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Andrew Sharples

 
European Patent Attorney - McDermott Will & Emery LLP
 
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Company Name : McDermott Will & Emery LLP
 
Company Website : www.mwe.com
 
Company Address : 28 State St.
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Andrew Sharples Profile :
European Patent Attorney - McDermott Will & Emery LLP
 
Andrew Sharples Biography :

Andrew Sharples is a Chartered and European Patent Attorney in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery UK LLP, based in its London office. He has background in molecular biology, and as a member of the Intellectual Property, Media & Technology Department, his practice focuses on the prosecution and exploitation of patents, particularly those with a biotechnology content. His activities range from advising on patent filing strategies and drafting patent applications, to defending and attacking patents in opposition proceedings.

Andrew regularly provides advice to investors on the patent portfolios of companies seeking investment and also provides specialist patent advice on other transactional matters. A significant proportion of Andrew's practice centres on the conduct of intellectual property litigation, including patents, trade marks, copyrights and designs, and he has been involved in matters ranging from disputes before the Patents County Court to the House of Lords.

Andrew is a regular contributor to journals such as Patent World, Current Drug Discovery, the European Intellectual Property Review and the Journal of Biolaw and Business. In addition, Andrew is a member of the Biochemical Society and the European Federation of Biotechnology.

Representative Experience

Representing Niche Generics against claims of patent infringement in relation to the launch of a generic pharmaceutical

Represented BioProgress in their patent entitlement dispute with Stanelco

Represented Hitachi in a patent infringement dispute with Storage Computer Corporation

Represented Scandecor Developments against Scandecor Marketing in their trade mark dispute before the House of Lords

Acted for numerous clients in patent oppositions before the European Patent Office on a variety biotechnological, chemical and mechanical matters

Conducted a variety of patent and supplementary protection certificate prosecution work for corporate and academic clients in the biotechnological, pharmaceutical, chemical and mechanical fields

Education

Queen Mary College, University of London, MSc, 2002

BPP Law School, 2002

University of Edinburgh, BSc, 1998

 
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Rachel Aaronson

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Peter Acton

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