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Quick facts
Year of Establishment

1896

Number of Partners

350

Total Number of IP Practitioners

25

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

The Simmons & Simmons international IP team offers the specialist expertise of a boutique IP practice complemented by the full service offering of a major international firm. We are well known in the market for our high-calibre clients and involvement in many of the leading IP cases and transactions, both in the UK and internationally.

Our IP practice, comprising litigation, prosecution and transactional expertise, for both brands/trade mark and patents matters, is one of the only international firms that provide the full suite of IP services from one trusted source – a significant differentiator in the legal market.

We boast an extremely deep and strong bench. Consisting of over 100 fee earners internationally, our IP team has a presence across EMEA (in Belgium, China, Dubai, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, The Netherlands), the UK and Asia.

Known for our expertise in the life sciences, fintech and technology sectors, we leverage our in-depth industry knowledge developed over our 120+ year history to provide the best advice to the most sophisticated clients. The majority of our patent litigators, attorneys and transactional IP lawyers have technical backgrounds, including advanced degrees and scientific research experience, giving our clients the advantage of market leading legal advisors who also understand their complex and cutting-edge inventions.

Practice Areas & Sector Specialisations

Practice Areas: Copyright & related rights, Designs, Intellectual property (contentious), Intellectual property (prosecution), IP transactions, Life sciences IP, Patent, Patent contentious, Patent prosecution, Trade mark, Trade mark contentious, Trade mark prosecution.

Sector Expertise: Aerospace, Advertising, Agriculture, Artificial intelligence, Arts, Automotive, Biotechnology, Chemical, Computer technology & services, E-commerce, Electrical, Electronics, Fashion & luxury goods, Financial services, ICT & software, Internet, Life sciences, Manufacturing, Mechanical, Media, Medical device, Nanotechnology, Optics & photonics, Pharmaceutical, Retail, Robotics, Semiconductors, Technology hardware,Telecommunication.

Address:
Lehel Carré, Gewürzmühlstraße 11
Munich, 80538
Tel:+49 89-20 80 77 63-00 Fax:+49 89-20 80 77 63-01 Email:Contact Us Web Address:https://www.simmons-simmons.com/en/expertise/service/intellectual-property
2026 Edition
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Overview

Simmons & Simmons is recommended for patent litigation in the life sciences sector, but the firm can also deal with TMT patent disputes. The firm has a team of lawyers and patent attorneys for client work.

Notable patent litigator: Peter Meyer.

Notable patent attorneys: Fritz Lahrtz, Tanja Pintsch, Andrea Teschemacher, and Stephanie Nottrott.

Testimonials

2025

"They’ve shown themselves to be technically and legally adept, highly responsive and overall excellent partners in our licensing endeavours."

Linked Reviews
Patent

Case studies show disputes work in the national courts, the EPO, and the UPC. Clients include Oberland M & V, Roche Diagnostics, Network Service Technologies, DivX, Merus, Sibionics, Beam Therapeutics, Bayer, and Bühlmann.

Thomas Gniadek agreed in 2025 to leave the firm.

Publication of the UPC’s annual report and adoption of the procedural rules of the Patent Mediation and Arbitration Centre were also among major developments
A further decision on long-arm status, and a new hire for Pentarc in Germany from Taylor Wessing were also among top developments
There are some impressive AI tools available for trademark lawyers, but law firm leaders say humans can still outthink the bots
Lawyers at Simmons & Simmons look ahead to a UK Supreme Court hearing in which the court will consider whether English courts can determine FRAND terms when the licence is offered by an intermediary rather than an SEP owner
Lawyers say attention will turn to the UK government’s AI consultation after judgment fails to match pre-trial hype
In major recent developments, the CoA ruled on director liability for patent infringement, and Nokia targeted Paramount at the UPC and in Germany
As revenue reporting season hits full stride, firms have made a point of highlighting the successes of their IP teams as they take centre stage in big-ticket work
Developments included the first judgment from the Nordic Baltic division, an injunction covering the UK, and a new code of conduct
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