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Our advisers act on domestic and international projects of all shapes and sizes, working with many of the leading names across this diverse sector. Browse our experience below, or use the filters to look-up recent work in particular geographies and legal disciplines.

  • Teva Pharmaceutical

    Acted for Teva who initiated a claim for revocation of Gilead's Supplementary Protection Certificate ('SPC') for Truvada®, a dual combination product containing tenofovir disoproxil and emtricitibine, for the treatment of HIV. Following trial in December 2016, Mr Justice Arnold referred a question to the Court of Justice of the European Union in relation to what the criteria are for deciding whether the product is protected by a basic patent in force under Article 3(a) of the SPC Regulation.

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  • Sandoz Limited

    Advising Sandoz AG on interim injunction proceedings, and patent revocation and infringement proceedings following the launch in the UK of its generic dapagliflozin product.

  • Sandoz AG

    Advised Sandoz AG, a global generics and biosimilars manufacturer, on revocation proceedings before the UK Patents Court concerning a dosing regime patent for Rivaroxaban (Xarelto), and on the subsequent damages enquiry arising from a wrongly granted interim injunction.

  • Park Grove IP Limited

    Advised Dana Fabre, a pharmaceutical company, on its appeal against a UK IPO decision refusing a paediatric extension to its SPCs protecting Tecentriq and Bavencio.

  • Heumann Pharma GmbH & Co. Generica KG

    Advised Torrent, a leading pharmaceutical company, on patent litigation against Sanofi related to teriflunomide.

  • Accord Healthcare Limited

    Representing Accord in revocation proceedings before the UK Patents Court concerning a patent protecting a subcutaneous formulation of Herceptin (trastuzumab) the blockbuster breast cancer drug.

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    Advising global pharmaceutical companies on regulatory matters, including marketing authorisation filing for fixed-dose combination products, interpretation of the Centralised Procedure framework, and strategic carve outs of indications or safety features from applications due to patent rights.

  • Safran Seats GB Limited

    Acting for Safran Seats in patent litigation arising out of a patent infringement action commenced by Lufthansa Technik AG against Astronics AES, Panasonic Avionics Corp and Safran. The patent in issue concerns a safety device used in electrical systems in commercial aircraft.

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    Assisting a biotechnology company with patent litigation relating to patent entitlement issues in the field of functional plant-based proteins

  • CSL Behring AG

    Represented CSL Behring, a leading biopharmaceutical company, in challenging the European Medicines Agency and the Commission's grant of a conditional marketing authorisation for a competitor gene therapy product to the CSL product marketed as Hemgenix.

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Pinsent Masons wins at FT Innovative Lawyers Europe 2026

Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has been named the eighth most innovative European law firm at this year’s FT Innovative Lawyers Europe Awards. The firm also won in the Innovative Lawyers in Sustainability category.

Pinsent Masons advises SERT on transformational internalisation

Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has advised Stoneweg Europe Stapled Trust (SERT) on its proposed aggregate c.€122 million acquisition of Stoneweg's pan-European investment management platform, a transformational transaction that will establish SERT as a fully integrated real estate owner, operator and investment manager with approximately €3.2 billion of assets under management.

Pinsent Masons advises Ghelamco on a €285m transaction in the Polish office market

Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has advised developer Ghelamco on the €285 million sale of The Bridge, a landmark Warsaw office tower. 

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