James Whyte

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Intellectual Property

London (Bar)

17 Years Ranked

About

Provided by James Whyte

UK Bar

Practice Areas

Barrister specialising in intellectual property law, with a particular emphasis on technically complex patent cases in biotechnology and pharmaceuticals. Scheduled trials include DSM v Mara (algal fatty acids), Hill v Touchlight (DNA production), Abbott v Dexcom - Trial E (glucose sensors), Samsung BioEpis v Alexion (antibody), Accord v Hoffmann-La Roche (subcutaneous formulation). Recent cases include Abbott v Dexcom - Trial C, Gilead v NuCana (nucleoside derivatives), InterDigital v Lenovo (telecoms), Optis v Apple (telecoms), Insulet v Roche (insulin pumps), Royalty Pharma v Boehringer Ingelheim (royalty dispute under German law), GSK v Fibrogen (iron deficiency drugs; settled shortly before trial), Conversant v Huawei (telecoms), Illumina v Ariosa (cell-free foetal DNA enrichment), Silence v Alnylam (RNAi; settled shortly before trial), Pacific Biosciences v Oxford Nanopore (DNA sequencing; settled shortly before trial), Illumina v Premaitha (prenatal diagnosis), Regeneron v Kymab (antibody engineering).

Career

Educated at Trinity College, Cambridge (top 1st in genetics; PhD in molecular biology); City University (distinction in postgraduate diploma in law); BPP (outstanding in bar vocational course). Called 2005, Lincoln's Inn.

Professional Memberships

Chancery Bar Association, IP Bar Association.

Publications

Co-author of Laddie, Prescott and Vitoria on the Modern Law of Copyright (6th edition forthcoming).

Chambers Review

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Intellectual Property - London (Bar)

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Individual Editorial

James Whyte is a technically brilliant IP barrister with a background in the biotechnology field. He is also noted for his abilities representing electronics and telecommunications clients in patent infringement claims. Additionally, he is frequently instructed in patent invalidation actions and litigation involving supplementary protection certificates. He acts in patent cases at appellate level as well as at first instance.

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