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TIM POWELL ALEX WILSON SABINE AGE Powell Gilbert LLP Powell Gilbert LLP Véron &Associés

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Tint. Powell, partner, has a strong technical Alex Wilson, partner, has an international Admitted to the Paris Bar in 1994, Sabine background that has enabled him to practice, acting mainly in multi jurisdictional Agé had dedicated herself exclusively to represent clients in some of the largest and IP matters. He regularly advises clients patent litigation when she became a partner most complex intellectual property disputes on -wide patent enforcement and ofVeron & Associés at the creation of the to come before the UK courts in recent defensive strategies and coordinates their firm in 2001. years implementation. He has experience of arbitrations under International Chamber of Véron &Associés is a of 12 Tina specialises in multi jurisdictional Commerce and specific national rules. lawyers assisted by a scientific consultant, litigation, particularly in the patents field an economic litigation consultant, a graphic where he has experience in coordinating Alex's background in the life sciences (BSc, designer and a team of translators, all dealing litigation taking place simultaneously across biochemistry) makes him ideally placed exclusively with patent litigation for French Europe, North America and beyond. to handle matters in the medical devices, and international clients. biotechnology and pharmaceutical sectors. He is a and has represented He also has a wealth of experience in Sabine handles standard- related cases in the clients as an advocate in the UK and telecommunications and electronics disputes multimedia systems and telecommunications Etuopean Patent Offices, the English High involving standardised and implementation fields and has acted on behalf of international Court, Court of Appeal, House of Lords and technologies. His fluency in French and telecommunications manufacturers for the the European Court of Justice. German has allowed him to spend time French aspects of a worldwide cross -border working in leading law firms in Paris patent litigation. She is also active in cases Tim is a member ofAIPPI and EPLAW. and Düsseldorf. He has also practised as a relating to pharmaceuticals, chemicals and He lectures widely on aspects of IP law and solicitor in Australia and as an examiner at medical instruments, as well as household is a member of the Intellectual Property the European Patent Office for a number appliances and consumer goods, for Advisory Committee of the UK Biolndustry of years. international and domestical industry -based Association and a board member of IPLA. clients along with research organisations. He regularly supports and attends She deals with legal issues ranging from Tim is ranked as one of the top 100 business proceedings before the German Courts and contractual disputes and patent ownership lawyers in the UK in The Chambers 100. is a recognised foreign expert in the German (and co-ownership) to validity and system (Chambers Global). He has also infrinement. WWL says A "known superstar" with a practised as a solicitor in Australia and as an reputation for handling some of the largest and examiner at the European Patent Office for Sabine lectures on patent lirtigation at most complex patent disputes in the UK courts in a number of years. Alex has been a partner at the International Centre of Intellecutal recent years Powell Gilbert since 2007. He is a member Property Studies (CEIPI) in Strasbourg and of EPLAW, AIPLA, GRUR andVPP. He the universities of Lyon and Montpellier, in regularly lectures on intellectual property addition to her speaking engagements for matters at conferences and is coediting a conferences. commentary on the Unified Patent Court of rules of procedure. Sabine Agé is an active member of the International Association for the Protection WWL says: "Internationally known and universally of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) and of respected" for his advice to clients on strategies the European Patent Lawyers Association for exploiting and enforcing of intellectual property (EPLAW). She is also a member of the IPO rights across Europe. and the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA), throughVéron and Associés.

Véron & Associés maintains close relationships with top -tier administrative law firms in other jurisdictions, which can handle parallel proceedings in multi- jurisdictional cases.

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THOMAS BOUVET JULIEN FRÉNEAUX Jones Day Bordelle Pagenberg 2, rue Saint -Florentin 10 boulevard Haussmann Paris, 75001 Paris, 75009

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She is co-author of Saisie - Contrefaçon Thomas Bouvet obtained an LLM in the Julien Fréneaux, Dipl CEIPI Brevets, (trilingual edition, edited by Pierre Véron, USA and is a doctor-at -law. Admitted to DESS, Sciences -Po, heads the Paris office ner 2015). the Bar in 1996, he has dedicated himself of Bardehle Pagenberg. He represents and to patent litigation since 2001, when he litigates before the French courts in all WWL says: Rated for her "well- informed advice" became a founding partner ofVéron & IP matters, including patents, trademarks, and "responsiveness" when confronted with Associés.Véron & Associés is a law firm of 12 designs, copyright and unfair competition. complex issues, exclusively practising patent lawyers, a scientific consultant, an economic He focuses on patent infringement litigation for major international clients. litigation consultant, a graphic designer and and validity litigation, including appeal hic a team of translators, dealing exclusively with proceedings, before the French IP specialised ling patent litigation for French and international courts. ich clients. The cases that Julien Fréneaux handles Thomas handles patent validity and regularly involve coordination with teams :he infringement disputes in the fields of of lawyers from other jurisdictions as well ions electronics, telecommunications, mechanics, as with parallel litigation proceedings ional chemistry, pharmaceuticals, media and in different countries in a complex se biotechnologies. He defends employers in international litigation framework. Mr ier actions of compensation for employees' Fréneaux has managed many multinational inventions and advises companies setting up patent conflicts concerning technologies d appropriate policies in this respect.Thomas such as medical devices, sports equipment handled many actions for infringement of and mechanical engineering. He also handles plant breeders' rights and represents clients a number of fashion design infringement sed before the CPVO. He obtained a number cases. of pioneering decisions about trade secret misappropriation. Julien Fréneaux is also active in licensing, P technology transfer agreements and IP- Thomas lectures on patent litigation. He related contracts. He has led and supervised is a member of AIPPI (a member of the teams of auditors conducting IP due programme committee and co -chair of diligence on the occasion of large M&A the standing committee on biotechnology operations. and plant breeders' rights), GRAPI (former ind president) and EPLAW. He is also an Mr Fréneaux is a graduate in patent law ,in administrator of Centre Paul Roubier. of the Center for International Intellectual Property Studies (CEIPI) of the University The firm is a member of IPO and AIPLA. of Strasbourg and a graduate in intellectual Thomas is the author of a doctoral property law of the University of Paris. He thesis, "The Legal Protection ofVegetal is officially listed as one of the intellectual on Innovation ", and co-author of Saisie- property specialists of the Paris Bar. He Contrefaçon (trilingual edition, edited by is a member of several IP professional PierreVéron, 2015), and Droit et Pratique associations including AIPPI, LES and des Voies d'Exécution (Dalloz Action series, EPLAW. He is co-author of the French 2013 -2014). He contributed to Global Patent chapter of Interpretation of patents in Europe: Litigation: How and Where to Win (Bloomberg applications ofArticle 69 EPC. BNA, 2014). Recommendations include the 2016 editions WWL says: Lauded for being a "great tactician ", of Who's Who Legal: Patents, Managing IP and and known for having "pragmatism and creativity" Best Lawyers, and the 2015 edition of Leaders throughout his practice, which focuses on potent League, where he is "highly recommended ". validity and infringement litigation. LAM Patent 1000 (2015) recommends him as expert, stating: "Dexterously managing complex parallel litigation proceedings in line with an overriding international strategy is Bardehle Pagenberg's Julien Fréneaux.

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AMANDINE MÉTIER ISABELLE ROMET Véron & Associés Véron & Associés

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[email protected] Fax: +33 I 47 03 62 69 Julien Fréneaux's profile continued... www.veron.com [email protected] wwwveron.com A veteran of infringement and nullity Amandine Métier joinedVéron & Associés in proceedings, he is a vital asset for those 2006 as soon as she was admitted to the Paris Isabelle Romet is entirely dedicated to with concerns in medical devices, sports Bar. She specialised in intellectual property patent litigation, as are the 12 lawyers of the equipment and mechanical engineering." through the Industrial Property Master of firm. Admitted to the Bar in 1988, she began He has been listend in MIP (IP Star) France Laws 2 of the University Pantheon -Assas working with Pierre Véron immediately since 2014. Paris II. She became a partner withVéron & afterwards. She is a co- founder of the firm Associés in 2013. Véron & Associés in 2001, with Pierre Véron, WWL says: Julien Fréneoux represents and Thomas Bouvet and Sabine Agé. litigates before the French courts in all IP matters, Amandine Métier assists French and foreign with an "impressively comprehensive practice" companies in the prevention and resolution Her practice focuses on patent validity including patents, trademarks, designs, copyright of disputes involving patents.This approach and infringement in most technical areas, and unfair competition. combines litigation, strategic advice, especially in complex technological fields negotiation, arbitratión and mediation. and in an international context. A team player, she points out the importance of the Thanks to its multidisciplinary team, based firm's scientific consultant who assists the in Paris and Lyon, including 12 lawyers, lawyers to build a strong technical reasoning one economic litigation consultant and a and design the best visual aids with the professor of physics and chemistry,Véron & in-house graphic designer.The economic Associés is able to simultaneously address litigation consultant allows the clients to the legal, financial and technical aspects of assess the financial stakes of the case at all a case. With the help of its graphic designer, stages. Véron & Associés elaborates visuals and animations in support of its demonstrations. She has handled landmark cases relating to International strategies are developed in cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, ophthalmology, coordination with an open network of nanotechnology, diagnosis, genetically foreign colleagues.The team works in French modified plants and veterinary products. and in English, with in -house translators for Her expertise in pharmaceutical patents the translation of pleadings and exhibits. goes with a focus on supplementary protection certificates. Green technologies Like all the 12 lawyers of the firm,Amandine are a growing activity. She remains active in Métier works in all technical fields. However, mechanics, electricity and electronics. she is very active in the pharmaceutical field, in chemistry and mechanics. She has also Convinced by the efficacy of alternative gained special expertise in the field of telecoms dispute resolution, she is involved in through some of the highest - profile cases mediation in addition to negotiations.

If disputed in France involving FRAND issues. She lectures on patent litigation at Sciences Amandine Métier is also involved in the Po in Paris; various intellectual property works of the International Association for centres (such as Centre Paul Roubier); the Protection of Intellectual Property international conferences; and private (AIPPI) and the European Patent Lawyers seminars. She is a member ofAIPPI, EPLAW, Association (EPLAW); she is also a member LES and, through Véron & Associés, IPO of the Association of European Patent and AIPLA. She is a co- author of the book

Practitioners (APEB). Saisie - Contrefaçon (trilingual edition, edited 1 by Pierre Véron, 2015). She contributed She lectures about patent litigation at the to the book Patent Enforcement Worldwide, University of Lyon III as well as in various published by Hart Publishing (2015). conferences and seminars. WWL says: Isabelle Romet is considered a WWL says: Amandine Métier has an "astute legal "sensational" practitioner and "commands great 1 mind" and "excellent reputation" among clients for respect worldwide" for her work in the chemistry, her patent practice across the telecommunications, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics industries. medical devices, chemicals, pharmaceuticals and mechanical industries.

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PIERREVERON JOHANNES HESELBERGER CHRISTOF KARL Véron &Associés Bardehle Pagenberg Partnerschaft mbB Bardehle Pagenberg Partnerschaft mbB I, rue Volney Prinzregentenplatz 7 Prinzregentenplatz 7 Paris, 75002 Munich, 81 675 Munich, 81675

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PierreVéron is a member of the Paris Bar. Johannes Heselberger, Dipl -Phys, attorney- Christo£ Karl, Dr iur, LLM, specialises in ie at-law, European patent attorney and litigation and prosecution of patents, in án The firmVéron & Associés, with 12 lawyers vice managing partner of the firm, heads particular in the technical fields of computer and offices in Paris and Lyon, deals solely Bardehle Pagenberg's patent litigation group. hardware, software and telecommunications. in patent litigation, with a special emphasis His practice comprises patent infringement He also advises on issues of licensing, on, on international cases. It is a repeat winner and validity litigation, including opposition employee invention law, copyright law and of both the Managing Intellectual Property and appeal proceedings before the German Internet law. Award for French law Firm of the Year Patent andTrademark Office and the (2006-2011 and 2015) and the Décideurs European Patent Office, as well as national Dr Christof Karl holds diplomas in computer Award for the Best Intellectual Property Law revocation proceedings before the German science from the Technical University Practice in France (2003, 2007, 2009 and Federal Patent Court and the German Munich and Cambridge University. He 2014). Federal Supreme Court. His technical studied law at the LMU in Munich, where fields of expertise are medical devices, he was also awarded a doctoral degree, and PierreVéron is the honorary president of telecommunications and the automotive at the George Washington University in Lg the European Patent Lawyers Association industry. Washington DC (LLM). His qualifications as (EPLAW), which he founded in 2001, and attorney -at-law, admitted to practise in both the French Association of Patent Litigators. Johannes Heselberger has successfully Germany and NewYork, and as a German He has taught European patent litigation conducted important patent infringement and European patent attorney enable him to at the International Centre of Industrial proceedings, often across national borders, handle both the legal and technical aspects Property Studies (CEIPI) in Strasbourg. for client companies of various sizes that are of a case. Between 2007 and 2012 he served as an world leaders in their technology. expert with the European Commission for Dr Karl represents clients in patent the creation of the Unified Patent Court Johannes Heselberger is a regular speaker on infringement proceedings before the (UPC) in Europe; following this, he was a topics in the fields of patent infringement German District Courts and the Courts of member of the drafting committee of the and patent valuation. Appeal, and in patent invalidity proceedings UPC Rules of Procedure, and now serves before the European Patent Office, the on the expert panel advising the UPC Recommendations include the 2016 editions German Patent and Trade Mark Office, preparatory committee. of Who's Who Legal: Patents, Managing IP, Best the German Federal Patent Court, and the Lawyers, Chambers Europe and Chambers German Federal Court of Justice. In his Pierre Véron is the editor of Saisie -Contrefaçon Global, the latter of which states: Johannes patent prosecution practice, one of his focus (trilingual edition, 2015), and Concise Heselberger is well respected for patent areas is the patentability of software and International and European Intellectual Property infringement and validity actions in the other computer-implemented inventions. Law (Kluwer Law International, third biotechnology, telecoms and automotive edition, 2014). He is also the author of over industries. Clients value that `he comes His unusual multiple qualifications as 70 other publications on patent litigation. across as very convincing in negotiations'." attorney-at -law admitted to practise in Intellectual Asset Management: Patent 1000 Germany and in NewYork; a computer A former president of an arbitration centre (2015 edition) described him as "outstanding scientist; and a German and European patent and a former associate of the Chartered and accomplished" and "the set's star attorney, together enable him to handle both Institute of Arbitrators, he has been involved litigator ", adding: "He shines in oppositions, the legal and technical aspects of a case. His in several arbitration proceedings, either appeals and infringement proceedings in the technical knowledge is particularly valuable as counsel, arbitrator or chairman of the country's highest courts." He has been listed in patent infringement proceedings, when arbitration panel. in MIP (IP Star) Germany since 2014. the technical facts have to be precisely defined and communicated. Véron & Associés maintains a statistical study WWL says: Johannes Heselberger specialises on patent litigation in France. The latest in patent law relating to medical devices, Dr Christof Karl teaches patent law at the report concerns the period 2000 -2009, and telecommunications and the automotive industry, Munich Intellectual Property Law Center follows on from a study spanning the period and is recommended for his "dedication and (MIPLC), at the University of Liège, and 1990 -1999. Both can be found on the firm's commitment when handling difficult matters". at the Center for Advanced Study and website. Research on Intellectual Property (CASRIP) of George Washington School of Law. He WWL says: Lauded for "consistently providing regularly speaks at German and international the highest quality of advice" by sources, with a IP conferences. particular specialism in invention patent litigation.

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