Boutiques and international firms still neck and neck at UPC

JUVE Patent's latest UPC ranking shows boutiques dominating European patent litigation, with 28 of 43 ranked teams being IP specialists versus 10 international firms. Recent boutique spin-offs include Pentarc (from Taylor Wessing) and Bonabry (from Preu Bohlig). High-profile UPC cases demonstrate competition between firm types: Abbott uses Taylor Wessing and August Debouzy; Edwards v. Meril features Powell Gilbert versus Hogan Lovells. Arnold Ruess won UPC Firm of the Year.