Armed with four partners who devote their time to patent litigation, boutique firm Véron & Associés is an outfit recognised by top-end clients such as L'Oréal and Nokia for its work before the French courts. Instrumental to the firm's success is the group of consultants that advise thes team on scientific and economic litigation matters. Leading the team is Pierre Véron, who continues to represent Swiss giant Novartis in the French part of global litigation against Johnson & Johnson in regards to a patent covering extended wear contact lenses. Partners Isabelle Romet and Sabine Agé also played pivotal roles in the case. In May 2010, Litigator Thomas Bouvet successfully defended Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics on infringement claims about a molecular biology patent for the detection of HIV in blood samples brought by Institut Pasteur.