EU Unitary Patent System and UPC: Recent Decisions and Developments

Dr. Ford is a European and UK patent attorney with extensive experience drafting patent applications and prosecuting them globally. She has particular experience of patent prosecution at the European Patent Office (EPO) in the fields of biotechnology (including antibodies, vaccines, genes and proteins), and pharmaceuticals (including drug formulation, diagnostics and new administration regimes). Alongside Dr. Ford’s substantial experience with EPO opposition and appeal proceedings, she also advises clients on all aspects of patent strategy, including coordination of related patents and patent applications worldwide, and interactions between drafting, prosecution and opposition matters.

Mr. Wall is a European and UK patent attorney and litigator specializing in the chemical, consumer products, energy, material, mechanical, medical and pharmaceutical sectors. Prior to founding Oxon IP, he was a Partner in major European and US Intellectual Property law firms, and before then in-house patent counsel for some of the world’s largest US and European multinationals. Mr. Wall regularly represents clients in Opposition and Appeal proceedings before the European Patent Office (EPO) as lead counsel in a wide variety of technical areas. He has won numerous defensive and offensive oppositions, including multi-party proceedings, and successful coordination with disputes in multiple jurisdictions such as UK, Germany, US, China, Japan, Korea, and India. Mr. Wall is a frequent author and lecturer on patent law, he has had numerous articles published in legal journals and spoken at international programs and conferences in Europe, USA and Asia, as well as before Fortune 500 companies. Mr. Wall is listed as a Patent Star by MIP, a WIPR Leader and appears on the IAM 1000 (The World’s Leading Patent Professionals), the IAM 300 (The World’s Leading IP Strategists and Global Leaders) and the Legal 500, specifically cited for his EPO Opposition experience.