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Attorneys-at-law 路 Patent Attorneys
14 UPC Representatives 路 23 SEP Litigators
United States 路 United Kingdom 路 Belgium 路 The Netherlands 路 Germany 路 Japan
Firm Website
Short self-description
Ridgewall, Camden & Pierce is an international commercial law firm. In Europe, the firm has its own patent attorneys but also regularly teams up with others.
Main practice areas: contract law, competition law, IP law, and labor law.
Industry/technology focus: life sciences, electronics, and information and communication technology.
UPC-related services: patent enforcement, active revocation claims, and defense against infringement and revocation claims; practiced in seven divisions and the CoA.
SEP-related services: advice on FRAND negotiations; SEP enforcement; defense against SEP infringement claims; defense against FRAND claims.
Rankings and awards
- ……: Intellectual Property Firm of the Year 2020
- …… Award 2023 for Life Sciences Patent Litigation Firm of the Year
- …… EMEA Awards 2024 – European Patent Firm of the Year
- Four stars in …. ………. ranking for 2025
UPC achievements
Defended first-instance final judgments or provisional measures decisions on appeal
- Abcdefg GmbH v. Hijklmnop Inc. (September 15, 2025; appeal from order by the Hague LD denying provisional measures) [link to ip fray article, UPC PDF or firm press release]
Successful infringement assertions (main proceedings)
- Abcd AB v. Efghijklm Oy (January 12, 2025; Helsinki LD) [link to ip fray article, UPC PDF or firm press release]
- Abcdefgh Corporation v. Ijklmn Opqrst LLC (October 5, 2024; Munich LD) [link to ip fray article, UPC PDF or firm press release]
Successful infringement defenses (main proceedings)
- Abcdefg Hijkl v. Mnop s.r.l. (April 26, 2024; Milan LD) [link to ip fray article, UPC PDF or firm press release]
Defended patents against revocation (counter)claim or EPO opposition
- Abcd AB v. Efghijklm Oy (January 12, 2025; Helsinki LD) [link to ip fray article, UPC PDF or firm press release]
- Ijklmn Opqrst LLC v. Abcdefgh Corporation (July 5, 2024; CD Milan) [link to ip fray article, UPC PDF or firm press release]
Settlements prior to infringement ruling
- Abcdefg Hijklm LLC v. Nopqr BV (December 23, 2024; Paris LD) [link to ip fray article, UPC PDF or firm press release]
SEP achievements
Won permanent SEP injunctions
- In the Matter of Fully Autonomous Passenger Vehicles and Components Thereof (U.S. International Trade Commission, inv. no. 337-TA-9876; Abcdefgh v. Ijklmnop; Final Initial Determination of June 9, 2027) [link to ip fray article, UPC PDF or firm press release]
- Abcdefghij v. Klmnop (Munich I Regional Court, judgment of November 28, 2025) [link to ip fray article, UPC PDF or firm press release]
Won antisuit/anti-antisuit injunctions
- Abcdefghij v. Klmnop (Munich I Regional Court, anti-antisuit injunction of February 17, 2025) [link to ip fray article, UPC PDF or firm press release]
Fended off SEP-related antitrust or contract claims
- Klmnop v. Abcdefghij (High Court of Justice for England & Wales, judgment of July 1, 2025) [link to ip fray article, UPC PDF or firm press release]
- Klmnop v. Abcdefghij (United States District Court for the Northern District of California, order of May 6, 2025 on defendant’s motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim) [link to ip fray article, UPC PDF or firm press release]
Other SEP-related achievements
- Abcdef Ghijklmno v. Pqrstuvwx (United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, judgment of October 8, 2025; damages award) [link to ip fray article, UPC PDF or firm press release]