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Adrian Spillmann
Director of Intellectual PropertyValnevaAgnieszka Deeg-Tyburska
General CounselPolpharmaAgathe Michel-De-Cazotte
PartnerCarpmaels & RansfordAndrea Andrade
VP PartnershipsRWSAndreas Robinson
Senior Counsel Intellectual Property & LitigationAmgenAna Lopez Lozano
Lead Patent CounselZentivaBianca Vos
PartnerHoffmann EitleCecile Teles
Head of IPZentivaCecile is Head Patent Attorney at Zentiva. She has over a decade of experience in the pharmaceutical industry.
Cecile is uniquely experienced and knowledgeable in the pharma space as she has experience in-house at an elite innovator company (Sanofi), biologics (Merck Serono), and extensive generic experience she gained as Zentiva.
Cecile is an enthusiastic manager of her team and was a key member of the IP team in leading the transformation of Zentiva into an independent and competitive generic company after divestment from Sanofi.
Cecile is a qualified European Patent Attorney. She also holds a certificate from CEIPI in patent litigation and most recently completed her diploma as a Master of Laws in France.
Christina Thomson
Managing AssociateSimmons & SimmonsChristof Bull
Associate General Patent CounselUCBCorinna Sundermann
Senior Vice President Intellectual PropertyFresenius KabiDenis Schertenleib
PartnerSchertenleib AvocatsDolores Cassidy
Head of Patent/SPC ExaminationIntellectual Property Office of IrelandDolores Cassidy, B.Sc. Ph.D., graduated from University College Dublin with a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry. In 1998 she joined the Intellectual Property Office of Ireland as a Patent Examiner, with particular responsibility for the examination of Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPCs). In 2021 she was promoted to the position of Head of Patent/SPC Examination at the Irish Office.
Dorian Immler
Head of PatentsBayerChristoph Rehfuess
Head of IPSotioEva Ehlich
PartnerMaiwaldFilipe Pedro
Director of IPBIALHa Kung Wong
Partner, Advisory Board MemberVenable, Centre for BiosimilarsHa Kung Wong has over 20 years of experience practicing general intellectual property law with an emphasis on complex patent and trade secret litigation as well as IP transactions and contract negotiations for mergers, acquisitions, and collaborations in pharmaceuticals, biologics, and chemistry. Cases Mr. Wong has litigated include those related to proton pump inhibitors, allergy eye drops, anti-epileptic drugs, anti-tussive, injectable microspheres, RNAi products, and other pharmaceuticals. Mr. Wong also has extensive experience with Inter Partes Review, Post Grant Review, intellectual property counseling, pharmaceutical regulatory counseling, pre-suit investigations, licensing, and due diligence.
Mr. Wong has his BS with high distinction in Chemistry and his BS in Biochemistry from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and his JD, cum laude, from the University of Notre Dame. Mr. Wong is currently an elected member of the Venable Board, is an Advisory Board Member for the Center for Biosimilars, is Treasurer, Executive Committee member, and Board Trustee for the Foundation for Advancement of Diversity in IP Law (FADIPL) and serves as faculty for the National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA) and Lawline.
Hilary Pioro
Senior Patent CounselPolpharma BiologicsIsabelle Gundell
Senior Patent AttorneyHaleonKarin Pramberger
Intellectual Property DirectorPolpharma GroupKarin has been Intellectual Property Director at the Polpharma Group since April 2018. She is responsible for all patent and trade mark related activities. Prior to joining the Polpharma Group, Karin was Head of IP of Medichem, Spain, and worked in various positions within the patent department of Teva, Barr and Pliva. She spent 7 years in a law firm in Vienna, Austria, where she became European and Austrian patent and trade mark attorney. She studied Biotechnology in Vienna, Austria, and at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chemie de Paris, France. In 2017 she graduated with an LLB from the University of London. Since 2005 she has been a tutor at CEIPI, University of Strasbourg, for the pre-exam and the C-part of the European Qualifying Exam.
Kit Carter
Head of IP LitigationSandozFlorian Bechtel
Senior Counsel- Digital & Device IPSanofiLaila Beynon
AD- Dispute ResolutionRegeneronLaila Beynon is Director, Dispute Resolution at Regeneron, responsible for the strategic co-ordination of ex-US patent litigation. She has a PhD in Biochemistry/Molecular Biology, 10 years’ private practice experience in life sciences patent litigation at Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, and prior to her role at Regeneron headed up the Patent Litigation team at BAT.
Marco Stief
PartnerMaiwaldMargaret O'Gara
Director of IPNanobiotixMargaret is a French and European patent attorney currently heading IP at a late development stage biotech in Paris, called Nanobiotix.
She started her professional career as a researcher in the pharma industry in the UK and France, before moving into patents in 2004.
Since then she has worked both in-house and in IP firms and spent nearly ten years with Santarelli before taking the IP position at Nanobiotix early 2020. Margaret has considerable experience in all aspects of European patent prosecution, and post grant proceedings, as well as strategies for filing new applications . She is interested in data exclusivity and prolonging the protection of innovative products.
Julia Pike
Global Head of IPSandozSince March 2020, Julia has been the Global Head of IP for Sandoz. In her previous roles with Sandoz, she has had a leading role in the first wave of US biosimilars litigation, including the first litigations on critical aspects of the governing legislation (the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act or BPCIA), culminating in the landmark US Supreme Court decision, Sandoz v Amgen.
Since leaving private practice at Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Julia has been in-house counsel for many years including at Mayne Pharma and Hospira Inc before joining Sandoz in 2008. While there, she has taken on roles in European public affairs and led Sandoz’s global IP litigation function as Global Head of IP Litigation. Through those roles, she has maintained a keen interest in IP strategy and litigation worldwide, including cases arising under the Hatch-Waxman and BPCIA legislation in the US, PM(NOC) regulations in Canada and litigation arising from patent linkage systems around the world.
Dr Martijn de Lange
Patent ExaminerNetherlands Patent OfficeMichal Porubsky
Senior Litigation CounselNovo NordiskKatie Rooth
Lead IP Litigation CounselSandozDr Oliver Werner
Head Patent Department, Head SPC Working GroupGerman Patent and Trade Mark OfficeKaushal Joshi
Senor Director Legal, IP and Product PortfolioKashiv BiosciencesPaul Calvo
DirectorSterne KesslerPedro Roman, IP Counsel, Insud Pharma
IP CounselInsud PharmaRachel Goode
Senior Vice President, Legal and Intellectual Property, BiopharmaceuticalsFresenius KabiRoberto Rodrigues
PartnerLicks AttorneysRob Rodrigues manages high-stakes business and IP disputes in Brazil. He assists Fortune 500 and startup companies in matters requiring complex technical ability with a strategic approach, managing patent portfolios of the largest life sciences companies across the globe. His understanding of the Brazilian market makes him a "go-to" lawyer when dealing with enforcement measures.
Rob earned an LLM from Stanford Law School and is regularly recognized by leading publications like The Legal 500, IAM, and IP Stars, with clients noting that he “combines strong technical skills and a flair for complexity with commercial awareness, pragmatism, and sound judgment.” His clients praise his technical skills, his ability to perform under pressure, and his outstanding leadership in the local community.
Sara Burhart
Senior Counsel- Patent LitigationBATMarius-Benjamin Schneider
Head of LegalInsempraStefanie Kies
Senior Director Intellectual PropertyPolpharma BiologicsTamaris Bucher
Principal Patent AttorneyNovartisTamaris is a Principal Patent Attorney at Novartis. She has gained extensive experience in pharmaceuticals in her almost ten years at Novartis, as well as from a previous role at a patent law firm in Basel.
She specialises in patent matters relating to antibody technology and cell & gene therapies. She has expertise in patent prosecution and SPC issues, as well as a keen interest in following legal developments in these areas.
Tamaris is both a registered European Patent Attorney and Swiss Patent Attorney. Additionally, she has a background in Australian patent law, having completed a Master of Industrial Property at the University of Technology, Sydney.
Tobias Wuttke
PartnerBardehle PagenbergPetra Bohanec Grabar
IP LeadSandozPetra Bohanec Grabar is a Slovenian and European Patent Attorney and holds a diploma of Patent Litigation in Europe from the University of Strasbourg.
Petra has extensive experience working in house. In her current role as Group Head in Sandoz, Petra leads a team of patent practitioners supporting development, in licensing and launch of generic products on global markets.
Petra holds a PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana and is an author of twelve peer reviewed articles in the field of pharmacogenetics.
Sabine Klepsch
Honourable JudgeUPC Local Division Hamburg