Life Sciences: IP/Patent Litigation
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Provided by Marks & Clerk
Intellectual property is a critical asset in the life sciences sector. With Marks & Clerk, you work with leading life science experts, whose technical and legal capabilities are accurately matched to your needs. People who understand your world and are experienced in identifying, protecting, enforcing and maximising the value of IP rights for life sciences businesses.
Technical and sector expertise
Marks & Clerk has a large team of leading life science experts. The size of our team means that we have extensive expertise in all life science technical areas, including small molecules, biologics, molecular biology, gene therapy, virology, plant biotechnology, vaccines, wounds, immunology, bioinformatics and diagnostic methods.
We also have expertise in all other exclusivities particular to the life sciences sector, including:
- supplementary protection certificates (SPCs) for medicinal and plant protection products
- patent term extensions
- regulatory exclusivities
- plant variety rights.
Our life sciences team acts for world-leading multinationals as well as start-ups, universities, public sector organisations, and established SMEs. Our clients include businesses from the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, food technology and agritech sectors.
Chambers Review
Marks & Clerk advises leading pharmaceutical, biotech and medical technology companies on high-stakes patent litigation. The firm works at the frontier of new developments in patent law, such as the applicability of Arrow declarations. It is also noted for advising on SPC filing and protection, and is allied to an excellent network of patent attorneys.
Notable Practitioners
Mike Gilbert is recommended for all facets of pharmaceutical and biotech patent litigation. He is a leading authority on the law concerning SPCs.
"Mike is a well-regarded practitioner."