Attorneys-at-law · Patent attorneys
80 UPC Representatives · 100 SEP Litigators
Germany · The Netherlands · France · Italy · England · Spain (and more)
Short self-description
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader are leading globally in IP, solving our clients most important
issues across IP counselling, prosecution, transactions, and litigation – always meeting our clients where they need us most. We deeply know our clients’ sectors, technologies, innovations, and where change is happening across markets – an essential combination that makes the difference. Cross-border excellence and local insight gives our clients the best of both worlds. We deliver impact by harnessing the collective experience of IP lawyers and specialists, honed over decades of collaboration – a dynamic that allows us to strike with precision, every time.
Main practice areas: IP litigation and enforcement, data privacy and cybersecurity, technology transactions, media and entertainment law.
Industry/technology focus: Mechanical engineering; physics and general engineering; electrical engineering; electronics; information and communication technology; computer software, artificial intelligence and machine learning, blockchain and web3; virtual and augmented reality; automotive; aerospace; green tech and sustainable technologies; optics, optoelectronics and laser technology; food technology (thermodynamics etc. related to food production); material science; chemistry; pharmaceutics; life sciences including biotech; medical devices and e-health.
UPC-related services: Patent enforcement; defense against infringement claims; proactive revocation claims; defense against revocation claims; bring and pursue notice of opposition in EPO; defense in EPO opposition proceedings; unitary patent appeals from EPO; opt-outs and withdrawals.
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader has practiced in seven CFI divisions and before the CoA.
SEP-related services: Advice on FRAND negotiations for SEP holders; advice on FRAND negotiations for implementers; advice related to participation in standards development; SEP enforcement; defense against SEP infringement claims; bring revocation claims against SEPs (including EPO opposition, PTAB, etc.); SEP prosecution and defense against revocation claims targeting SEPs; bring antitrust-based FRAND claims; defense against antitrust-based FRAND claims; bring contract-based FRAND claims, defense against contract-based FRAND claims; pursuit of antisuit injunctions and interim licenses; defense against antisuit injunction and interim license motions; pursuit of anti-antisuit injunctions; defense against anti-antisuit injunction motions.
Rankings and awards
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader’s global IP team has won more than forty practice awards over the last five years. In addition, the practice is also ranked Top Tier for patent litigation at the UPC by JUVE Patent as well as in Band 1 for IP Europe-wide by Chambers Europe.
In 2026, Hogan Lovells Cadwalader took home seven prestigious awards at the Managing IP EMEA Awards, including:
- Europe Impact Case of the Year: HL Display v Black Sheep Retail,
- Europe Impact Case of the Year: Gucci v Agfa,
- Europe Cross-Border Patent Litigation Team of the Year: Astellas (Xtandi).
In 2025, Hogan Lovells Cadwalader triumphed at the Managing IP EMEA Awards, securing six prestigious honors, including:
- European Cross-border Patent Litigation Team of the Year for Xiaomi and Oppo v. Panasonic,
- Germany and Netherlands Patent Disputes Firm of the Year,
- two Europe Impact Case of the Year awards for Aarke v. SodaStream Industries and Meril v. Edwards Lifesciences.