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Graham Burnett-Hall

Partner Solicitor (UK)
Graham is a Partner and a patent litigator at Marks & Clerk Law. He advises across a spectrum of fields encompassing life sciences, telecommunications, electrical engineering and medicinal devices.

Thomas Prock

Partner German, European and Chartered (UK) Patent Attorney
Thomas advises clients in the high-tech field, in particular, in the electronics sector on software, artificial intelligence and internet related subject matter.

Jonathan Stafford

Partner Chartered (UK) and European Patent Attorney
Jonathan handles patent matters in the chemistry and life science sectors, with emphasis on pharmaceuticals, industrial chemistry, materials, synthetic methods and medical and diagnostic devices. Jonathan has particular expertise in the area of small molecule drugs, formulations, graphene, catalysis, polymers and polymer additives, and stereoselective synthetic processes. Jonathan also handles design work in all fields.

Gareth Williams

Partner Chartered (UK) and European Patent Attorney
Gareth is a partner in the Cambridge office of Marks & Clerk, and has over twenty years of experience in IP. His technical background is in human molecular biology and genetics, having obtained a doctorate which was funded as part of the Human Genome Project.

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- 16 February 2022

Opting out of the Unified Patent Court – the practicalities

Patent proprietors should start thinking now about whether they wish their existing validations of granted European patents to fall within the jurisdiction of the UPC.
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- 19 January 2022

The Unified Patent Court comes back to life

The long-awaited Unified Patent Court (the UPC), which will provide a new forum for patent litigation in 24 EU countries, is finally getting ready to open its doors.
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- 02 September 2021

The EU’s Unified Patent Court inches towards reality (but don’t hold your breath)

Germany has finally ratified the Unified Patent Court Agreement, its Constitutional Court having rejected two applications for a preliminary injunction to prevent ratification. This removes a significant hurdle to the commencement of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) system but that is not to say that it will start any time soon.
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