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England - London • TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
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Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)

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DLA Piper

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Ruth Hoy heads the patents practice at DLA Piper, which has taken on major disputes in the consumer electronics and tech sectors, and acts for a broad client base spanning the life sciences, energy and automotive sectors, among others. The group also assists clients with transactional matters such as commercialisation, licensing, and strategy issues, and a range of disputes, including SEP and FRAND matters, where Deborah Bould is highly recommended. ‘Brilliant tactician’ Rebecca Lawrence focuses on life sciences matters, and Tabitha Norris advises clients on development projects, licensing work, SEPs, and registered designs in innovation-rich sectors.
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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘DLA Piper has a very strong practice in the field of patents. They have a number of partners with a great depth of experience in technical patent litigation.’

  • ‘Rebecca Lawrence is a brilliant litigator with very wide experience in life sciences and other technical patent disputes. She is a brilliant tactician and always produces great outcomes for clients.’

  • ‘DLA Piper understands our risk appetite and the industry in which we work. The firm adopts a commercial approach by proactively providing legal services around our needs. Their patent advice, provided primarily through Deborah Bould, is unrivalled, meaning we would simply not be prepared to look elsewhere for patent advice.'

  • ‘DLA Piper's Deborah Bould has advised our business for more than 20 years. This alone serves as a testament to her abilities and the value the business places on her judgement and expertise in the patents sphere. Put simply, Deborah is our "go-to" lawyer; there is nobody else in the market we would be prepared to take advice from in this area. Her innate ability to identify and resolve issues in a timely and thorough manner makes her invaluable to the business.'

  • 'Tabitha Norris is a keen, dedicated, and highly skilled lawyer who demonstrates both commercial flair and confidence in providing advice to our business. She is thoroughly prepared and is comfortable providing advice to non-lawyers, explaining complex issues and potential repercussions with ease, allowing colleagues to grasp points quickly.’
  • 'Ruth Hoy is a knowledgeable and experienced partner who has a very strong strategic grasp of IP matters and complex commercial litigation. Deborah Bould and Rebecca Lawrence run a substantial and respected patent litigation team who bring understanding and insight to all they do.'

Key clients

  • ADM Group
  • British Airways
  • Cancer Research UK
  • Cancer Research Horizons
  • Corre Energy
  • Currys
  • Dexcom
  • Elekta
  • Euro Caps
  • GE Vernova
  • Honeywell
  • LG Electronics
  • NetNumber
  • Premier League
  • ResMed
  • RPS Group
  • Safestand Limited
  • Sopra Steria
  • Unilever
  • University of Sheffield

Work highlights

Acting in High Court and Court of Appeal litigation for Safestand concerning alleged infringement of their patents and registered designs by a competitor.
Advising Cancer Research UK on various matters, including patent transactional issues, exemptions from patent infringement and potential patent licensing issues.
Providing patent-related support for the spin-off of GE Vernova, GE’s portfolio of energy businesses, from GE.

Practice head

Ruth Hoy

Other key lawyers

Deborah Bould; Rebecca Lawrence; Tabitha Norris