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Key practice areas
Intellectual property
Trade mark
Patent
Patent disputes - law firms
UPC litigation
Firm overview

HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER is a leading European intellectual property law boutique. It is the top choice for high-stakes cross-border IP litigation, including at the Unified Patent Court (“UPC”).

 

Its international team of around 130 dedicated IP professionals across five countries combines legal and technical expertise in patents, trademarks, copyrights, design rights, and trade secrets to protect innovation worldwide.

 

Patents & the UPC

Recognising the importance of the UPC from the start, HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER has quickly become one of the leading firms representing parties before the UPC. With extensive experience in cross-border patent disputes and involvement in many of the early cases at the UPC, the firm’s teams leverage their deep expertise and strategic approach in navigating the challenges and opportunities of the system.

 

Trademarks, Copyrights & Design Rights

HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER offers comprehensive legal advice and litigation services in trademarks, copyrights, and design rights. The firm represents clients before national and European courts and authorities, ensuring effective management and enforcement of IP portfolios.

 

Trade Secrets

HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER provides comprehensive and strategic protection of trade secrets, helping clients safeguard their confidential business information and technological innovations. Services include risk assessment, compliance strategies, litigation and dispute resolution.

 

Further services

HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER moreover assists and represents clients in various fields closely related to IP, such as pharmaceutical regulatory law, unfair competition, media and advertising law and all IP-related contracts. Also in these fields, HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER is your trusted partner. https://www.hoyngrokhmonegier.com/

Practice Areas & Sector Specialisations
  • Litigation, Arbitration & Counselling in the following areas:
  • Patents (Patent Litigation & Patent Prosecution)
  • Pharma Regulatory
  • Trademarks (Trademark Litigation & Trademark Prosecution)
  • Copyright
  • Design Rights (Design Rights Litigation & Design Rights Prosecution)
  • Counterfeit & Piracy
  • Media Regulatory
  • Advertising
  • Unfair Commercial Practices
  • ICT
  • Arbitration & Mediation
  • IP Licensing & Transfer

 

Address:
PARIS: 33 rue Vivienne, 75002 Paris
LYON: 4 place Amédée Bonnet 69002 Lyon
Tel:+33 1 40 69 5678 Fax:+33 1 40 69 5676 Email:Contact Us Web Address:http://hoyngrokhmonegier.com

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Overview

In March 2018, boutique IP firm Hoyng Rokh Monegier merged with French patent litigation firm Véron & Associés to form Hoyng Rokh Monegier Véron. The merger brought together some of the brightest IP litigators in the French market, serving clients in different sectors including telecoms and life sciences. The firm’s distinction is found in cross-border IP litigation due to its multinational European team.

Notable practitioners: Benoît Strowel, Denis Monégier du Sorbier, Sophie Micallef, Sabine Agé, Amandine Métier, and Florence Jacquand.

Testimonials

2026

"HRM France is one of the top practices in the French patent litigation market.  The size and breadth of the team is excellent and the range of cases the firm gets involved is astonishing.  There are many big names in the practice from Denis Monegier, Sabine Age, Amandine Metier, Florence Jaquand, Benoît Strowel as well as more up and coming individuals such as Marta Mendes and Agathe Caille."

"The firm is great value for money and has diverse set of lawyers including many female partners.  The lawyers are also great to work with which is important when you are spending a lot of time together on large complex cases.  The team also has patent attorneys which is very helpful in dealing with cases with complex technical aspects."

Marta Mendes

"She has a great understanding of the technical aspects of the case and strategic understanding of what the clients want to achieve and it has been great to have her coordinate the global litigation.  She is also very approachable and very pleasant to work with."

 

 

2025

"They have a superb ability to manage complex cross-border litigation and yet provide clear, succinct advice and garner complete confidence that all issues have been considered and are being managed."

"Excellent communication. [They have] a broad range of legal and IP experts in our relevant countries, Germany, the Netherlands and France."

"I work regularly and happily with this law firm."

"Efficiency and flexibility, always in the interest of the client. [They] share our values."

"[A] patent litigation powerhouse for the UPC."

"Outstanding competence in patent litigation. Friendly and always approachable."

"[They] are good communicators and excellent litigators. [They] provide timely responses to client enquiries."

"[They are] responsive and understand the client's commercial needs."

Linked Reviews
Patent

Case studies show national and pan-European patent litigation in different sectors. For example, the firm represented Alexion and Biogen in their respective patent litigation.

Trade mark

Case studies show trade mark litigation and advisory work. The practice acted for Apple in trade mark dispute concerning bad faith and represented Vlisco in an unfair competition matter.

9 results9 results
As UPC activity continues to drive strategic hiring and expansion, recent rulings have delivered a notable win for Samsung, and further uncertainty in the long-running GSK-Pfizer vaccine battle
Partner Pierre Pérot rejoins the firm he left in 2022 alongside another returning lawyer, associate Camille Abba
Abbott winning another round against Sinocare and Menarini, and 'long arm' clarification on the UK's position within the UPC, were also among major developments
IP boutique firm says its platform will help navigate ‘scattered’ decisions by bringing case law, commentary and research under one umbrella
A further decision on long-arm status, and a new hire for Pentarc in Germany from Taylor Wessing were also among top developments
The latest in a dispute over juicing machines, and a shakeup in judicial compositions were also among the top developments
A multijurisdictional claim filed by InterDigital and a new spin-off firm in Germany were also among the top talking points
A settlement involving Disney and another ruling concerning a lawyer’s request for access to documents were also among the big developments
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