Mr Mrs Miss Ms Dr Other

Ms
Punita
Shah

Partner & Patent Attorney

Manchester Office Alderley Park Office

Life sciences

Telephone. +44(0) 161 247 4900
Mobile. +44(0) 796 854 3578
Email. [email protected]
Vcard
Linkedin

Experience

Punita's expertise lies predominantly in the area of biotechnology, with a specific focus on the technical fields of Agbio, diagnostics including point of care lateral flow tests, personalized medicine, biologics and gene therapy. Her experience also includes leading multi-disciplinary teams handling innovations which span the life sciences and electronics sectors. At both a personal and professional level, Punita is keenly interested in sustainable technology, in particular the ways in which the life sciences sector can improve sustainability to address key problems such as plastic pollution, packaging and the food industry.

Punita has worked extensively with multinational corporations, universities, and small to medium sized enterprises. She has a practical and commercially focused approach, and over the course of her career has assisted numerous small companies with IP portfolio management, with a focus toward building a robust patent strategy.

Punita is highly experienced in obtaining commercially valuable patent protection for her clients. Her practice includes routinely managing large global patent portfolios, as well as conducting due diligence to support corporate acquisition and investment, conducting freedom to operate analysis, and advising her clients on third party rights and infringement. Punita has defended her clients patent rights and commercial position in leading opposition and appeal proceedings before the EPO.

Specialisms

Industries

Services

Qualifications

Patent Attorney

Chartered (UK)
Europe

MA

MA (Cantab) Natural Sciences

Publications

The Strawberry Patent Battle: Seeds, Speculation, and Jurisdiction

View publication online

Agritech Thymes: Plant Patent Infringement in the US Relies on Evidence of Asexual Reproduction

View publication online

The draft of The Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Regulations 2025 reveals practical details on how to obtain a Precision Bred Organism status

View publication online

Regulation of NGT plants in Europe- Polish Presidency proposes an alternative solution to the Patent ban

View publication online

The EPO Board of Appeal comments on the scope of the morality exclusion from patentability

View publication online

Agritech Thymes: Arusha Protocol Enters into Force

View publication online

Agritech Thymes: The EPO Looks at the Morality and Patentability of Therapeutics Derived from Traditional Knowledge

View publication online

Agritech Thymes: Exploring the Agritech IP landscape – past trends and future insights

View publication online

Agritech Thymes: One of Europe’s oldest grape plant variety rights is invalidated

View publication online

Legal Battle highlights biological deposit issues in patent law

View publication online

New Blog Series - Agritech Thymes: A brief look at public prior use of plants in the US

View publication online

HGF continues to grow with 7 new promotions

View publication online

Healthcare and Climate Change

View publication online

Conferences: 2024

24th October 2024

CTA Demo Day

Attended

Event details

Conferences: 2023

10th - 11th October 2023

LSPN North America 2023

Speaker

Event details

13th, 22nd June 2023

The HGF IP in Healthcare Conference 2023

Speaker

Event details

13th, 22nd June 2023

The UPC has opened its doors! See the latest updates and advice on the UPC here.

Speaker

Event details

Conferences: 2020

16-11-2020

CIPA Life Sciences conference 2020

Attended

Related News

HGF receives exceptional results in IAM Patent 1000 rankings 2025

We are proud to announce that HGF has once again achieved outstanding recognition in the IAM Patent 1000 – The World’s Leading Patent Professionals 2025. With 29 of our attorneys …

Read article

Innovation in the Energy Industry - Do You Have Freedom to Operate?

The energy transition has brought unprecedented change to the energy sector. Whilst change can bring uncertainty and challenges, it also brings opportunities. Many companies have already seized on the opportunity …

Read article

The Strawberry Patent Battle: Seeds, Speculation, and Jurisdiction

  This case, relating to infringement of a US plant patent, deals with the evidentiary burden required to show infringement of a plant patent in the US, as well as …

Read article
Event - 3rd June 2025

Salzburg Seminar: Patents, trademarks, intellectual property rights – how startups can act strategically

Young companies make many important decisions during the start-up phase. One of the most important questions is: How do I deal strategically with innovations, ideas, and brand development? Those who …

Event details

European Innovation Remains Strong: The EPO Patent Index 2024

The Patent Index 2024, recently published by the European Patent Office (EPO), provides a rich dataset from which key patent trends can be identified. The data shows that demand for …

Read article

A £2.1M Lesson: The Power of Confidential Information

A recent High Court ruling1 serves as a stark reminder of the importance of respecting confidential business information. Hambro Perks, was found guilty of breaching confidentiality and ordered to pay …

Read article

Protecting inventions in Europe and beyond

A patent is  a form of registered intellectual property right granted for new, inventive and industrially applicable inventions. Patents are monopoly rights that  allow their owners (or licensees) the right …

Read article
Event - 18th March 2025

Salzburg Seminar: Pitfalls in trade mark practice - What can be protected as a trade mark?

The registration of trade marks is a central component of trade mark protection – but which signs can actually be protected? In recent years, the national trade mark offices and …

Event details
See all updates

Let's talk

If you would like to discuss how HGF could help you, contact one of our IP specialists.

Contact us