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85 FLEET STREET
LONDON
EC4Y 1AE
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Mr Siddharth Kusumakar
Work Department
Intellectual Property
Position
Partner specialising in patent litigation in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical devices fields. Provides strategic advice in large scale multi-jurisdictional disputes with parallel European, US, UPC and European Patent Office actions, and particularly known for managing and coordinating pan-European litigation strategies for international clients. Has successfully acted in some of the most high-profile patent cases to come before the UK courts in recent years, including in two landmark UK Supreme Court decisions (Warner-Lambert v Actavis and Regeneron v Kymab). As a UPC legal representative, is currently acting in some of the first cases to be brought before the new Unified Patent Court.
Career
Research Scientist (Immunology) King’s College London 2000-2004; Trained Olswang; qualified Solicitor (England & Wales) 2008; Powell Gilbert 2012 – to date; partner 2019; solicitor advocate 2014; Solicitor (Ireland) 2023; UPC Representative 2023.
Memberships
EPLAW
Education
Queen Elizabeth High School, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; McGill University, Canada (BSc Microbiology and Immunology); Imperial College London (MSc Immunology); College of Law (GDL & LPC); Oxford University (Diploma in Intellectual Property Law and Practice).
Leisure
Leisure: Travel, music, cycling
Lawyer Rankings
London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
Providing its clients with a ‘combination of outstanding legal, technical and strategic competence’, Powell Gilbert LLP is highly capable of advising on the full gamut of patent issues arising from a multitude of technically complex sectors, particularly the life sciences sphere. The group frequently appears before the courts on very significant and market-leading cases. Penny Gilbert
, who is a pre-eminent practitioner in the spheres of pharmaceuticals and biotech litigation, and Simon Ayrton, who deploys his extensive experience to assist a panoply of clients with FRAND disputes, as well as patent infringement and validity proceedings, jointly lead the practice. Zoë Butler is recommended for her strengths in multi-jurisdictional disputes, while Alex Wilson, who is fluent in French and German, represents notable clients in a range of matters relating to pharmaceuticals, semi-conductors, medical devices, and explosives. Bethan Hopewell leverages her background in molecular biology to handle issues arising from the life sciences sector, and Ari Laakkonen contributes his particular expertise in electronic patent litigation and licensing disputes. Other recommended lawyers include Tim Whitfield, Peter Damerell, Tom Oliver, Siddharth Kusumakar, Joel Coles, Tess Waldron, Rajvinder Jagdev, and Bryce Matthewson.