Dehns in Germany

Strix is the world leader in kettle controls. With 56% of the global kettle control market, their products are used 1 billion times a day across the world.

Oxford Flow Ltd designs, manufactures and sells industrial pressure regulators using innovative technology to provide new levels of performance for natural gas transmission, water distribution, oil and gas, and process industries.

Dehns has been working with this particular University Technology Transfer Office for almost 10 years.

The TTO had submitted an application for funding for one of their projects but it was initially rejected because they had overlooked the importance of their intellectual property. The IP section of their funding application was deemed inadequate so they asked for our help.

Camurus AB is a Swedish research-based pharmaceutical and biotechnology company specialising in the commercialisation of innovative specialty medicines for treating serious and chronic diseases, where there are clear medical needs and potential to significantly improve treatment.

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MyEnergi is a young and growing UK company designing and manufacturing renewable energy products for the home, such as the “zappi”, a multi-award winning eco-smart electric vehicle charger, and the “eddi”, a controller for solar power generation systems.

Ketonex offers the custom design and synthesis of high performance engineering thermoplastics for additive layer manufacturing (ALM) techniques.

EQT required Dehns to carry out due diligence on AutoStore’s portfolio and address any issues surrounding the strength of the IP portfolio and Freedom to Operate over third party IP rights, as well as advising on a dispute involving UK online grocery retailer, Ocado.

This client is a rapidly growing UK based pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturer. They specialise in bringing to market a range of quality, cost effective products that meet the challenges of modern day healthcare delivery.

After many years of working with Dehns, a medium-sized Norwegian technology company requested a valuation of the entire IP portfolio to present to shareholders and to help inform decisions being made by the board.

A small UK-based start-up focussed on providing cloud-based analytics services contacted the Dehns Consulting team regarding an idea that they had been working on in relation to a software product  that used AI algorithms to improve their customer’s sales and marketing processes.

airMont AS is a small Norwegian start-up that provides digital services directed to improving air quality. Dehns has worked with airMont since their inception, advising on matters relating to IP and innovation management.

Isansys Lifecare Ltd is an Oxfordshire-based company which provides wireless patient monitoring services and systems for digital health.

Dehns first worked with Isansys when they were referred to us in 2011. Dehns Partner Laura Ramsay drafted and filed their first two PCT patent applications in 2012, which related to operation and structure of a wireless cardiac monitoring device called a “Lifetouch Sensor”.

Pret a Manger ( known as ‘Pret’) is one of the UK’s best known upmarket sandwich shop chains, and has been a client of Dehns for over 15 years.  Dehns has  created a global IP strategy to protect Pret’s  IP rights, while the company has expanded from a single store in High Holborn in 1986 to a global business with  a turnover  approaching  US$1 billion and more than 400 stores in countries such as the US, France, China and Hong Kong.