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Dr Nina White

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London

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Memberships
  • BIA
  • CIPA
  • EPI
Qualifications
  • Registered UPC Representative
  • European Patent Attorney
  • Chartered Patent Attorney
  • Certificate in Intellectual Property Law, Queen Mary University of London
  • DPhil Molecular Biology, University of Oxford
  • MA Biochemistry, University of Oxford

I head up the biotechnology and life sciences team in London and Cambridge. I work across biologics and small-molecule pharmaceuticals, with a particular focus on therapeutic antibodies.

My current role sits in an advisory capacity, offering high level strategic advice to large pharmaceutical companies. I typically work with clients’ in-house teams of patent lawyers at the latter stages of the patents process, such as when the drug is already in clinical trials, to consult on bringing the product to market.

The other main focus of my practice is on post-grant Opposition and Appeal proceedings at the European Patent Office. I enjoy the technical challenge of drawing on my science background while also meeting the legal challenge of advising during proceedings owing to the inherent complexity of the biotech field.

I’ve also been fortunate enough to work with start-up companies right from when they were first set up through to having their first products approved. Advising them all the way through the patent process from creation to approval is always hugely rewarding.

My team and I work with colleagues in both London and Cambridge across the biotech space. Having such collaboration in place is especially important for larger pharma companies and enables us to cover their requirements seamlessly. We are very commercial as a firm and always take pride in providing high quality work, legally and technically, with expertise that our clients value.

 

Recent experience
Testimonials and recognitions
  • Nominated for Patent Practitioner of the Year (Patent & Trademark Attorney Firms), MIP, 2024
  • MIP Star, Managing Intellectual Property, IP Stars, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020
  • Recommended individual, IAM Patent 1000, 2023, 2022, 2021
  • Recommended leading individual, Patent Attorney with technical speciality, JUVE, 2024, 2023
  • Recommended individual, JUVE, 2022, 2021
  • Recognised as a thought leader, Who’s Who Legal, 2024, 2022, 2021 and Global Leader, 2020
  • Listed as a World Leading Patent Professional, IAM Patent 1000, 2022
  • The Chartered Institute of Patent Agents Ballantyne Prize
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Recognitions
  • Recommended leading individual, Patent Attorney with technical speciality, JUVE, 2023
  • Recommended individual, JUVE, 2022
  • Recognised as a Star, Managing Intellectual Property, IP Stars, 2022
  • Recognised as a thought leader by WWL, 2022
  • Listed as a World leading Patent Professional, IAM Patent 1000, 2022
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“We’re very commercial as a firm and always take pride in providing high quality work, legally and technically, with expertise that our clients value.”
Sector Experience
Biotechnology
  • Antibody engineering
  • Antibody manufacture and formulation
  • Biosimilars
  • Drug delivery
  • Gene editing (e.g. CRISPR)
  • Genomic and molecular tools and methods
  • Immuno-oncology (e.g. checkpoint inhibitors; modified T cells)
  • Next generation sequencing
  • Nucleic acid synthesis
  • Personalised medicine/disease biomarkers
  • Recombinant protein production and purification
  • Stem cell therapies
  • Supplementary protection certificates (SPCs)
  • Therapeutic antibodies
  • Vaccinology (e.g. viral vectors; mRNA vaccines)
Medical devices and diagnostics 
  • Immuno-oncology
  • In vitro diagnostics
Pharmaceuticals
  • Drug delivery
  • Generic market entry
  • Medicinal chemistry
  • Methods of production and synthesis
  • Personalised medicine/disease biomarkers
  • Pharmaceutical formulations
  • Polymorphs
  • Small molecule pharmaceuticals
  • Supplementary protection certificates (SPCs)

I head up the biotechnology and life sciences team in London and Cambridge. I work across biologics and small-molecule pharmaceuticals, with a particular focus on therapeutic antibodies.

My current role sits in an advisory capacity, offering high level strategic advice to large pharmaceutical companies. I typically work with clients’ in-house teams of patent lawyers at the latter stages of the patents process, such as when the drug is already in clinical trials, to consult on bringing the product to market.

The other main focus of my practice is on post-grant Opposition and Appeal proceedings at the European Patent Office. I enjoy the technical challenge of drawing on my science background while also meeting the legal challenge of advising during proceedings owing to the inherent complexity of the biotech field.

I’ve also been fortunate enough to work with start-up companies right from when they were first set up through to having their first products approved. Advising them all the way through the patent process from creation to approval is always hugely rewarding.

My team and I work with colleagues in both London and Cambridge across the biotech space. Having such collaboration in place is especially important for larger pharma companies and enables us to cover their requirements seamlessly. We are very commercial as a firm and always take pride in providing high quality work, legally and technically, with expertise that our clients value.

 

Recent experience
Testimonials and recognitions
  • Nominated for Patent Practitioner of the Year (Patent & Trademark Attorney Firms), MIP, 2024
  • MIP Star, Managing Intellectual Property, IP Stars, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020
  • Recommended individual, IAM Patent 1000, 2023, 2022, 2021
  • Recommended leading individual, Patent Attorney with technical speciality, JUVE, 2024, 2023
  • Recommended individual, JUVE, 2022, 2021
  • Recognised as a thought leader, Who’s Who Legal, 2024, 2022, 2021 and Global Leader, 2020
  • Listed as a World Leading Patent Professional, IAM Patent 1000, 2022
  • The Chartered Institute of Patent Agents Ballantyne Prize
Publications
Relevant Search Terms
Recommended Sites
Suggested Media
Recognitions
  • Recommended leading individual, Patent Attorney with technical speciality, JUVE, 2023
  • Recommended individual, JUVE, 2022
  • Recognised as a Star, Managing Intellectual Property, IP Stars, 2022
  • Recognised as a thought leader by WWL, 2022
  • Listed as a World leading Patent Professional, IAM Patent 1000, 2022
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