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Dr
Claire
Irvine

Partner & Patent Attorney

London Office Oxford Office

Life sciences

Telephone. +44(0) 207 776 5100
Mobile. +44(0) 794 706 5907
Email. [email protected]

Experience

From her first days in the patent profession, Claire has been involved with many of the major innovations in the life sciences’ field. These have spanned immunology-related therapeutics, RNA therapeutics, synthetic biology and genetic diagnostics, including applications of bioinformatics. This continues as a partner of both the specialist HGF CRISPR and microbiome IP teams.

Claire has extensive experience of opposition and appeal proceedings at the European Patent Office, including both defending and opposing high profile patents which have attracted much interest beyond patent professionals. This has included patents from the early days of recombinant antibodies through to controversial patents arising from gene discovery and more recently, much publicised patents for gene-editing technologies.

Claire also has much experience of handling patent portfolios demanding inter-disciplinary input including in the fields of bioinformatics and medical and diagnostic devices. This has included much in the application of high-throughput nucleic acid sequencing technologies such as non-invasive foetal testing and cancer diagnostics.

As one of the most experienced patent partners’ of the life science team, Claire has the reputation of being able to apply creative thinking to turn around the most difficult IP problems. She has been responsible for building the IP portfolios of a number of companies and continues to enjoy the challenge of advising on freedom-to-operate and IP strategy.

Qualifications

Patent Attorney

Chartered (UK)
Europe


MA

MA(Oxon) Biochemistry with supplemental chemical pharmacology

PHD

PhD St George's Hospital Medical School

Recognition

IAM Patent 1000 listed in 2021

Accompanying quotes: a " fearless warrior"; "Claire pays meticulous attention to detail and has superb technical and scientific knowledge; clients can concentrate on their own growth knowing their IP is in safe hands."

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Publications

Navigating the CRISPR IP confusion

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IAM Patent 1000 2022

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Getting your first filing right

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WIPR Publication 10 April 2019: Life Sciences: it pays to be wary over CRISPR

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LSIPR article June 2019: Russian Scientist pledges to make more CRISPR- edited babies

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LSIPR article March 2020: Broad Institute down (but not out) in the European Fight over CRISPR IP

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Regular provider of WIPR webinars on the CRISPR IP saga

Conferences: 2022

November 29th 2022

LSPN Europe 2022

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May 10th 2022

The HGF IP in Healthcare Conference 2022

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March 23rd 2022

HGF webinar: Getting your first filing right

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Conferences: 2020

March 3rd 2020

IP in Healthcare Conference 2020

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Conferences: 2019

November 21st 2019

Life Sciences Patent Network Europe 2019

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June 27th 2019

Update on the CRISPR IP Saga and lessons to be learnt - Basel

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June 3rd 2019

2019 BIO International Convention - Philadelphia

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April 25th 2019

Life Science Patent Network North America - Boston

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March 14th 2019

IP in Healthcare Conference 2019 - London & Manchester

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