Deals & Cases (Intellectual Property)

02-Jan-2008  |  Corporate, Intellectual Property

Taylor Wessing advises Fovea Pharmaceuticals on its €30m second financing round

CLIENTFovea Pharmaceuticals SAVALUE€30 millionTRANSACTIONSeries B financingDESCRIPTIONFovea Pharmaceuticals SA, a biomedical and ... more

18-Dec-2007  |  Corporate, Employment & Pensions, Intellectual Property, Tax, Technology

Taylor Wessing advises in sale of mental images GmbH to NVIDIA Corporation

Taylor Wessing acted as lead counsel to the majority of shareholders of mental images GmbH, including founder and managing ... more

14-Dec-2007  |  Corporate, Employment & Pensions, Intellectual Property, Tax

Taylor Wessing advises Multimap on sale to Microsoft Corporation

CLIENTMultimap VALUEUndisclosedTRANSACTIONCompany saleDESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing in London has acted for the shareholders of ... more

25-Oct-2007  |  Corporate, Employment & Pensions, Financial Services & Funds, Intellectual Property, Real Estate, Tax

Taylor Wessing advises iimia on £18.6m acquisition of MitonOptimal Group Limited

CLIENTiimia Investment Group PlcVALUE£18.6mTRANSACTIONAcquisition DESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing's Financial Institutions and Markets ... more

08-Aug-2007  |  Corporate, Finance, Intellectual Property

Taylor Wessing's Private Equity Group advises on £51.5m Rutland acquisition

CLIENTRutland Partners LLPVALUE£51.5 millionTRANSACTIONAcquisitionDESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing's Private Equity Group has advised ... more

01-Jun-2007  |  Corporate, Employment & Pensions, Intellectual Property

Taylor Wessing advises shareholders of Zanox.de AG during sale to Axel Springer AG and Swiss Schweizer PubliGroupe AG

TAYLOR WESSING has acted as counsel to the shareholders of Zanox.de AG, including financial investor Amity Ltd. of London, in the ... more

16-May-2007  |  Competition, Regulation & Trade, Corporate, Intellectual Property

Taylor Wessing advises shareholders EganaGoldpfeil Europe (Holdings) GmbH and Strellson AG on restructuring the shareholdings and trademark portfolio of JOOP! GmbH

Taylor Wessing advised two shareholders of JOOP! GmbH, EganaGoldpfeil Europe (Holdings) GmbH and Strellson AG, in the ... more

13-Apr-2007  |  Corporate, Intellectual Property, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Technology

Taylor Wessing advises Innate Pharma S.A. on its recent in-licensing agreement with Cancer Research Technology Limited

CLIENTInnate Pharma SAVALUENot disclosedTRANSACTIONCollaboration and licensing dealDESCRIPTIONAdvised Innate Pharma S.A. on its ... more

03-Jan-2007  |  Corporate, Intellectual Property

Taylor Wessing advises Plastic Logic Limited on its US $100 million fundraising

CLIENTPlastic Logic Limited VALUEUS $100 millionTRANSACTIONFundraisingDESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing advised Plastic Logic Limited on ... more

09-Aug-2006  |  Corporate, Employment & Pensions, Intellectual Property, Real Estate, Tax

Taylor Wessing advises on management buy out of Gaucho Grill restaurants in £55m deal

CLIENTGaucho GrillVALUE£55 millionTRANSACTIONMBODESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing has advised Barclays Private Equity and the executive ... more

07-Aug-2006  |  Corporate, Employment & Pensions, Finance, Intellectual Property, Real Estate, Tax

Taylor Wessing advises Avery Weigh-Tronix on €123m sale to European Capital

CLIENTAvery Weigh-TronixVALUE€123mTRANSACTIONDisposalDESCRIPTIONA team from Taylor Wessing's Inward Investment and Private Equity ... more

26-Jul-2006  |  Corporate, Employment & Pensions, Intellectual Property

Taylor Wessing advises Aggregator Limited in a £9 million funding round for the launch its new IPTV service

CLIENTAggregator LimitedVALUE£9 millionTRANSACTIONSeries A fundingDESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing advised London-based digital TV ... more

21-Jul-2006  |  Corporate, Employment & Pensions, Intellectual Property

Taylor Wessing advises Amadeus Capital Partners, lead investor in the $20 million funding of CacheLogic

CLIENTAmadeus Capital PartnersVALUE$20 millionTRANSACTIONSeries C funding roundDESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing advised Amadeus Capital ... more

08-Mar-2006  |  Corporate, Employment & Pensions, Intellectual Property

Taylor Wessing advises PanOpSys Limited on $5.25 million Series A funding with Quester

CLIENTPanOpSys VALUE$5.25 million TRANSACTIONSeries A funding roundDESCRIPTIONThe venture capital group at European law firm, ... more

02-Mar-2006  |  Corporate, Intellectual Property

Taylor Wessing advises Perpetuum on Quester-led funding round

CLIENTPerpetuumVALUE£2.2 million TRANSACTIONSeries A funding roundDESCRIPTIONThe venture capital group of European law firm, ... more

16-Feb-2006  |  Corporate, Intellectual Property, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Technology

Taylor Wessing advises Bayer Healthcare AG in a divestment of animal health biological vaccines to Intervet

CLIENTBayer Healthcare AGVALUENot disclosedTRANSACTIONM & ADESCRIPTIONAdvised Bayer Healthcare AG on the divestment of the ... more

29-Nov-2005  |  China, Corporate, Intellectual Property

Taylor Wessing advises Huawei Technologies on its Global Framework Agreement (GFA) for Network Infrastructure with Vodafone

CLIENTHuawei TechnologiesVALUENot disclosedTRANSACTIONGlobal framework agreement and service level agreementDESCRIPTIONTaylor ... more

17-Nov-2005  |  Corporate, Employment & Pensions, Finance, Intellectual Property, Tax

Taylor Wessing Assists Principal’s Expansion

CLIENTPrincipal Investment Holdings LimitedVALUENot disclosedTRANSACTIONAcquisitionDESCRIPTIONPrincipal Investment Holdings ... more

15-Sep-2005  |  Corporate, Employment & Pensions, Intellectual Property, Tax

RO Group become Leaders in the Residential and Management Agency Market

CLIENTRO GroupVALUENot disclosedTRANSACTIONAcquisitionDESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing has advised the RO Group on its acquisition of ... more

22-Aug-2005  |  Corporate, Employment & Pensions, Intellectual Property

Taylor Wessing advises Rutland Partners on the £84m sale of the largest flooring manufacturer in Europe

CLIENTRutland Partners LLPVALUE£84m TRANSACTIONDisposalDESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing advised Rutland Partners LLP, the UK private ... more

25-Jul-2005  |  Corporate, Intellectual Property, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Tax

Taylor Wessing advises Xention Discovery Ltd on its £11m venture capital funding

CLIENTXention Discovery LtdDEAL VALUE£11mTRANSACTIONVenture Capital fundingDESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing's Cambridge office has ... more

30-Jun-2005  |  China, Corporate, Intellectual Property, Technology

China UK Cambridge Park

China UK Cambridge Park is a scientific joint project between china and the UK and its aim is to assist Chinese companiesChina UK ... more

13-Jun-2005  |  Corporate, Intellectual Property, Inward Investment, Technology

Taylor Wessing advises Visto Corporation on global deal with Vodafone

CLIENTVisto CorporationVALUENot disclosed TRANSACTIONInward investmentDESCRIPTIONTaylor Wessing's Technology group has advised ... more

13-Jun-2005  |  Corporate, Intellectual Property, Inward Investment, Technology

Taylor Wessing advises Visto Corporation on global deal with Vodafone

Taylor Wessing's Technology group has advised Californian based wireless specialist, Visto Corporation,on a deal with Vodafone ... more

07-Jun-2005  |  Corporate, Employment & Pensions, Intellectual Property, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Real Estate, Tax

Taylor Wessing advises Spain's largest cosmetic surgery group on Ultralase Limited acquisition

Taylor Wessing has acted for Corporación Dermoestética SA, the Spanish cosmetic surgery group, on its acquisition of all the ... more

03-Mar-2005  |  Corporate, Intellectual Property, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Tax, Technology

Taylor Wessing's Cambridge office advises on a £20m double act of financing rounds

Taylor Wessing's Cambridge office has advised on a series of technology funding deals for clients ACT Venture Capital and Sphere ... more

26-Jan-2005  |  Corporate, Intellectual Property, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Technology

Taylor Wessing advises First Cambridge Gateway on a £3.2m financing round of DanioLabs

Taylor Wessing advised First Cambridge Gateway Fund on a £3.2m financing round of DanioLabs, the Cambridge-based biotechnology ... more

18-Jan-2005  |  Corporate, Employment & Pensions, Intellectual Property, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Technology

Taylor Wessing advises Advent Venture Partners and Scottish Equity Partners on investment in Rhytec Ltd

Taylor Wessing advises Advent Venture Partners and Scottish Equity Partners on their investment of up to £8 million in Rhytec ... more

18-Jan-2005  |  Corporate, Employment & Pensions, Intellectual Property, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Real Estate

Taylor Wessing advises Paradigm Therapeutics Limited on its merger with Amedis Pharmaceuticals Limted

Taylor Wessing advises Paradigm Therapeutics Ltd on its merger with Amedis Pharmaceuticals Ltd, a medical chemistry and drug ... more

04-Nov-2004  |  Corporate, Employment & Pensions, Intellectual Property, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Private Capital, Real Estate, Tax

Taylor Wessing advise on the sale of DNA Research Innovations Ltd for up to $65 million to Invitrogen Corporation

Taylor Wessing has advised the shareholders of DNA Research Innovations Ltd on its sale to NASDAQ-listed Invitrogen Corporation, ... more

20-Oct-2004  |  Corporate, Employment & Pensions, Intellectual Property, Tax, Technology

Taylor Wessing advises Trigenix on its $36 million sale to Qualcomm Incorporated

Taylor Wessing advises Cambridge based, mobile user interface leader, Trigenix on its $36 million sale to US based, Qualcomm ... more

01-Jun-2004  |  Corporate, Finance, Intellectual Property, Leisure, Private Capital

Taylor Wessing advises Legal & General Ventures on MBO of Clubhaus

Taylor Wessing advised Legal & General Ventures on the recently completed public to private of golf and country clubs group, ... more

11-May-2004  |  Corporate, Employment & Pensions, Finance, Intellectual Property, Tax

Taylor Wessing advise Alliance & Leicester on £83.5m merchant acquisition deal

Taylor Wessing has advised Alliance & Leicester, on the sale of its merchant acquisition business unit to (and related ... more

05-Jan-2004  |  Corporate, Employment & Pensions, Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment, Tax

Taylor Wessing advises Appleton on £34 million acquisition of leading secure printing services group BemroseBooth

Taylor Wessing has advised Wisconsin-based Appleton, a leading manufacturer of carbonless, thermal, security, inkjet and ... more