2024-2025 Global AI Trends Guide
Paul Brown
Partner Intellectual Property
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Overview
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Experience
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Credentials
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Insights and events
Chambers, 2023Paul Brown is hugely experienced in telecoms litigation, especially those relating to FRAND patents and issues. He also has a great nose for the best point in a case."
Paul Brown’s practice focuses on the coordination of multi-jurisdictional and predominantly litigious patent work, although he also advises clients in relation to licensing and strategic planning. Paul advises a variety of clients on both assertion of patents and defence against infringement claims in disputes concerning a wide range of technologies, as well as commercial disputes in relation to licences and supply of patented products.
In conjunction with the Hogan Lovells Competition Law practice, Paul advises clients on the overlap between competition law and IP, including on issues such as the availability of injunctions on standard essential patents ("SEPs") and other aspects of FRAND obligations. He also works with Hogan Lovells Arbitration practice to advise on IP related arbitration. Paul is also qualified as an Irish solicitor and is a Representative before the Unified Patent Court.
Chambers, 2023Paul Brown is hugely experienced in telecoms litigation, especially those relating to FRAND patents and issues. He also has a great nose for the best point in a case."
Representative experience
Leading a team representing an implementer in a dispute over the RAND value of a licence of video technology.
Leading Hogan Lovells’ representation of OPPO against Nokia and Philips in UK technical and FRAND litigation, including coordination of OPPO’s global FRAND strategy in both disputes.
Representing a major smartphone manufacturer in pre-action disclosure proceedings to obtain licences, calculate FRAND offers and assist in negotiations over licences for various technologies.
Advising a major smartphone manufacturer in confidential arbitration relating to the FRAND value of a SEP portfolio held by a well-known licensor.
Representing a major telecoms network in expedited litigation against IPCom concerning the infringement and validity of alleged SEPs and FRAND-related issues.
Representing a major telecoms network in litigation with Intellectual Ventures over the FRAND value of a licence of a portfolio of alleged SEPs.
Representing a major electronics manufacturer in a dispute with Nokia relating to cellular and video coding SEPs.
Representing a major electronics manufacturer in a dispute with Ericsson in relation to a portfolio of cellular SEPs.
Representing HTC in multiple litigations in the UK, including against IPCom, against Philips and against Nokia.
Representing ZTE against Ericsson in patent litigation proceedings relating to SEPs, including vocoders.
Representing AGA Medical Corporation in patent litigation against Occlutech relating to atrial septal defect occluders.
Representing Merz Pharma against Synthon in an action about Supplementary Protection Certificates.
Representing Medinol against Abbott in English and Irish patent litigation proceedings relating to coronary stents.
Representing Garmin against TomTom in multi-patent litigation relating to user interfaces.
Providing an opinion on infringement, and non-infringement arguments, in relation to mechanical products for a major engine producer.
Credentials
Education
- LL.M., University College London, 2000
- LL.B., University College London, 1999
Memberships
- Member, Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys
- Member, AIPPI
Recognition
Publications
News
05 November 2020
Insights and Analysis
26 November 2019
Insights and Analysis
08 August 2019
Events
Webinar
20 July 2022 | 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM (JST)
Webinar
22 June 2022 | 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM (JST)