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Agathe Michel-De-Cazotte
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Andreas Robinson
Senior Counsel Intellectual Property & LitigationAmgen -
Andrew Hutchinson
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Antje Brambrink
CounselFinneganDr. Antje Brambrink is qualified and admitted as an attorney at law in Germany. She advises and represents clients in complex patent disputes on all IP-related matters, often at the interface of antitrust and regulatory laws. Her expertise covers various fields of technology with a focus on pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, med-tech, as well as renewable energies and high-tech. Our clients appreciate Antje’s deep understanding of the life sciences sector based on her dual qualification as a licensed dentist.
As a patent litigator, Antje represents clients in infringement, preliminary injunction and inspection proceedings before German district and appeal courts as well as in nullity and compulsory license proceedings at the German Federal Patent Court and the Federal Supreme Court.
In addition to her work as a litigator, Antje advises clients strategically on all issues relating to intellectual property rights (patents, utility models, supplementary protection certificates), such as contracts for the licensing and transfer of rights also in connection with international transactions or the newly established Unified Patent Court (UPC). She has extensive experience in the European coordination of multinational patent disputes.
Prior to joining Finnegan, Antje practiced patent litigation for several years in the patent litigation teams of two international law firms seated in Germany. Antje’s medical and scientific background is of great benefit in advising clients from the life sciences sector. Renowned pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical devices companies regularly seek her advice. She also advises in the field of renewable energies and in the enforcement of standard-essential patents.
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Aoife Murphy
PartnerDLA Piper -
Arjan Reijns
Legal Director AmsterdamPinsent Masons -
Arvid van Oorschot
PartnerVondst -
Benjamin May
PartnerAramisBenjamin May was admitted to practice law in 2000 and further admitted to the panel of “Intellectual Property specialists” with the Bar Association. Practice head of IP at Aramis, Benjamin specializes in cross-border patent litigation with a focus on pharmaceuticals, medical devices and biotechs. The 7 attorneys of the IP team are all internationally trained and address a wide range of patent law matters (e.g. invalidity strategies, infringement, launching at risk, preliminary injunctions, licensing, R&D and consortium agreements). In 2023 the team was ranked amongst the leading patent litigation practices in France, and Benjamin as “leading individual” (Legal 500).
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Brian Goldberg
CounselDechertBrian M. Goldberg is a Counsel in Dechert LLP’s intellectual property practice with a focus on life sciences patent litigation. Mr. Goldberg has successfully litigated patent cases through bench and jury trials, as well as parallel PTAB proceedings, with vast experience litigating Hatch-Waxman Act ANDA infringement actions. Mr. Goldberg has extensive first-hand experience applying the doctrine of equivalents in patent litigations involving small molecule and biologic pharmaceutical products. Mr. Goldberg’s neuroscience background and deep understanding of the statutory and regulatory framework of the Hatch-Waxman Act provides him invaluable insight in litigating cases to achieve successful outcomes for his clients.
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Brian O'Moore
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Cecile Goy
PartnerAramis LawCécile Goy is a member of the Paris Bar focusing on international patent litigation, in particular in the life sciences sector. Before joining Aramis, Cécile worked with an international IP boutique and in-house in the legal department of a car manufacturer. Cécile has also completed an internship at the IP section of the Paris Court of Appeal. Cécile is the author of several articles, including on medical devices and digital therapeutics.
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Charles Collins-Chase
PartnerFinneganCharles Collins-Chase focuses on district court patent litigation and appeals before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, where he served as a clerk. He uses his chemical engineering background to help clients protect innovations in pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, energy and renewables, and chemical products. He has assisted numerous clients in Hatch-Waxman (ANDA) litigation. Charles has handled district court litigations at every stage, from pre-litigation through discovery, dispositive motions, and trial. He particularly enjoys writing briefs and motions.
Charles has extensive experience at the Federal Circuit, where he has argued cases and assisted clients in over two dozen appeals from district courts and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). He has particular experience in appeals involving patent eligibility under 35 U.S.C. § 101. Charles lectures on and has published in several legal and industry media outlets on strategic IP considerations for protecting AI innovations in the pharmaceutical industry.
Before law school, Charles completed an M.Phil. in engineering for sustainable development at the University of Cambridge, where he researched the feasibility of community-scale biodiesel production using a novel reactor system. His undergraduate thesis research involved synthesizing and characterizing thermosetting polymers made from soybean oil and other renewable resources.
Charles also devotes substantial time to pro bono matters and leads the firm’s pro bono committee. He argues before the Federal Circuit on behalf of veterans seeking service-connected disability benefits. He successfully represented a client seeking Social Security disability benefits, writing the briefs and arguing at a hearing before an administrative law judge.
He holds a J.D. (cum laude) from University of Pennsylvania Law School.
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Chris Buntel
Co-Founder & CIPOTangiblyChris Buntel is a US intellectual property attorney with over 20 years experience connecting innovation and intellectual property law. He is a co-founder and the CIPO of Tangibly. Chris is passionate about trade secrets – the “next big thing” in intellectual property evolution. While other forms of intellectual property have been well supported for years, people are just now realizing the huge need for trade secret management tools and education. He has a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Stanford University, and J.D. in Law from University of Houston.
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Christine Kanz
PartnerHoyng Rokh Monegier -
Christopher Freeth
Principal AssociateGowling WLG -
Clemens Heusch
Head of Global Disputes and ResolutionNokia -
Conrad Eckhardt
Vice President IPBiotronikConrad practices in the IP field for more than 20 years and gained experience across various industries. Having started with Consumer Products at Procter & Gamble he moved on to Pharmaceuticals at Boehringer Ingelheim and is now active in the medical device field, first as Chief IP Counsel at Leica Biosystems and currently as Chief IP Counsel at Biotronik. Conrad is a European Patent Attorney and a European Patent Litigator and has patent litigation experience in Germany, the USA and China.
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Corinna Sundermann
Senior Vice President Intellectual PropertyFresenius Kabi -
Daan De Lange
PartnerBrinkhof -
Daniela Kinkeldey
PartnerBird & Bird -
Denis Schertenleib
PartnerSchertenleib Avocats -
Diane Adair
Senior IP CounselNovartis -
Doug McCann
PrincipalFish & Richardson -
Edgar Brinkman
Honourable JudgeUPC Local Division HagueMr. Brinkman finished a chemistry degree in 1993, specialising in biochemistry, and law degree in 1995 at Utrecht University in The Netherlands. After joining the bar that same year as a solicitor/barrister in Amsterdam focusing on patents and regulatory affairs, he was appointed judge at the Court of The Hague, IP department in 2002. He became a senior judge in 2007. He has been involved in many patent and other IP cases and speaks regularly on international conferences. He is co-editor of a leading Dutch IP magazine (BIE).
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Eleanor Root
PartnerBird & Bird -
Eun-Joo Min
DirectorWIPO Judicial Institute -
Ewan Nettleton
Principal IP Counsel, Oncology LitigationNovartis Pharma AG -
Filip De Corte
Head of IPSyngentaFilip De Corte is Head of Intellectual Property at Syngenta Crop Protection, leading patent attorneys based in Switzerland, the UK, the US, The Netherlands and China. Filip joined Syngenta on October 1, 2013. Until then, he held the position of Chief IP Counsel Europe at Cargill (2008 – 2013). Before joining Cargill in 2008, he worked in the Johnson & Johnson patent department, working in Beerse with Janssen Pharmaceutica (1991-2004), New Brunswick (2004-2007), and Brussels (2007-2008). Filip has a Ph.D. in organic chemistry, he is a qualified European Patent Attorney and passed the US patent bar exam. He has the qualification of European Patent Litigation from the University of Strasbourg. He also has an MBA of the Vlerick School of Management. Filip taught patent law in Antwerp under the auspices of CEIPI (Université de Strasbourg) as well as at the University of Leuven in the IPR management course and is a lecturer in the CEIPI patent litigation course.
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Filipe Pedro
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Frank Landolt
Chief Counsel IP & LegalConfo TherapeuticsFrank Landolt is Chief Counsel, Intellectual Property and Legal at Confo Therapeutics, a privately held biopharmaceutical start-up based in Ghent, Belgium specializing in GPCR-targeted therapeutics.
After studying chemistry and law at the University of Leiden in the Netherlands, Frank worked for almost ten years on pharmaceutical and biotechological patents and licensing in private practice in the Netherlands, where his clients included major pharmaceutical companies as well as some of the top biotech firms and research institutions in the Netherlands.
Prior to joining Confo in 2018, Frank worked for fifteen years in Ablynx N.V. (now a wholly owned Sanofi company), where he was a member of the management team and headed an integrated IP and legal group of four lawyers and five patent professionals. At Ablynx, Frank was involved in negotiating Ablynx’s strategic partnerships and licensing deals with AbbVie, Boehringer-Ingelheim, MSD, Merck-Serono, Novartis, Novo Nordisk, Sanofi and Wyeth.
From 2000 to 2004, Frank was director of IP and legal counsel at Devgen N.V. (now part of Syngenta), another Ghent-based biotechnology company, where he was involved in negotiating Devgen’s strategic collaborations with Sumitomo, Monsanto and DuPont Pioneer.
Frank is a Dutch and European patent attorney, and also holds a degree in business law from the University of Antwerp. He is a member of the Dutch association of patent attorneys (where he is a tutor for the professional qualification course), EPI and LES Benelux (where he is involved in the LES Licensing Course). He is a regular speaker on a range of topics relating to IP and licensing in the (bio)pharmaceutical sector. Frank was named as one of Managing IP’s ‘Corporate IP stars’ for four years in a row (2015-2018). -
Gaëlle Bourout
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Georgia Roussou
Senior Legal CounselWin Media -
Guido Pontremoli
Coporate IP Patent DirectorChiesiCurrently employed as global Head of the IP department-Patent at Chiesi Farmaceutici SpA, managing and coaching a team of experienced patent attorneys, patent searchers and administrators, working on the protection, enforcement, litigation and/or opposition of the Chiesi IP, aligned with business decisions.
Before joining Chiesi, I worked in IP groups of big pharma companies (GSK Vaccine, and Bracco Imaging) as senior patent attorney responsible for all the IP aspects concerning some key R&D projects. I also had experience as patent counsel in private practices, dealing with pharma, chemical and bio entities.
Graduated in chemistry from the Univ of Milan, with a PhD in medicinal chemistry and a post-doc experience in USA, I am qualified EPA and chartered Italian patent attorney.
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Hannes Iserentant
Head of IPCeylad OncologyHannes Iserentant, Head of IP at Celyad Oncology, started his IP career in private practice Bird Goën & Co as member of the Life Sciences team. In 2008, he joined the tech transfer team of VIB, a dedicated life sciences research institute, as IP Manager. From 2013 to 2016, he was part of the Expert Group on patent law in the field of biotechnology for the European Commission. He joined Celyad Oncology in 2016, where he now is Head of IP. Hannes Iserentant holds a PhD in Biomedical Sciences from Ghent University, is a qualified European Patent Attorney and European Patent Litigator.
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Jako Eleveld
Head of IP LicensingPhilips -
James Horgan
Assistant General CounselMSD -
Jenny Davies
PartnerGowlingJenny Davies is a life sciences and patent specialist with a Masters in Biochemistry from Oxford. She provides strategic advice to help clients protect and exploit their R&D investment in the life sciences sector, medical device sector and the chemical industry. Her work regularly entails negotiating agreements to support her clients' research, development, manufacture and commercialisation, and protect their markets through the enforcement of patents.
Jenny delivers business-focused solutions across her unique practice area spanning patents and dispute resolution, transactions ranging from strategic licensing to highly complex collaborations and regulatory matters. She advises clients in all aspects of patent enforcement, from technical analysis and global strategy to leading UK litigation and EPO oppositions.
Given the commercial and practical value of the assets Jenny protects, her approach combines precision and detail with a commercial mindset and sector-led solutions. Clients praise her "endless determination", "formidable intellect" and are "deeply impressed" with her "unusual capacity to think creatively".
Her work highlights include leading ground-breaking patent litigation up to the UK Court of Appeal to achieve a novel form of "Arrow declaration" for Fujifilm Kyowa Kirin and advising AstraZeneca across a range of high value and complex transactions: its collaboration with the University of Oxford (COVID-19 vaccine); two $6 billion oncology collaborations with Daiichi Sankyo; an $8.5 billion oncology deal with Merck; and a $300 million oncology deal with Genzyme (Caprelsa).
Jenny is a member of the BioIndustry Association's IP Advisory Committee, and SPC and exclusivities committee, and a regular speaker on patent litigation and strategy.
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Jiri Slavik
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John Cox
PartnerBarnes & ThornburgWith deep knowledge of issues facing the life sciences industry, John Cox counsels clients regarding their worldwide intellectual property rights and represents their patent interests when litigation arises, particularly regarding pharmaceutical, chemical, and biotechnology matters. John takes his role in protecting these important assets of life science innovators very seriously while approaching each matter with enthusiasm.
Through his ability to communicate effectively and succinctly, John advises on, develops, and carries out global IP strategies for the benefit of innovative companies, his clients, who are focused on developing core assets that save and improve the lives of patients. John enjoys leveraging his unique ability to put together targeted and enduring teams for each matter – paying close attention to each person’s strengths and skillsets and how they fit with one another, alongside his highly specialized experience and thoughtful and responsive nature.
John is intimately familiar with the pharmaceutical industry, having dealt with patent and IP subject matter ranging from brain chemistry, the gastrointestinal system, drug delivery systems and treatments of rare diseases and cancer to medical diagnostic methods, the generation of biofuel using bacteria, and processes for manufacturing chemicals and pharmaceutical products. He also has almost two decades of experience in Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) cases, including pre-litigation investigations.John offers guidance from the first step of a matter through to resolution, including all aspects of litigation. He has extensive experience related to discovery and motion practice, as well as in developing offensive and defensive strategies. He is well versed in dealing with complex subject matter and technical witnesses, such as inventors and experts.
John adeptly helps clients navigate the crossroads of foreign business practices and the complexities of U.S. patent practice, having worked with foreign pharmaceutical, chemical, and biotechnology companies throughout his career. -
Julia Schönbohm
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Kamleh Nicola
PartnerMarks & ClerkKamleh J. Nicola is a leading Canadian patent litigator and health regulatory lawyer who has earned a strong reputation in Canada and internationally. She is a partner at Marks & Clerk Canada and is Co-Head of their Litigation Practice. Kamleh’s specialty is working with domestic and multinational pharmaceutical, biopharma and medtech organizations. Her technical competency has attracted some of the world’s best-known brands.
Described by many as tenacious and strategic, she thrives in complex contentious situations across multiple jurisdictions. Kamleh has authored many publications, and presented, on IP, regulatory and compliance subjects focussing on the life science industry
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Karin Pramberger
Intellectual Property DirectorPolpharma GroupKarin has been Intellectual Property Director at the Polpharma Group since April 2018. She is responsible for all patent and trade mark related activities. Prior to joining the Polpharma Group, Karin was Head of IP of Medichem, Spain, and worked in various positions within the patent department of Teva, Barr and Pliva. She spent 7 years in a law firm in Vienna, Austria, where she became European and Austrian patent and trade mark attorney. She studied Biotechnology in Vienna, Austria, and at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chemie de Paris, France. In 2017 she graduated with an LLB from the University of London. Since 2005 she has been a tutor at CEIPI, University of Strasbourg, for the pre-exam and the C-part of the European Qualifying Exam.
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Kathleen Fox Murphy
PartnerEIP -
Katie Coltart
PartnerLinklaters -
Kevin Feng
Patent Attorney/Deputy ChiefTsai, Lee & Chen -
Kit Carter
Head of IP LitigationSandoz -
Kristin Cooklin
Head of IPZentiva -
Laila Beynon
AD- Dispute ResolutionRegeneronLaila Beynon is Director, Dispute Resolution at Regeneron, responsible for the strategic co-ordination of ex-US patent litigation. She has a PhD in Biochemistry/Molecular Biology, 10 years’ private practice experience in life sciences patent litigation at Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, and prior to her role at Regeneron headed up the Patent Litigation team at BAT.
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Marc Holtorf
PartnerPinsent Masons -
Marc Lauzeral
CounselSchertenleib Avocats -
Martina Hufnal
PrincipalFish & Richardson -
Mathilde Rauline
Head of Greater Europe Patent LitigationSanofiMathilde is a European patent attorney, is qualified as a French patent attorney, and is admitted to the Paris bar.
She is head of Greater Europe patent litigation at Sanofi, after having been a patent litigator in private practice (mostly in the pharmaceutical field), and a patent attorney in the industry (Sanofi, Nestlé).
She has extensive experience in pharmaceutical and life-science patent litigation in France, at the EPO, in Europe, and in Eurasia.
Her expertise also comprises contractual matters, settlements, regulatory aspects, and the SPC regulation.
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Maximilian Haedicke
Honourable JudgeUPC Central Division Paris -
Michael Swita
Director of Intellectual Property PolicyEFPIA -
Michiel De Bruijn
VP of SalesTangibly -
Mike Cottler
Ex Global Head of LitigationAlvotech -
Mike Gilbert
PartnerMarks & ClerkMike Gilbert is a partner at Marks & Clerk in London. He is an Intellectual Property (IP) lawyer who advises clients in a wide variety of business sectors on issues including litigation and dispute resolution, IP strategy and risk limitation, due diligence projects and commercial and licensing transactions involving IP. His primary focus and expertise, however, lies in life sciences patent litigation where he is considered to be one of the UK’s leading practitioners. He has represented some of the world’s leading biopharmaceutical corporations in complex patent and technical disputes including Genentech, Roche, Chugai, Pfizer, Wyeth, AstraZeneca, MedImmune, Daiichi Sankyo, AbbVie, Amgen and Illumina to name but a few. Mike is well known for his strategic and creative vision and is consistently recommended in various legal directories including the World IP Review, Legal 500, Who's Who Legal and the IAM Patent 1000 guide, which describe him as “always at the top of the pile, especially for pharmaceutical matters”. Mike graduated from Cambridge University in 1989 with a degree in chemical engineering.
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Naoise Gaffney
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Naomi Pearce
CEO and LawyerPearce IPNaomi Pearce is CEO, Executive Lawyer, Patent & Trade Mark Attorney, and Founder of Pearce IP which commenced in 2017 and won 2021 “IP Team of the Year” at the Australian Law Awards. With a science background in biology, Naomi has been serving life sciences clients for 25 years. Among other awards, Naomi is 2023 Lawyers Weekly “IP Partner of the Year”, the 2022 Lexology Client Choice Award winner (Life Sciences), 2022 Women in Business Law Asia Pacific “Patent Lawyer of the Year”, 2022 Australasian Lawyer “Most Influential Lawyer”, is ranked in IAM Patent 1000, and a MIP “Patent Star”.
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Oliver Laing
PartnerPotter Clarkson -
Oscar Lamme
PartnerSimmons & Simmons -
Owen Swens
PartnerVondst -
Oya Yalvac
PartnerDERISOya is a Turkish and European Patent Attorney with a background in molecular biology and genetics.
She has worked in the pharmaceutical industry as an in-house patent attorney for more than 10 years.
She is specialized in patent litigation and freedom to operate analysis.
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Patricia Rombach
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Paul Inman
PartnerGowlingWith more than 25 years' experience of litigating intellectual property (IP) disputes both within the UK and internationally, Paul Inman works with companies ranging from small start-ups to major multi-national corporations. He specialises in the life sciences sector, which includes acting on high-profile pharmaceutical patent infringement cases in the UK Patents Court.
Paul provides life science businesses with commercial advice from an international outlook. His specialist experience ideally places him to provide this expertise and client care, with the ultimate aim of delivering well-rounded advice and guidance to ensure the best possible outcome.
As well as litigating in the English courts, he has co-ordinated and advised on IP and regulatory litigation matters across the globe; from all over Europe and the US, to as far afield as Asia, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.
Successfully guiding clients through the maze of litigation is where Paul's strength lies, having now been involved over 25 years of litigation in cases leading to more than 40 reported judgments. These range from the tribunals of the UK Patent Office up to the House of Lords, European Patent Office and European Court of Justice.
Paul also has a degree in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry and during his professional career has established an outstanding reputation in the market. He is distinguished in the 2023 edition of IAM Patent 1000: The World's Leading Patent Professionals, ranked individually for both IP law and life sciences law in the peer review publication 'Best Lawyers® in the UK' and recognised in several categories within Chambers & Partners UK 2023.
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Peter van Schijndel
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Petra Bohanec Grabar
IP LeadSandozPetra Bohanec Grabar is a Slovenian and European Patent Attorney and holds a diploma of Patent Litigation in Europe from the University of Strasbourg.
Petra has extensive experience working in house. In her current role as Group Head in Sandoz, Petra leads a team of patent practitioners supporting development, in licensing and launch of generic products on global markets.
Petra holds a PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana and is an author of twelve peer reviewed articles in the field of pharmacogenetics.
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Petri Rinkenen
Honourable JudgeUPC Helsinki Local DivisionMr. Petri Rinkinen works as a legally qualified judge in the Unified Patent Court (UPC). He is the presiding judge in the Helsinki local division. He has worked as a judge from September 2013 in the exclusive Finnish IP-court, the Market Court in Helsinki, Finland focusing on IPR-matters, especially to patent cases. Prior to joining the court he has worked as an attorney-at-law since mid 1990’s focusing on IPR-matters. He is a frequent lecturer in IPR-matters.
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Pierluigi Perrotti
Honourable JudgeUPC Local Division Milan -
Rae Crisler
PrincipalFish & Richardson -
Rebecca Lawrence
PartnerDLA Piper -
Rian Kalden
Honourable JudgeUPC Court of Appeal -
Rob Cerwinski
PartnerGemini Law -
Roberto Rodrigues
PartnerLicks AttorneysRob Rodrigues manages high-stakes business and IP disputes in Brazil. He assists Fortune 500 and startup companies in matters requiring complex technical ability with a strategic approach, managing patent portfolios of the largest life sciences companies across the globe. His understanding of the Brazilian market makes him a "go-to" lawyer when dealing with enforcement measures.
Rob earned an LLM from Stanford Law School and is regularly recognized by leading publications like The Legal 500, IAM, and IP Stars, with clients noting that he “combines strong technical skills and a flair for complexity with commercial awareness, pragmatism, and sound judgment.” His clients praise his technical skills, his ability to perform under pressure, and his outstanding leadership in the local community.
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Sean Alexander
Head of IP StrategyUmicoreSean Alexander is a qualified European Patent Attorney as well as a Canadian and U.S. Patent Agent. He has worked in the IP field for many years and is currently the Head of IP Strategy (H&N) for Chr. Hansen in Denmark. Prior to joining Chr. Hansen, Sean headed the IP team at Elanco Inc. based in the Netherlands and was a Partner with Gowling WLG in Canada. Sean has been recognized as one of the world's leading IP strategists by IAM Magazine and is regularly praised for his pragmatic and commercially aware approach to IP.
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Sergio Napolitano
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Shohta Ueno
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Stefanie Kies
Senior Director Intellectual PropertyPolpharma Biologics -
Stefan Luginbuehl
Head of Department European Legal AffairsEuropean Patent Office (EPO)Stefan Luginbuehl, PhD, lawyer, is Head of the Department European Legal Affairs (Dep 5222) at the European Patent Office where he is dealing with a wide range of patent law and patent litigation related subjects, with emphasis on the implementation of the EU unitary patent package into the existing European patent system.
He participated in several Diplomatic and Intergovernmental Conferences on the reform of the European patent system and the international litigation system. He is a lecturer in different universities and is the author and editor of several books and articles on patent procedure and patent litigation in Europe and China.
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Sufiyah Sulaiman
Senior Patent Manager Patent LitigationSTADASufiyah Sulaiman is an attorney-at-law with a master’s degree in science. As an in-house patent litigation counsel of generic pharma giants, she has been managing their patent litigation and product launch-at-risk globally. At the moment, she is a senior manager (patent litigation) at STADA (Arzneimittel) AG, before that she was the Global IP litigation counsel for Sandoz (International GmbH) and, IP and regulatory litigation counsel for Mylan (now Viatris).
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Takanori Abe
Managing PartnerABE & PARTNERSMr. ABE is an Attorney-at-Law, admitted in both Japan and New York. He is currently a Guest Professor of Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine and formerly a lecturer of The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine and Faculty of Medicine. He is an arbitrator in Japan and sit on various positions in Japanese medical/pharmaceutical societies.
Mr. ABE works in wide areas of international and corporate matters with a focus on intellectual property law and international commerce. The patent litigations that he has participated covers the fields of pharmaceuticals, chemistry, electronics and machinery, which involve advanced technology such as biotechnology, semiconductors, etc., and which are cross-border matters. He has extensive experience on representing and advising multinational and domestic clients in pharmaceutical industry and is currently involved in the drastic battle between brands and also the one between brands and generics. He also has experience in trademark, copyright and unfair competition litigation.
For Mr. ABE’s detail information and activities, please visit www.abe-law.com or email to: [email protected]
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Thierry Lautier
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Tjibbe Douma
Partner, IP, AmsterdamBird & Bird -
Toni Santamaria
Vice President Intellectual PropertyAdalvoToni has been leading the Intellectual Property team at Adalvo since 2021. He has more than 20 years of experience in different pharmaceutical companies where he has been involved in developing and implementing complex patent and data exclusivity litigation strategies for several generics and added value products, including leading parallel litigation cases in multiple European countries. He also has experience in patent and trademark prosecution.
Toni qualified as European Patent Attorney in 2010 and holds a PhD in Organic Chemistry.
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Wioletta Niwinska
Legal CounselSanoWioletta Niwińska is a qualified Polish Attorney, well-versed advising clients on legal issues in all aspects of business operations including IP protection, particularly in the new technologies industry, including AI, machine learning, MedTech. She has gained experience working in international and national law firms, the public sector (at the National Centre for Research and Development) and the private sector, however, she decided to work closer to people. She enjoys working with high-growth start-ups and SMEs, helping them develop their innovative ideas in a legally secure environment. Working with creative people motivates her to continuously develop and explore AI and innovation.
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Wouter Pors
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Zack Mummery
PartnerReddie & GroseZack is a partner at Reddie & Grose and is a UK and European patent attorney based in London.
Zack assists large multinational corporations, SMEs and start-ups operating at the cutting edge of chemistry and pharmaceutical technologies.
Zack has a wealth of experience drafting new patent applications and managing large patent portfolios covering developed and emerging markets. Zack regularly provides clear commercially focussed advice on global patent strategies, utilising patent protection and managing the risk posed by third party patent rights.
Zack also has experience supporting clients through funding rounds, assisting clients with investor due diligence and he has provided IP support for a number of large deals including a multimillion dollar public offering.