps companies, organisations, and individuals across all sectors of business to understand, create, protect, and defend the commercial value of their innovations anywhere in the world. Its 200-strong specialist team of patent attorneys, trade mark attorneys, litigators, and licensing specialists, operate from dedicated offices in the UK, Sweden, and Denmark.
Potter Clarkson is widely recognised as one of Europe’s leading intellectual property law firms, particularly renowned for its expertise in life sciences disputes. The firm’s contentious practice regularly handles high-profile litigation across major jurisdictions worldwide, including proceedings before the European Patent Office (EPO) and, more recently, the Unified Patent Court (UPC). With multiple actions currently underway, Potter Clarkson is actively leveraging the EPO’s existing procedures to obtain Unitary Patents and enforce patent rights across Europe through the UPC.Potter Clarkson is widely recognised as one of Europe’s leading intellectual property law firms, particularly renowned for its expertise in life sciences disputes. The firm’s contentious practice regularly handles high-profile litigation across major jurisdictions worldwide, including proceedings before the European Patent Office (EPO) and, more recently, the Unified Patent Court (UPC). With multiple actions currently underway, Potter Clarkson is actively leveraging the EPO’s existing procedures to obtain Unitary Patents and enforce patent rights across Europe through the UPC.
Potter Clarkson is widely recognised as one of Europe’s leading intellectual property law firms, particularly renowned for its expertise in life sciences disputes. The firm’s contentious practice regularly handles high-profile litigation across major jurisdictions worldwide, including proceedings before the European Patent Office (EPO) and, more recently, the Unified Patent Court (UPC). With multiple actions currently underway, Potter Clarkson is actively leveraging the EPO’s existing procedures to obtain Unitary Patents and enforce patent rights across Europe through the UPC.
Simmons & Simmons
Website: www.simmons-simmons.com/en/expertise/service/intellectual-property/patents
Our international Patent team seamlessly integrates the specialized expertise of a boutique practice with the extensive service offerings of a major international firm. Recognized in the market for our high-calibre clients and active involvement in leading global patent cases, we stand as a trusted force in the European legal landscape; with offices and well established patent experts in London, Amsterdam, Paris, Munich and Milan and with Pharma & Biotech as one of our firm’s four core sectors.
Leveraging our extensive experience, we adeptly guide clients through specialised procedures, including infringement seizures, preliminary injunctions, patent infringement actions, patent nullification actions, and non-infringement declarations. With over 45 years at the forefront of IP law and practice, our international reputation is anchored in a pre-eminent track record in complex patent litigation (alongside a market-leading IP transactions and regulatory practices). Our comprehensive suite of services offers a "one-stop-shop" for pharma and biotech clients needing advice and strategic partnership on patents and other areas of IP.
Simmons and Simmons has played a pivotal role in the development of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) system. Our partner, Kevin Mooney, is acknowledged as one of the "fathers of the UPC", if not “Mr UPC”. Positioned at the forefront of every aspect of the new system, we don't just advise on the law – we actively shape it.
Sterne Kessler
Website: www.sternekessler.com
Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox is a full-service intellectual property law firm that provides innovative solutions tailored to your business and industry. Since our founding in 1978, we have grown to become one of the largest IP specialty law firms in the United States. We collaborate across the full spectrum of IP to deliver real results for our clients—from patent and trademark prosecution, to patent litigation in federal district and appellate courts, strategic IP counseling, due diligence, and post-grant proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Our team includes attorneys, patent agents, and technical specialists with 100+ advanced degrees, including 60+ Ph.D.s,, in science and engineering disciplines. We work with the world’s leading innovators and brands, ranging from individual inventors and startups to renowned universities and Fortune 500 companies.
We are proud to be one of the most highly regarded IP specialty law firms, and we have cultivated an environment that is welcoming, inclusive, and intellectually stimulating. And we’re honored that our attorneys and staff have voted Sterne Kessler as a Washington Post “Top Workplace” for 10 years running.
Venable LLP
Website: www.venable.com
Venable LLP is an American Lawyer Global 100 law firm headquartered in Washington, DC that serves as primary counsel to a worldwide clientele of large and mid-sized organizations, nonprofits, high-net-worth entrepreneurs, and other individuals. With more than 850 professionals across the country, including in California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, New York, Virginia, and Washington, DC, the firm strategically advances its clients' objectives in the United States and around the globe. Venable advises clients on a broad range of business and regulatory law, legislative affairs, complex litigation, and the full range of intellectual property disciplines. For more information, please visit https://www.venable.com/
Why Partner with Life Science Legal Strategy Summit Europe?
Access Europe's Senior Life Science Legal Decision-Makers
Partnering with LSLS puts your brand in front of the people who matter most. With over 50% of the audience made up of senior in-house counsel from pharma and biotech companies, including Chief Legal Officers, General Counsel, and Heads of IP, Regulatory and Competition Law, LSLS offers unrivalled access to the practitioners actively shaping life science legal strategy across Europe.
Build High-Quality Relationships That Last
With 15+ hours of dedicated networking built into the two-day programme, LSLS connects you with 450+ senior legal professionals, more than 50% of whom are in-house counsel. It is the ideal environment to forge meaningful connections and turn conversations into lasting commercial relationships.
Showcase Your Solutions Across the Full Legal Strategy Spectrum
LSLS is designed to move beyond theory into practical application. Partners can demonstrate how their solutions address real legal challenges, from UPC litigation and SPC strategy to EU Pharma Package compliance, competition scrutiny, and M&A transactions, directly to senior decision-makers seeking proven tools they can implement immediately.
Position Your Brand as a Life Science Legal Thought Leader
LSLS is where the life science legal community comes to learn, benchmark, and lead. Through keynote panels, expert roundtables, and innovation showcases, partners can share insights alongside private practitioners, regulators, patent offices, judges, and competition authorities. Partnering allows you to build credibility, demonstrate expertise, and be part of the conversations driving the future of life science legal strategy.
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