Who we are
Intellectual property is our passion.
We are driven by ideas and innovation.
We work tirelessly to protect them and help our clients changing the world around us.
HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER understands the need for an intellectual property lawyer who knows the industry at hand, is straight-talking and straight-shooting, and able to deliver. No matter what.
Our dedicated European team has more than one hundred intellectual property professionals. In the full belief there cannot be a compromise as to legal quality, we chose to dedicate our practice entirely to intellectual property and related regulatory issues. But we also have the technical background and expertise to deal with the most challenging technologies often involved in IP disputes. Our experience and pioneering mentality unite in groundbreaking cases we handle across borders.
HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER is the go-to intellectual property law firm in Europe.
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UPC Unfiltered, by Willem Hoyng – UPC decisions week 50, 2025
Below, Prof. Willem Hoyng provides his unfiltered views on the decisions that were published on the website of the Unified Patent Court (“UPC”) last week. His comments offer a unique insight into the UPC’s case law, as he chairs the Advisory Board of the UPC and participated in drafting the Rules of Procedure of the UPC.
Five stars for HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER - Juve Patent UPC 2026
Jurisdictional puzzles at the UPC
The UPC’s long-arm jurisdiction is one of the hottest topics in European patent litigation today. This post addresses two specific issues that arise from the interaction between the UPC Agreement and the EU’s legislative framework for jurisdiction, Regulation 1215/2012 (the Brussels I Reg). These are 1) which is the home state court of a defendant according Art. 4 I Brussel I Reg in the UPC context; and 2) what is the extent of jurisdiction conferred on the UPC under Art. 7(2) Brussels I Reg?