Global Patent Litigation: Leveraging the Substantive and Procedural Differences Between the U.S., Europe, and Canada

Mr. Gramenopoulos has more than 20 years of experience in the field of intellectual property law. He handles patent matters for emerging and high-technology companies in various electrical sciences, including computer hardware/architecture, software, communication networks, and digital signal processing and control systems. Mr. Gramenopoulos counsels both domestic and foreign clients. A significant portion of his current practice is devoted to strategic counseling on patent procurement and pre-litigation activities, opinion preparation on issues relating to infringement and validity, and patent infringement litigation. He has a significant base of European clientele, gained in part through his five-year tenure in the firm’s European office in Brussels. Through his knowledge of both U.S. and foreign patent systems, Mr. Gramenopoulos applies a unique global perspective to advise clients on worldwide filing and licensing strategies. He has also successfully represented clients in U.S. district court and multi-national patent infringement suits. Mr. Gramenopoulos has overseen the drafting and prosecution of hundreds of patent applications, and assisted clients with strategically building and managing their portfolios. He has also assisted clients with extracting value from their portfolios through licensing and other strategies. A frequent lecturer on U.S. IP law, Mr. Gramenopoulos has spoken before numerous Fortune 500 companies and organizations in the U.S., as well as various multi-national companies and law firms throughout the world and served as leader of the firm’s electrical and computer technology practice group.

Mr. Crichton has a decade and a half of experience as an intellectual property litigator and strategic adviser. He regularly acts for clients involved in disputes concerning complex trade secrets and software copyright enforcement, and is experienced with respect to Canada/U.S. cross-border intellectual property litigation and related matters. He regularly represents and advises clients with respect to licensing of intellectual property, mediation proceedings and throughout settlement negotiations. He also provides strategic counselling and opinions regarding patent infringement, patent validity and related issues. In addition, as a registered patent agent for over a decade, his practice includes patent drafting, prosecution and portfolio management.

Mr. Jandoli has a formidable reputation in both courtrooms and backrooms. He is specialized in different areas of consulting activity (giving assistance to Italian companies abroad-thanks to a good and relevant newtwork of colleagues worldwide created by working in team- and to foreign companies in Italy) and of litigation. These areas include patents, design, trademarks, know – how, geographical indication, copyright, denomination of origin, food; licensing, domain name protection, online supply contracts, online privacy protection, online/Facebook copyright infringement, e-commerce; unfair competition and contracts concerning technology protection; and advertising.

Mr. Thornham is a partner in the IP/IT group, specialising in patents and technical disputes. He advises clients on matters across the full range of technologies and sectors (including life sciences, engineering, IT/telecoms, and FRAND licence disputes). He has acted in well over twenty English patent trials and appeals. He also advises and acts in arbitrations. He helps clients with strategy and coordinated multi-jurisdictional disputes.

Mr. Küppers represents national and international clients in patent infringement matters and co-ordinates multi-jurisdictional litigation. In co-operation with patent attorneys and in-house patent departments he further acts on patent nullity suits, oppositions and utility model cancellation matters. He gained technical experience from his work for clients in a wide range of industrial sectors, including telecommunications, electronics and optoelectronics, semiconductors, medical devices, chemicals, automotive and mechanical engineering. He also advises on unfair competition matters having technical impact.