Description Amendments at the EPO and Implications for U.S. Litigation: Updated EPO Guidelines for Examination

Ms. Holt is an experienced patent litigator at both the appellate and trial levels. A former clerk at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, she represents clients in patent disputes before the Federal Circuit, the U.S. Supreme Court, and district courts across the country. She handles cases involving a variety of technologies, with an emphasis on the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and life sciences industries. She also assists clients in portfolio counseling matters and proceedings before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

Ms. Morozova's professional career has spanned across three countries and more than ten years of legal experience across two continents. Her unique background enables her to understand cultural nuances and helps her to advise a broad range of clients across the world. Qualified as a patent attorney in the United States and Europe, she focuses her practice on patent procurement and portfolio development in all fields of engineering on both sides of the Pond. She has technical expertise across different fields of engineering, most particularly in information technology and software, telecommunications, and mechanical. Her experience includes patent drafting and prosecution of patent and design applications internationally, developing and implementing IP strategies tailored to business plans, worldwide patent portfolio management, freedom-to-operate searches and infringement, and validity advice. She has worked with a diverse range of global clients from startups to large corporations and is well adept at understanding and meeting the different aims and requirements of each individual client. 

Ms. O’Flynn is a European and UK patent attorney with more than a decade of in-house experience, having worked at some of the world’s largest multinational corporations in the oil and chemical industries. She has worked for a range of clients, from startups to multinationals, covering diverse technologies such as cosmetics, sustainable chemistry, and catalysis.

Mr. Neer's practice encompasses patent litigation and prosecution in the areas of chemicals, cosmetics, plants, and pharmaceuticals. He has assisted with a variety of matters, including complex pharmaceutical patent litigation under Hatch-Waxman, proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), and patent prosecution.