Edward Ronan

Patent Attorney

Edward is a Chartered Patent Attorney and European Patent Attorney in the Biotechnology and Life Sciences Group.

Edward advises on the preparation, filing and prosecution of patent applications in the UK, Europe and worldwide. He also has experience in the preparation of freedom-to-operate opinions, and has assisted in diligence exercises.

Edward completed a doctorate at the University of Oxford on the role of local immunity in vaccine-induced protection against tuberculosis. His work specifically investigated the immunological effects of delivering adenoviral and protein based vaccines to the respiratory tract.

Edward was awarded the Strode Prize for the highest mark in the legal paper of the 2014 UK patent finals examinations.

Recent work

  • Advised a bio venture capital company on due diligence and freedom-to-operate issues related to a university spinout.
  • Assisted a major pharmaceutical company with the drafting of a portfolio of patent applications in a new therapeutic area.
  • Manages the European and foreign patent portfolio for a medium sized pharmaceutical and diagnostics company based in the UK.

Publications

'Aligning patent strategy and commercial aims in life sciences', Biotech and Money, November 2017
'UK High Court provides guidance on SPCs based on Markush claims', co-author: Jennifer O'Farrell, May 2017
'boult.bites Biotech, Spring edition'. April 2017
'Landmark case awards first Arrow/Fujifilm declaration', co-author: Joanna Peak, March 2017
'boult.bites Biotech, Autumn edition'. October 2016
'boult.bites Biotech, Spring edition'. April 2016
'Experimental models in patents – what is “plausible”?', co-author: Claire Baldock, March 2016
'boult.bites Biotech', Ocotber 2015
'Essentially Biological Products – EPO decides on Broccoli and Tomato II', co-author: Nina White, May 2015
‘Essentially Biological Products? - Broccoli II’, co-author: Claire Baldock, October 2013
'Have you received unsolicited mail or invoices in respect of your Intellectual Property (IP)?', October 2013
‘Gene patents in the US - The Supreme Court decides on Myriad’, co-author: Matthew Spencer, June 2013
‘Incremental Pharmaceutical Patents in India - The Supreme Court decides the Novartis/Glivec appeal’, co-author: Nina White, May 2013

Events

Oxford Innovation Forum

Investival Biotech and Money showcase

CIPA Life Sciences Conference, Northampton, November 2017

BioBeat17 Meeting, London, November 2017

London IP Summit, Attending, October 2017

MIP International Patent Forum, Attending, London, March 2017

One Nucleus, Genesis 2016, attending, London, December 2016

CIPA Life Sciences Conference, Attending, Brighton, November 2016

BIA UK Bioscience Forum, London, October 2016

One Nucleus: Immuno-Oncology Investment Forum, Attending, London, October 2016

‘Vaccines for Ebola: tackling a market failure’, University of Oxford, London, March 2016

MIP International Patent Forum 2016, London, March 2016

Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co’s Annual Patents Seminar, London, January 2016

December 2014 – Genesis Conference

October 2014 – BioPharma Live

May 2014 – BIA Lecture, ‘Inspiring innovation in healthcare and the next generation’

Biotechnology and Life Sciences

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Claire Baldock

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Matthew Cornwell

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Jason Rutt

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Edward Ronan

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Phone this number +44 20 7430 7500

Email this address eronan@boult.com

My location

My location

Verulam Gardens
70 Gray's Inn Road
London
WC1X 8BT

Sectors and practice areas

Sectors

  • Biologics
  • Diagnostics
  • Medical devices
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Vaccinology

Practice areas

  • Adjuvants
  • Bioelectronics
  • Cancer diagnostics and pharmaceuticals
  • Chimeric antibodies
  • Viral vectors and vaccines

Memberships

  • CIPA

Qualifications

  • Chartered Patent Attorney
  • European Patent Attorney
  • Certificate in Intellectual Property Law, Queen Mary University of London
  • DPhil Clinical Immunology, University of Oxford
  • MA Biological Sciences, University of Oxford

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