Our attorneys provide the highest calibre advice to clients seeking to obtain, protect and defend IP covering NCEs. The team has specialist skills in a variety of NCE classes such as anti-HIV compounds, ligand-linker conjugates, cannabinoid-based technology, oncology treatments and anti-SARS-CoV-2 therapies. Our clients range from research organisations, innovative companies and not-for-profit entities based in the UK and overseas. Our team has notable expertise handling extensive patent portfolios covering potential blockbuster compounds and navigating complex prior art situations. Read more.
We understand how safe and effective formulation is critical to the delivery of active ingredients in the fields of pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and nutraceuticals. New formulation inventions can provide valuable exclusivity to high value pharmaceuticals and contribute to their life-cycle management. Our team is passionate about ensuring the intellectual property associated with such technology is properly protected. Read more.
Processes, whether at lab-scale, pilot plant or for full scale production, usually involve the development of new process conditions and often yield new intermediates. We can advise on the patentability of each process step and help our clients to obtain appropriate protection to maintain a competitive advantage. Read more.
We advise clients on all aspects of intellectual asset management in the important field of drug delivery, including those clients developing encapsulation technologies and other viral and non-viral delivery systems for gene therapy and growth factors for use in a variety of therapeutic areas including oncology and neurodegenerative disorders. Read more.
Also contributing to the life-cycle management of potential blockbuster pharmaceuticals is IP covering new medical indications and previously unused dosage regimens. The identification of new uses of already known drugs (so-called “repurposing”) can significantly speed up the time taken to provide new or alternative treatments. Navigating the pathway to patentability of such IP can be extremely complex and our team is highly experienced at assisting clients successfully obtain patent protection for their innovations in this field. Read more.
We apply our knowledge of organic chemistry and biochemistry to the field of agriculture to obtain intellectual property protection for inventions relating to fertilisers, agricultural products and productions and environmental matters. Read more.
Our dedicated team is heavily involved in the protection of inventions in the field of renewable technologies utilising inorganic chemistry. We have expertise prosecuting patent applications to inventions including photovoltaic devices based on perovskite materials such as switchable solar windows and high-efficiency crystalline photovoltaics and the firm is proud to work with world leaders in this field. Read more.
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