Adrian is a seasoned IP lawyer who relishes immersing himself in his client’s technology, product roadmap and patent/IP strategy. He is regularly involved in the negotiation and drafting of technology licence agreements and other contracts with a heavy IP element, such as R&D collaborations, joint ventures, grant funding agreements and other commercial arrangements. He also advises on the EC and UK competition law aspects of these agreements, and issues relating to technical standardisation, essential IPR and patent pooling.
Adrian has a wealth of experience in handling the IP aspects of University spin-outs, IPOs and other major corporate transactions and disputes, including for FTSE 100 and Fortune 500 corporations. He is also a valued patent litigator, having recently advised on disputes involving pharmaceuticals, somatic cell therapy, semiconductor chip design, inkjet printing technology, digital compression algorithms, LCD flat-panel technology, telecoms and pharmaceuticals. He also frequently helps clients with disputes involving confidential information, database rights, trade marks, copyright and designs.
Adrian publishes and speaks regularly on a variety of intellectual property issues.
The International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property
The European Patent Lawyers Association
Leading partner
Patent and transactions star
Intellectual Property - Band 1: “He's very personable and responsive. He has prior experience as a general counsel which enables a degree of pragmatism and practicalism.”
Intellectual Property - Band 2: Adrian Toutoungi advises on licensing transactions involving all core rights and on infringement, anti-counterfeiting and parallel imports litigation. "Adrian Toutoungi is a go-to adviser for IP matters."
Intellectual Property - Leading Individual: ‘Adrian Toutoungi is our go-to partner specialist for IP.’
Intellectual Property - Leading Individual: Practice head Adrian Toutoungi is ‘a go-to partner specialist for IP‘ and frequently advises on IP strategy and transactional IP issues.
‘Ross McNaughton and Adrian Toutoungi are our go-to partner specialists.’
Corporate and commercial - Cambridge
Intellectual Property (Leading individual): "Adrian Toutoungi is a strategic visionary. He has unrivalled intellect, knowledge and expertise, but is very approachable and easy to talk to."
Biotechnology
IP - contentious and non-contentious
We have won Life Sciences Team of the Year at the Legal Business Awards 2023 for advising on three simultaneous transformational transactions for AIM-listed Shield Therapeutics plc.
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