Practice Areas & Industries: Jones Day

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With the growth in importance and ubiquity of intellectual property rights as key drivers of the economy, Jones Day antitrust lawyers are increasingly involved in matters initiated by enforcement officials and private plaintiffs as antitrust issues arise from the development, licensing, and enforcement of intellectual property rights.

Jones Day is heavily involved in the recent wave of U.S. public and private litigation centered around settlements of pharmaceutical-related patent litigation. We have represented Bayer AG and Bayer Corporation in numerous federal and state cases alleging that antitrust laws were violated when Bayer settled patent litigation involving the pharmaceutical compound ciprofloxacin. We have also represented Texas Instruments in several cases involving licensing issues. In addition to defending against antitrust claims relating to intellectual property, Jones Day has affirmatively asserted such claims on our clients' behalf.

Jones Day antitrust lawyers also routinely assist clients in avoiding the antitrust pitfalls associated with licensing agreements and other intellectual property-related arrangements. Royalty structures, cobranding arrangements, refusals to license, and the terms on which technology or know-how are licensed are just some of the many matters on which Jones Day has provided preventive counseling to our clients.