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Our clients rely on us to solve their most complex, business-critical IP and commercial challenges, wherever they arise.
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Freshfields’ global team of over 100 IP practitioners help clients to identify, commercialise and protect their technology, brands, content, data and know-how

Our practice covers transactional, advisory and contentious matters and spans our international network.

Clients trust us for their largest, strategic projects, transactions and disputes where IP is critical and the commercial challenges are complex, often with a significant international component. This includes market-leading tech transactions and disputes.

Our international IP and technology team takes a practical approach to helping clients defend their businesses and enforce their rights. We find commercial solutions where possible, but we’re ready to litigate when and where necessary. We have a wealth of experience in cross-border IP licence disputes and patent litigation and have acted on many of the most high-profile pharmaceutical and technology cases.  

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London Stock Exchange Advising London Stock Exchange on its $27bn acquisition of Refinitiv, including on related data, technology and analytics integration projects.

Freshfields also advised London Stock Exchange on its strategic tech partnership with Microsoft which involved Microsoft also taking a 4 per cent stake in LSEG – and for which we won Corporate Team of the Year at the Lawyer Awards 2023.

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Menachem Kaplanパートナー
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Giles Prattパートナー
Düsseldorf, Frankfurt am Main
Theresa Ehlenパートナー
Dublin, London
Laura Whitingパートナー
Amsterdam
Rutger Kleemansパートナー
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Awards & recognitions
Chambers Europe 2023
"The Freshfields IP team is very strong, with trusted advisers across different disciplines."
Chambers Europe 2023
“[Freshfields] boasts an impressive roster of clients from the automotive, life sciences and technology sectors.”
Chambers Europe 2023
"Freshfields is extremely well connected in the world: if it is a multi-jurisdictional matter the firm is ideal."
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17 Feb 2025
Getty v Stability AI – Green light given for representative action under CPR 19.3
The High Court has now ordered that Getty Images (Getty) may pursue its claim against Stability AI (Stability) as a representative action...
14 Feb 2025
SPC protection for second medical uses post-Brexit - UK Court of Appeal clarifies test
The Court of Appeal has clarified that Brexit has not changed the test to determine whether supplementary protection certificate (SPC)...
11 Feb 2025
The Responsible AI Forum 2025: Companies are facing growing regulatory and litigation risks over the use of AI, and not just from the new laws grabbing the headlines
Freshfields is a Knowledge Partner on the Responsible AI Forum 2025, hosted at Spencer House by Tortoise Media, in partnership with the...
30 Jan 2025
Getty v Stability AI: Class definitions in representative claims under the lens
The High Court has rejected a proposed representative action brought by Thomas M. Barwick, Inc (Barwick), on behalf of c.50,000...
13 Jan 2025
Will UK copyright law permit greater use of online content for AI? A summary of the UK IPO’s consultation on AI and copyright.
The UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has launched a consultation on proposed changes to copyright law in the UK. The consultation...
13 Dec 2024
AI Regulation Is Evolving Globally and Businesses Need to Keep Up
This article was first published on Bloomberg Law on 10 December 2024. Freshfields’ attorneys examine generative AI’s global...
27 Nov 2024
Transposition of press publisher’s rights into national law: A story of gold-plating?
Introduction Initially, the introduction of a new neighboring right for press publishers on the EU level through Article 15 Digital...
25 Sep 2024
New era for European compulsory licensing on the horizon?
On 26 June 2024, just days before the end of the Belgian presidency, the Council of the EU adopted its position on a proposed regulation...
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