London IP powerhouse launches first international base to capitalise on EU's new Unified Patent Court
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Leading IP law firm Powell Gilbert has opened its first international base in Dublin to support its work representing clients before the EU’s new Unified Patent Court (UPC).
The London-based firm said the new office would complement its existing UK patent litigation practice as well as its work developing and implementing Europe-wide patent litigation strategies for its clients.
The firm will operate in Ireland as Powell Gilbert (Europe) LLP, with each of its 14 partners admitted to practise in Ireland; lawyers authorised to practise in Ireland will be able to represent clients in the UPC.
Firm founding partner, Penny Gilbert, said the new office represented “the logical next step” in the firm’s strategy to partner with patent litigators across Europe to advise clients in complex international litigation.
“It enables us to combine our patent litigation and European co-ordination expertise, technical strength and depth of knowledge with the support of local counsel to create the optimal teams for our clients’ European litigation strategies, both within the UPC and across non-UPC countries,” she said.
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