Overview
Katie is a patent litigation specialist with a wealth of experience across the life sciences and technology sectors. Katie is well-versed in dealing with major cross-border matters requiring significant coordination across multiple forums and at all levels of appeal. With a degree in chemistry and biology she is well-placed to advise on highly technical subject matters.
Katie has litigated patents across a broad spectrum of technological subject matters, including those relating to antibody and other biological drug products, biosimilars, drug development and screening platforms, medical devices, medical diagnostics and sequencing technologies, software, telecommunications, connected cars, consumer products, industrial products, and SEP/FRAND licensing.
Experience
Katie’s experience includes :
- Advising TDK Electronics in a Unified Patent Court dispute relating to magnetic sensor systems.
- Advising Playtech Software in a patent dispute before the Unified Patent Court concerning an online gaming system.
- Advising a major biosimilar manufacturer in preparation for the launch of one of its most important biosimilar products.
- Advising a global pharmaceutical company on validity and enforcement issues in relation to a key RSV patent.
- Acting for Pfizer in a patent dispute with Amgen concerning the development of bispecific antibodies for the treatment of multiple myeloma; a case that involved multiple other innovator claimants.
- Acting as UK and European coordinating counsel for Advanced Bionics (Sonova Group) against Med-El in a patent dispute concerning cochlear implant technology and spanning the UK, Germany, Netherlands, and the US.
- Acting as UK and cross-border coordinating counsel for Meril Life Sciences against Edwards Lifesciences in a long-running patent dispute concerning transcatheter heart valves and spanning numerous jurisdictions including the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Poland, Denmark, and the US.
- Acting as UK and global coordinating counsel for Regeneron against Kymab in a patent dispute that went all the way to the UK Supreme Court concerning antibody-producing transgenic mice and associated recombinant technologies; a case which required significant coordination with parallel proceedings on related patents in the US and across numerous patent offices.
- Representing TCL in a FRAND/SEP case brought by Philips in the UK, including advising TCL on the novel approach of bringing counter-proceedings in France, resulting in the first case seeking a FRAND royalty determination in France.
- Coordinating a European defence strategy for a well-known biosimilars manufacturer in preparation for proceedings by the originator spanning Germany, France, Netherlands, Spain, Italy, Hungary, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Austria, Denmark and Ireland.
- Advising a global handset, computer and chipset manufacturer on worldwide SEP/FRAND policy matters.
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