Biotechnology

Patent protection of innovative methods and products can form the foundation of a successful company, attracting licensing and investment opportunities, as well as market exclusivity. However, variations in the protection available in different countries for naturally occurring products and processes, medicines and diagnostic methods require expert guidance.

Our technical knowledge combined with legal expertise enables us to advise clients to build strategies with a global approach. We assist with drafting initial applications, ensuring varying national requirements are met, as well guide clients though the prosecution process in the UK, Europe and Internationally. After grant, our team continue to provide support through opposing/defending patents, providing freedom to operate advice, and filing supplementary protection certificates.

Licensing and all areas of IP for a Danish biotechnology company

We assist a world-leading pre-clinical and clinical drug development company with their extensive IP portfolio in the fields of bio-assays and peptide biopharmaceuticals. We provide guidance on strategy, filing, planning and drafting, and prosecution of international and national patent applications for new drugs for diabetes, lung fibrosis, heart failure and various types of cancer. We recently advised on IP licensing of an acquisition of a peptide biopharmaceutical.