MANNHEIM LOCAL DIVISION Law and Practice Contributed by: Tobias J Hessel and Leonie Jüngels, Clifford Chance
Clifford Chance is one of the world’s pre-em - inent law firms, with significant depth and a range of resources across five continents. The firm advises corporates from all commercial and industrial sectors, governments, regulators, trade bodies and not-for-profit organisations. Clifford Chance’s global intellectual property team strategically operates from key jurisdic - tions across Europe, APAC and the USA, man - aging the full spectrum of IP matters includ -
ing patent disputes, complex business-critical projects and technology adoption, transactions and day-to-day support. Clifford Chance was involved in the first SEP litigation case before the UPC (Panasonic v Oppo). With nearly 20 IP litigators registered as UPC representatives, the IP team has represented clients as both plain - tiffs and defendants in various SEP infringe - ment proceedings at the UPC since its opening in 2023.
Authors
Tobias J Hessel is a partner at Clifford Chance in Düsseldorf. Tobias is highly experienced in national and multi-jurisdictional patent litigation cases, predominantly in the fields of
Leonie Jüngels is a legal trainee at Clifford Chance in Düsseldorf and a doctoral candidate at Universität Trier.
information technology, medical devices, telecommunications and semiconductors. He has significant experience in representing clients in disputes relating to standard- essential patents (SEPs), including the antitrust related aspects (FRAND). Tobias was among the first lawyers to represent clients at the UPC in various SEP infringement proceedings. He is a member of the American IP Law Association, German Association for the Protection of IP, IP Owners Association, Association of IP Experts and European Patent Lawyers Association.
Clifford Chance Königsallee 59 40215 Düsseldorf Germany Tel: +49 211 4355 5196
Email: tobias.hessel@cliffordchance.com Web: tobias.hessel@cliffordchance.com
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