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Patents directed to polymorphs of pharmaceutical compounds can be of significant commercial importance. However, care needs to be taken both during drafting and prosecution to increase the chance of success at the European Patent Office. Join partners, Chris Milton and Guy Brain on 31 October 2024 for their webinar which will discuss some of the issues faced for patent applications for polymorphs and how those issues can be addressed at the EPO, as well as looking at some recent case law. https://lnkd.in/eE8ZKmuR

Breaking News! The Technology Patent Network North America welcomes JA Kemp as a Silver sponsor to the 2024 lineup! Prepare for cutting-edge insights on October 16-17 in San Francisco. Don’t miss it! Book your ticket today: https://ow.ly/VUW650TFpGh #TechnologyPatentNetwork #InnovationInTech #PatentLaw

Jimmy Nicholls, a European patent attorney at JA Kemp, described the Unified Patent Court (UPC) as “the European Patent Office (EPO) on steroids” during a session at The Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys’s annual congress in Edinburgh. He joined panellists Rachel Fetches, Prof. Dr. Tilman Müller-Stoy, and Chris Thornham, who emphasized that the UPC's rapid pace and front-loaded requirements necessitate a new approach to working. Read more on the story here: https://ow.ly/8t3F50THMJz #CIPACongress24

PTMG organises two conferences on pharmaceutical trademarks and related subjects every year. The PTMG 104th Autumn Conference will be held in Malta from 16th to 19th October 2024. J A Kemp will be represented at the event by Partner, Ben Mooneapillay. https://lnkd.in/eJbRpGJZ

J A Kemp is delighted to be a silver sponsor at LSPN Fall which will be taking place on October 15 and 16 in San Francisco. This industry-leading event presents an unrivalled gathering of in-house patent counsel from leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. Partner, Ravi Srinivasan will be speaking in the session 'What we have learned so far and other thoughts on the new European patent litigation system' #LSPNFAll https://lnkd.in/ed5S-AVH Partners, Lucy Barnes, Patrick Campbell and Dave Gallagher will also be attending the event.

J A Kemp is pleased to be sponsoring the Innovation Forum Healthcare 2.0 – Cell and Gene Therapy event on 14 October. Associate, Emily Howard will be part of the panel judging the latest start-ups coming out of the CGT space.

J A Kemp has, once again, been credited with the highest rankings in Legal 500, the leading guide to law firms and solicitors in the UK. The firm achieved Tier 1 rankings in the Patent Attorneys and Trade Mark Attorneys practice areas. Ravi Srinivasan has been newly ranked as a ‘Leading Partner’ Martin Jackson, Amanda Simons, Patrick Campbell, Mark Roberts, John Leeming, Graham Lewis, Dominic Forsythe, Hermione Thompson, Andreas Theisen, James Cracknell and John Hornby have all been recognised as Key Lawyers in the Patent Attorney practice area. James Fish, Tom Albertini, Ben Mooneapillay, Charlotte Stirling, Aaron Newell and Scott Gardiner have all been recognised as Key Lawyers in the Trade Mark Attorney practice area. Congratulations to them all! Read more in our news item: https://lnkd.in/eerNA5RT Read the full review here: https://lnkd.in/e3TeW7gn

By the time we reach Congress it will have been just over a year since the launch of the UPC, the biggest change to the patent landscape in Europe since the EPC. The Committee are putting together a stimulating programme, including high-profile key-note speakers and topical panel discussions in which their members can share their expertise and views on using the UPC and how it is impacting the patent profession in the UK and beyond. J A Kemp partner, Jimmy Nicholls will join a panel session looking at practical experiences of using the UPC. https://lnkd.in/eaZf6qzC

Applications for our 2025 intake of Trainee Patent Attorneys are now open! Training as a Patent Attorney is a career path that will enable you to combine your understanding of science with legal expertise. J A Kemp LLP offer a programme of training to take you right through to qualification as a Patent Attorney (European and UK Chartered). We support you with one to one mentoring, external courses, internal tutorials and on-the-job training. We are very proud of our training programme and we will continue to support your professional development throughout your career with the firm. If you would like to find out more, please visit https://lnkd.in/egTQmNfQ

If the EPO considers that a patent application lacks unity (i.e., that the claims are considered to relate to more than one invention), then the EPO may in the first instance issue a partial search report. Lucy Barnes and Kapil Tuladhar presented this webinar on 17 September which discusses the EPO’s general approach to unity, and the options available if a disunity objection is raised by the EPO. They also consider practical and strategic considerations, including best practices to avoid a disunity objection, and to ensure that the most important subject matter is searched by the EPO.