Sara Ashby
Wiggin LLPOffering a one-stop patent shop to its global clients, Wiggin LLP is becoming increasingly prevalent in the biotech and betting and gaming industries, while maintaining an active practice across the electronics, engineering, financial services, and technology sectors. Sarah Ashby spearheads the team with her tenacity in the arena of patent enforcement and strategy, drawing on her considerable experience before the courts to assist clients with multi-faceted issues. Michael Browne is noted for his High Court and IPEC level experience, frequently engaging with those active within the fields of technology, computer games, and sports, among others. Calum Smyth fields a wide-ranging set of capabilities, spanning software patentability, technology transactions and structuring issues. Georgina Hart is also recommended.
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‘The team is very responsive, friendly and coordinated very well. They are efficient with great attention to detail. They have had to deal with a lot of tricky scientific and technical terms and understanding of the science which they have mastered very well.'
‘The Wiggin team is a dynamic team that works effectively together to deliver for their clients. They have impressive legal, technical and commercial understanding and use their skills to great effect for the benefit of their clients.’
‘Calum Smyth is an excellent partner who is great at managing his team and also completely on top of the details. A pleasure to work with.'
- 'Georgina Hart is very bright and engaged with an excellent grasp of the technical details.’
‘Knowledge, expertise, clarity of advice; availability and support are key aspects of the Wiggin team.'
- 'Sara Ashby is a leading light with a superb knowledge of IP law and court procedure. Client-focused, approachable, and a tenacious litigator who fights 100% for her clients.’
‘We chose Wiggin because of their deep expertise in commercial IP matters concerning cutting edge technology. We particularly value Calum Smyth’s expertise from his former role at Barclays Bank and his specific interest in emerging technologies.’
‘Calum Smyth provides pragmatic, commercially focused advice in a way our clients can understand and engage with.’
Key clients
- Entain
- Evolution Gaming
- Permavent
- Sage Group Plc
- Thought Machine Group Limited
- Dr Vanessa Hill
Work highlights
- Representing Dr Vanessa Hill in significant High Court patent litigation against Touchlight Genetics, a global manufacturer of biotechnology materials regarding the entitlement to and infringement of certain patents rights relating to the production of DNA vaccines.
- Supported Entain Plc with IP matters in connection with its £200m acquisition of US-based sports modelling, forecasting, and analytics specialist Angstrom Sports.
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Sara Ashby