Dentons boasts a team of attorneys and solicitors that expertly handle UK litigation, large-scale IP portfolio purchases, portfolio management, and prosecution proceedings. The firm has an international network of offices, thus providing clients with seamless cross-border expertise. Sectors of note for the group include retail, technology, energy, media, and finance, as well as space, AI, and quantum. Justin Hill sits at the helm of the firm’s European patent practice with a specialism in opposition and appeals work. Marie Jansson Heeks is also a key name in contentious mandates, and Alexander Rees focuses on drafting, filing, and prosecuting patent applications. The team grew in 2023, with the addition of three new patent attorneys.
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Testimonials
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‘I've worked with 3 of the patent attorneys at Denton's PATMA. Two of them are both a solicitor and patent attorney. This makes the advice they give unparalleled in my experience, certainly compared with other patent attorneys I've worked with.'
'The team is extremely commercial and really understand my business. This means legal advice that also makes my business better.’
‘Justin Hill has an entrepreneurial understanding and is our point person for all our IP strategy.'
'Marie Jansson Heeks is a solicitor, patent attorney and engineer and you can feel the weight of that expertise in each piece of advice.'
‘Great team with exceptional service and support.’
‘Justin Hill and team are why we moved our business to Dentons. He is exceptional.’
Key clients
- TikTok
- RTX Group
- Dexcom
- Positec Tool Corporation
- Opteran Technologies
- ArQit
- Zuru
- Eckoh plc
- Starkey Labs
- BioOrbit
Work highlights
- Advising Dexcom on UK, German, and US patent litigation.
- Advising RTX Group (Raytheon Technologies) on its large and complex European patent portfolio, comprising hundreds of different patent matters and involving a wide range of cutting-edge technologies.
- Advised TikTok on a large number of patent filing and strategy across numerous jurisdictions in UK and Europe.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Justin Hill
Other key lawyers
Alexander Rees; Marie Jansson Heeks; Liz Dawson