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Carpmaels & Ransford LLP

Intellectual Property

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Carpmaels & Ransford LLP

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Carpmaels & Ransford LLP is a leader in the European IP market having driven innovation in the industry for over 200 years. We advise clients on all aspects of intellectual property including drafting, filing and prosecuting patent and trade mark applications, drafting and negotiating licence agreements and other commercial IP agreements, advising on the transfer of property rights, assisting clients with patent restoration matters and conducting enforcement and revocation litigation.

The firm has one of Europe’s largest intellectual property teams serving blue-chip clients across the globe. The firm’s attorneys have considerable technical knowledge, bringing together experience from industry-leading companies, academic research at leading universities, and extensive patent expertise in the areas of engineering and tech, chemistry and materials, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, supplementary protection certificates and information communications technology and standards. 

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What the Team is Known For
Carpmaels & Ransford is a powerful patent litigation practice built on the solid foundations of one of the country's leading patent attorney firms. The firm draws on deep wells of knowledge across all conceivable scientific disciplines but has particularly cut a dash in life sciences.
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Work Highlights

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  • Carpmaels & Ransford were instructed by Johnson & Johnson to help defend and enforce the patents that protect the company’s biggest product, Stelara which is a biological product used in the treatment of autoimmune diseases (such as arthritis, Crohn’s disease, psoriasis and ulcerative

    colitis) across the EU.

Strengths

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  • They have strong patent litigation as well as prosecution teams so they are uniquely positioned to advise on strategy across the EPO, local courts and before the UPC.

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  • They have provided a first-rate service in all of the cases I have done with them. They are very good at handling expert evidence and the whole team was integrated with UPC and EPO expertise.

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  • Carpmaels & Ransford are always very much on top of the arguments and know the case inside-out.

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  • Carpmaels' interdisciplinary team stands out for knowledge, skill and dedication, making sure that tight deadlines are comfortably met in legally, procedurally and scientifically complex matters.

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  • Carpmaels are extremely diligent in all their work, with great expertise in both patent and SPC related matters. They are also so pleasant to work with, regardless how stressful the situation may be.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Ian Kirby
    Ian Kirby

    Ian Kirby

    Ian Kirby is noted for his success as a patent litigator acting for medical device and pharmaceutical manufacturers. He has also recently been instructed by clients in financial services and consumer goods.

    • Ian Kirby is a great team leader and case managing partner.

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    • A very good litigator.

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    • Ian is a brilliant, strategic thinker and combines profound legal knowledge with an excellent understanding of the clients' business.

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  • David Wilson
    David Wilson

    David Wilson

    David Wilson has a wealth of experience defending and bringing claims for corporations in patent infringement and revocation actions. He has particular expertise representing top pharmaceutical companies.

    • David Wilson has significant experience in patent litigation and strategy.

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  • Jennifer Antcliff
    Jennifer Antcliff

    Jennifer Antcliff

    Jennifer Antcliff is recommended for her coordination and litigation of patent litigation in the life sciences sector. In addition to representing clients on patents disputes, she also advises them on patent enforcement strategies.

    • Jennifer always goes the extra mile to ensure to deliver in accordance with the client's expectations and handles the cases in a way which makes it easy for the client to make its business decisions.

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    • She is incredibly smart, technically superb and at the very top of her game in this field.

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    • Jennifer is an exceptional IP litigator and knows the life sciences patent litigation sector inside-out. She is particularly experience in coordinating multi-jurisdictional patent and SPC litigation.

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