Technical Expertise

Pharmaceutical Expertise

ANNA KOLESNIKOVA

PhD in Law, specialist in medical and pharmaceutical law and product quality

 

 

The chemical and pharmaceutical industry is one of the key practice areas of the patent law firm EXIP. Our team includes patent attorneys who specialise narrowly in the pharmaceutical sector, have more than 12 years of experience, and know every aspect of protecting intellectual property for medicinal products.

Patent protection in the chemical and pharmaceutical sector is extremely important. Only reliable legal protection can secure the substantial investment needed to bring a medicine to market and earn a fair return on it.

Developing new substances in the pharmaceutical industry can carry a high degree of risk and cost. A patent attorney specialising in chemistry and pharmaceuticals understands precisely how these risks and costs affect the patent process, and knows how easily competitors can copy a new drug simply by analysing the pharmaceutical substance. Our experience can be crucial in keeping full control of your intellectual property and protecting your rights.

Likewise, a patent attorney understands the difference between chemical and pharmaceutical patents and other sources of technical information. They will help the client file a patent application that is as broad and safe as possible and, above all, firmly protected.

Naturally, a patent attorney in the chemical and pharmaceutical sector ensures that you do not infringe existing patents, saving time and effort on research and development and keeping your freedom to bring new products to market.

EXIP Experts’ Capabilities

Drawing on broad academic and industry experience, our pharmaceutical patent attorneys help clients build effective patent portfolios covering the full range of protectable developments in this field, including:

• chemical substances and their compositions
• pharmaceutical compositions
• methods of manufacturing medicines
• methods of medical use of medicines

Whether you work in a small or medium-sized business, a start-up or a large pharmaceutical company, you can get the most effective protection from EXIP’s experts. Our deep knowledge of law and procedures in Ukraine, the Czech Republic, the UK, the European Patent Office and the World Intellectual Property Organization lets us build effective protection for clients abroad. For clients from Ukraine, the Czech Republic and the UK, we adapt our approach to the rules in force in each country.

We design a protection strategy closely tailored to the client’s products and needs, aligned with their business goals and increasing the value of their intellectual property.

Our specialists assess the risk posed by competing pharmaceutical patents and, where appropriate, take active steps to invalidate and remove patents that obstruct the client’s business.

EXIP lawyers also help obtain marketing authorisations (certificates) from health authorities to place medicines on the market in Ukraine, Russia and the UK.

To discuss the details and agree on further cooperation, call (044) 569-82-34 or write to info@1exip.co.uk.