Adrian Toutoungi > Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP > Cambridge, England > Lawyer Profile

Adrian Toutoungi

+44 122 344 3831 adriantoutoungi@eversheds.com

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Adrian has extensive experience of all aspects of intellectual property, in particular complex patent litigation in a number of industry sectors.

He has recently advised on disputes involving pharmaceuticals, somatic cell therapy, semiconductor chip design, inkjet printing technology, digital compression algorithms, LCD flat-panel technology, telecoms and pharmaceuticals. He also frequently helps clients with disputes involving confidential information, database rights, trade marks, copyright and designs.

Away from the court room, he is regularly involved in the negotiation and drafting of technology licence agreements and other contracts relating to IP such as R&D collaborations, joint ventures, co-promotions and other commercial arrangements. He also advises on the EC and UK competition law aspects of these agreements, and issues relating to technical standardisation, essential IPR and patent pooling.

He has a wealth of experience in handling the IP aspects of many major corporate transactions, including for FTSE 100 and Fortune 500 corporations.

Adrian is a Solicitor-Advocate and has advised clients on disputes in the Patents County Court, the High Court, the Court of Appeal and the European Court of Justice/Court of First Instance. After obtaining a first-class degree in Physics from Oxford University, he qualified as a solicitor and gained an LL.M from the College of Europe in Bruges, where he specialised in EC competition law and intellectual property. Adrian also has a diploma in IP law from Bristol University. He is a member of TIPLO (The Intellectual Property Lawyers Organisation), AIPPI (The International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property) and  EPLAW (the European Patent Lawyers Association) and publishes and speaks regularly on a variety of intellectual property issues.

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