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Provided by Herbert Smith Freehills

Combining deep scientific and technical knowledge, we apply our commercial nous and experience to anticipate and deliver innovative, value-enhancing solutions.

We partner with our clients at every level of their businesses to help them achieve their goals: from strategic advice on "bet-the-company" transactions and disputes to merger control, regulatory investigations, commercial contracts and licensing.

Our intellectual property lawyers, the majority of whom have scientific or engineering backgrounds, understand that innovation is at the heart of the pharmaceutical industry. We help the world's leading pharmaceutical companies to use intellectual property to achieve commercial outcomes and competitive advantage, and have acted on some of the most complex transactions and disputes in the market.

Our integrated pharmaceuticals team spans our network of offices, and together with our preferred, trusted local law firms, work as one to provide commercial solutions—wherever you operate.

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Life Sciences: IP/Patent Litigation - UK-wide

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What the Team is Known For

Herbert Smith Freehills provides an excellent patent litigation offering for biotech and pharmaceuticals companies, and is best known for defending against generic challenges. It is very strong on the interaction of IP law with competition and EU law. The team also advises on IP licensing and freedom-to-operate exercises, and demonstrates expertise in UK and EU pharmaceuticals regulations.

Work Highlights

Provided by Herbert Smith Freehills

  • Herbert Smith Freehills continue to act for Biogen in a multibillion-dollar global patent dispute in relation to Tecfidera, a treatment for multiple sclerosis.

Strengths

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At HSF, their level of organisation is really stellar and their senior associates are very strong.

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Herbert Smith are very experienced in all aspects of pharmaceutical patent matters. The team offers perfect advice that is very client-oriented.

Life Sciences: IP/Patent Litigation respondent
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Herbert Smith Freehills has an extremely proactive and very commercially savvy team.

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Notable Practitioners

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Sebastian Moore
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Sebastian Moore
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Sebastian Moore advises world-leading biotech and pharma companies on cross-border patent litigation campaigns. He oversees disputes before the courts and the EPO.

Sebastian has a very strong reputation in life sciences patent litigation.

Seb has really good judgement and understands the heart of the matter. He is able to articulate, problem-solve and manage the greater strategy.

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Alan Montgomery
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Alan Montgomery
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Alan Montgomery is known for his work on life sciences transactions. He advises on commercial contracts, mergers, acquisitions and collaborations involving notable life sciences and pharmaceuticals companies.

Alan is an extremely commercially savvy lawyer.

Alan is really well known and respected. He knows the market and shows willingness to understand clients' needs and businesses.

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Herbert Smith Freehills

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Life Sciences: IP/Patent Litigation
Sebastian Moore
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Sebastian Moore
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Life Sciences: Transactional
Alan Montgomery
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Alan Montgomery
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Members

Provided by Herbert Smith Freehills

Alan Montgomery

Head of Department

Andrew Moir

Chris Parker

James Allsop

Jonathan Turnbull

Kate Meakin

Kyriakos Fountoukakos

Marc Perkins

Rebekah Gay

Robert Moore

Rod Fletcher