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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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Life Sciences - Australia

Band 2

What the Team is Known For

The Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer team is noted for excellence in the IP field and as a go-to practice for high-stakes patent litigation to High Court level, especially in relation to pharmaceuticals. It is home to an outstanding depth of talent including patent attorneys and lawyers who are also qualified in such sciences as biochemistry, pharmacology and neuroscience. The firm offers life science clients a full suite of expertise from M&A and finance to licensing, R&D agreements and regulatory issues. Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer is appreciated for its assignment of discrete, specialist teams to mandates and for access to life sciences expertise, particularly to support IP protection and commercialisation-related objectives, across the firm's global network.

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Work Highlights

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  • Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer advised Oxford Nanopore Technologies in relation to bringing a preliminary discovery application and potential patent infringement proceedings against the Australian distributors of a competing manufacturer’s products.

Strengths

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  • HSF Kramer provides up to date knowledge and also a breadth of expertise covering all aspects of the transaction coupled with excellent commercial communication skills.

    Life Sciences respondentAsia-Pacific

  • HSF Kramer has the amazing ability to provide expert legal advice in a manner that is easily understood. They are very thorough and also have great commercial awareness.

    Life Sciences respondentAsia-Pacific

Notable Practitioners

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  • Emma Iles
    Emma Iles

    Emma Iles

    Emma Iles frequently assists pharmaceutical clients with patent disputes, including infringement, invalidity and opposition proceedings. She is based in Melbourne.

    • I'm very impressed by Emma Iles as an operator. She is willing to stretch into other parts of the law where we require a creative solution.

      Life Sciences respondentAsia-Pacific

    • Emma is an expert in her field. She identifies issues quickly and provides succinct and sensible legal advice.

      Life Sciences respondentAsia-Pacific
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