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View all vacanciesNina is a Chartered Patent Attorney and European Patent Attorney and Head of the Biotechnology and Life Sciences practice group.
Nina specialises in patent work in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical fields, including both biologics and small-molecule pharmaceuticals, with a particular focus on therapeutic antibodies. She also has technical expertise in the fields of antibody engineering, cell culture methods, antibody purification and formulation, biomarkers, companion diagnostics, immunoassays, RNAi, probiotics and nutritional products.
A large part of Nina’s practice relates to post-grant opposition and appeal proceedings at the European Patent Office, and also IP due diligence work, principally for multi-national pharmaceutical clients. Nina also has extensive experience of working closely with start-up companies, SMEs and University spin-outs, providing a full range of commercially-focused patent services including: drafting and worldwide prosecution of patent applications, freedom-to-operate advice, IP due diligence, patent strategy and portfolio management, including patent term extension (SPCs).
Nina has been recognised in the world’s leading IP practitioners Who’s Who Legal List 2021, and in Managing Intellectual Property IP Stars 2021. She was also listed in the JUVE Patents UK rankings, 2021 as a Patent Attorney with specialist technical expertise in Pharma and Biotechnology.
Nina has an MA in Biochemistry and a DPhil in Molecular Biology, both from the University of Oxford. Her doctoral research, carried out at the Institute of Molecular Medicine, investigated expression of the human cystic fibrosis gene. She also has a postgraduate certificate in Intellectual Property Law from Queen Mary & Westfield College, University of London.
Nina was awarded the Chartered Institute of Patent Agents Ballantyne Prize, for her performance in the CIPA final examinations.
Recommended Individual by IAM Patent 1000, 2023
Recognised as a Patent star, MIP awards 2023
Recommended leading individual, Patent Attorney with technical speciality, JUVE patent 2023
Recommended individual, JUVE patent 2022
Recognised as a Star 2022, Managing Intellectual Property, IP Stars
Recognised as a thought leader by WWL, 2022
Listed as a World Leading Patent Professional, 2022, by IAM Patent 1000
Recommended individual, IAM Patent 1000, 2021
Recognised in the world's leading IP practitioners, Patent Agents & Attorneys list, Who's Who Legal, 2021
Recommended individual, JUVE patent UK Patent Filings 2021
Recognised by Managing Intellectual Property, IP Stars, 2021
Recognised by Managing Intellectual Property, IP Starts 2020
Recommended individual, JUVE patent 2020
Who's Who Legal - Patents 2019: World's leading patent expert
Who's Who Legal - Patents 2020: World's leading patent experts
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