Practice Areas
Over the last 15 years, Rachel has advised clients on global patent litigation matters across a broad range of topics, from pharma, biotech and medical devices cases to glass fibres and beer-dispensing machines. She has a particular interest in the chemical and life sciences sectors due to her background in chemistry.
Rachel’s work encompasses working on pre-litigation strategic issues as well as active litigation before the courts in the UK and elsewhere and playing a pivotal role in the coordination of multi-jurisdictional patent litigation. As part of this work she has gained experience in a range of issues such as obtaining interim injunctions, conducting litigation experiments, working with a wide range of technical experts and advising on patent entitlement issues.
For much of her career, Rachel has worked with leading pharmaceutical companies, helping them to develop strategies for the defence and enforcement of patents relating to blockbuster medicines and medical devices. Her work therefore involves working closely with lawyers and patent attorneys across the globe to ensure careful technical and legal alignment of litigation and prosecution matters.
Rachel’s work highlights include:
- Celltrion v Genentech & Novartis – litigation in the High Court relating to XOLAIR (omalizumab) formulation.
- Teva and Samsung Bioepis v Novartis – litigation in the High Court relating to LUCENTIS (ranibizumab) pre-filled syringes, also multi-jurisdictional coordination.
- Heineken v Anheuser Busch Inbev v Heineken – litigation in the High Court relating to polymer chemistry of kegs used in beer dispensing machines.
- OCV v Jushi – Appeal before the Court of Appeal relating to composition of glass fibres (guidance on anticipation relating to numerical ranges).
- Fisher & Paykel v Resmed – litigation in the High Court relating to CPAP masks.
- Good Technology Corporation v MobileIron – litigation in the High Court relating to software application.
- Hospira v Novartis – litigation in the High Court and Court of Appeal relating to a dosage regimen relating to ACLASTA, also multijurisdictional coordination. Includes notable preliminary injunction (PI) decision from the Court of Appeal on the availability of PIs when a patent has been held to be invalid at first instance.
- Top 5 pharmaceutical company v multiple generics/biosimilar companies (coordination of litigation and pre-litigation strategies relating to additional blockbuster medicines).
Rachel spent seven months on secondment to the patent litigation team of a US biopharmaceutical company where she gained a first-hand appreciation of life as “the client” and a valuable insight into how best to provide good client service and useful, commercial advice.
Rachel is a co-editor of the Kluwer Patent Blog.
Career
MChem Chemistry, University of Oxford
Diploma in Intellectual Property Law and Practice, University of Oxford
Solicitor (England & Wales) 2010
Solicitor Advocate (England & Wales) 2020
Partner 2020
Admitted in Republic of Ireland 2024
UPC Representative 2024
