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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Intellectual Property: Patent

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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Our lawyers help the world's foremost companies unlock the value of their IP to protect their investments, secure and maintain competitive advantage and obtain commercial outcomes. Our teams are internationally recognised as market leaders and have acted on some of the most complex disputes and transactions for our clients. 

Whether you are looking to monetise your innovations, protect revenue streams, or structure your IP, our lawyers combine technical understanding and commercial know-how to achieve the optimum outcomes for our clients. We can help you commercialise and protect your innovations across sectors and continents and we are trusted with the most complex bet-the-company disputes and transactions. We have extensive experience in patent litigation, post-grant proceedings, patent prosecution and counselling, licensing and other IP agreements, corporate transactions, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, regulatory data protection and unfair competition.  

We have diverse sector experience with a particular technical understanding of issues relating to electrical and computer technologies, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals (small molecule and biologics), molecular diagnostics, vaccines, medical devices and consumer products. 

We are ready to provide guidance as you navigate the IP landscape, to help you avoid costly disputes and achieve favourable commercial outcomes.

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Intellectual Property: Patent - New York

Band 5

What the Team is Known For

HSF Kramer houses notable patent litigation expertise, regularly asserting and defending IP-related claims in courts throughout the USA and before the US Patent and Trademark Office. The firm represents clients in various industries, with particular strength in the life sciences and technology sectors.

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Work Highlights

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  • HSF Kramer is representing W&Wsens in a patent infringement lawsuit against Samsung.

Strengths

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  • HSF Kramer is extremely efficient in managing the processes for cases and is technically proficient.

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  • The team has experience, supreme know-how and the ability to adapt to changing circumstances.

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  • The HSF Kramer team has an encyclopaedic knowledge of IP law and is able to provide detailed and thorough assessments. The attorneys have keen instincts in this space.

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  • A strength that distinguishes HSF Kramer is its ability to work both at a micro and macro level on a case.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Aaron Frankel
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    Aaron Frankel

    Aaron Franke is a respected IP litigator with substantial expertise acting for clients from highly technical industries in cutting-edge disputes.

    • Aaron is rock-steady in managing cases. He is patient with questions and concerns and consistently meets the commitments he makes in delivering work product.

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    • Aaron is an amazing litigator and an even better person. He is always willing to go the extra mile for his clients and nobody is more prepared than him.

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    • I am impressed by his organization skills and his team spirit.

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