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Bird & Bird

Intellectual Property

Global Guide 2026 : Global: Multi-Jurisdictional

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Why clients choose Bird & Bird for IP

Bird & Bird advises across the full spectrum of IP rights, patents, trade secrets, designs, copyright, database rights, data privacy and trade marks. We support clients at every stage of the IP lifecycle, from audits and portfolio strategy to monetisation, licensing and high-stakes enforcement.

We are known for complex, multijurisdictional disputes that shape markets. Recent highlights include: securing victory for an automotive technology supplier in major trade secrets litigation; defending an AI developer in the UK’s leading generative AI copyright case; acting in a major FRAND/SEP dispute resulting in a new worldwide licence; and successfully defending a biosimilar company before the UPC on novel “imminent infringement” issues.

Our trade secrets practice combines IP, employment and disputes expertise, supported by in-house IT forensics to secure and analyse digital evidence.

Alongside litigation, we provide dedicated transactional IP support on acquisitions, investments and licensing, ensuring IP strategy aligns with commercial objectives.

Clients benefit from deep sector focus, particularly in Tech & Comms (including SEPs/FRAND in 4G/5G, codecs and Wi-Fi), Life Sciences (high-stakes patent litigation), Media & Entertainment (brand protection and disputes) and Retail & Consumer (global portfolios, growth strategies, and enforcement).

Clients (1)

  • Unable to disclose for confidentiality purposes

Industries (8)

  • Life Sciences & Pharmaceuticals
  • Hardware & Electronics
  • Chemicals
  • Retail & Consumer
  • Media, Entertainment and Sport
  • Technology and Communications
  • Fintech
  • Aerospace and Defence

Chambers Review

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Intellectual Property - Global: Multi-Jurisdictional

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Bird & Bird is a European powerhouse backed up by strong teams across the Middle East and Asia-Pacific regions. Acclaimed teams in the UK, Germany and Spain stand out for their expertise in international patent litigation and arbitration. The law firm offers:

• Expertise in infringement proceedings concerning trade marks and copyright, as well as design infringement and design filings.

• Representation of multinational clients with global trade mark prosecution.

• Experience handling transfers of IP ownership and the IP aspects of joint ventures.

Key contact

London-based Peter Brownlow, Munich-based Boris Kreye and Milan-based Massimiliano Mostardini lead the firm`s global IP practice.

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Strengths

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  • Bird & Bird is highly reputed for its IP specialists with strongholds in China, Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia.

    Intellectual Property respondentGlobal

  • The lawyers at Bird & Bird have great flexibility and technical competence.

    Intellectual Property respondentGlobal

  • They have top-tier SEP expertise and can solve complex challenges fast. They cut straight to the core of disputes and leverage worldwide resources to handle cross-border issues.

    Intellectual Property respondentGlobal

Members

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  • Peter Brownlow

    Head of Department

  • Massimiliano Mostardini

    Head of Department

  • Boris Kreye

    Head of Department

  • Vojtěch Chloupek

  • Domien Op de Beeck

  • Geraldine Arbant

  • Nick Aries

  • Elisabetta Bandera

  • Edoardo Barbera

  • Claus Becker

  • Toby Bond

  • Rebecca Currey

  • Lorraine Tay

  • Hank Leung

  • Pin-Ping Oh

  • Anan Sivananthan

  • Rebecca Currey

  • Christine Danos

  • Tom Darvill

  • Antonella De Gregori

  • Chris de Mauny

  • Richard Dissmann

  • Tjibbe Douma

  • Piotr Dynowski

  • Constantin Eikel

  • Joseph Fesenmair

  • Michael Finn

  • Giovanni Galimberti

  • Alison Wong

  • Toby Bond

  • Emma Green

  • Ewan Grist

  • Mascha Grundmann

  • Bálint Halász

  • Felix Harbsmeier

  • Ann Henry

  • Jennifer Jones

  • Patrick Kelleher

  • Markus Körner

  • Felix Landry

  • Christopher Maierhöfer

  • Matthias Meyer

  • Melissa Murray

  • Jane Mutimear

  • Matthew Noble

  • Andreas Obermeier

  • Rebecca O'Kelly-Gillard

  • Ana Rita Paínho

  • Jae Park

  • James Pearson

  • Claudia Ricciardi

  • Manon Rieger-Jansen

  • Felix Roediger

  • Eleanor Root

  • Christian Lindenthal

  • Pawel Lipski

  • Jose Miguel Lissén

  • Annika Lückemann

  • Louise Sargent

  • Moritz Schroeder

  • Morag Macdonald

  • Mark Hilton

  • Christian Harmsen

  • Matthew Laight

  • Oliver Jüngst

  • Uwe Lüken

  • Joseph Fesenmair

  • Christine Yiu

  • Mariano Santos

  • Henri Kaikkonen

  • Marta Koremba

  • Anne-Charlotte Le Bihan

  • Wendela Hårdemark

  • Thierry Lautier

  • Phil Sherrell

  • Jean-Christophe Troussel

  • Jan van Dieck

  • Peter van Gemert

  • Carlos van Staveren

  • Richard Vary

  • Shehana Wijesena

  • Anna Wolters-Höhne

  • Sally Shorthose

  • Tom Snaith

  • Katharine Stephens

  • Rita Tardiolo

  • Frederik Thiering

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