INTRODUCTION
Contributed by: Andreas von Falck, Hogan Lovells International LLP
Hogan Lovells International LLP offers clients a full range of legal services. In a fast-changing and interconnected world, the firm provides fresh thinking combined with proven experi- ence. Located in the world’s key hubs, Hogan Lovells advises on a range of intellectual prop- erty matters as well as litigation, M&A, corpo- rate, and capital markets transactions. Its expe- rience in cross-border and emerging economies gives the firm the necessary market perspective to be a global partner to its clients. With more than 45 offices worldwide, the firm’s practice groups co-operate closely with each other, pro-
viding clients the full resources of a global firm from a single, local point of contact. The author would like to thank the contributors from the various Hogan Lovells offices: Daniel Brook (London); Dr Frederick Ch’en (Tokyo); Ana Castedo and Inmaculada Lorenzo (Ma- drid); Stanislas Roux-Vaillard (Paris); Gertjan Kuipers and Ruud van der Velden (Amsterdam); Luigi Mansani, Giovanni Ghirardi and Giovanni Trabucco (Milan); Katie Feng (Shanghai); An- drew Cobden (Hong Kong); Natalia Gulyaeva (Dusseldorf); and David Perlman and Tej Singh (San Francisco).
Contributing Editor
Andreas von Falck is part of Hogan Lovells’ award-winning global patent litigation practice. Andreas is an experienced courtroom advocate and litigates patents in all areas of
patent law, with a particular focus on the life sciences, chemical, and hi-tech industries. He has advised many of the world’s leading companies on patent litigation in Germany and in all parts of Europe.
Hogan Lovells International LLP Dreischeibenhaus 1 40211 Dusseldorf Germany Tel: +49 2111 3680 Fax: +49 211 136 8100 Email: andreas.vonfalck@hoganlovells.com Web: www.hoganlovells.com
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