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Punita
Shah

Partner & Patent Attorney

Manchester Office Alderley Park Office

Life sciences

Telephone. +44(0) 161 247 4900
Mobile. +44(0) 796 854 3578
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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.

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Industries

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Qualifications

Patent Attorney

Chartered (UK)
Europe

MA

MA (Cantab) Natural Sciences

Publications

IP Ingredients: Summer Case Law Review 2025

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Agritech Thymes: Agritech 2030: Forecasting the Technologies Poised to Transform Farming

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The Strawberry Patent Battle: Seeds, Speculation, and Jurisdiction

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

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

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

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

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Agritech Thymes: Arusha Protocol Enters into Force

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

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

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

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Legal Battle highlights biological deposit issues in patent law

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

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HGF continues to grow with 7 new promotions

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Healthcare and Climate Change

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Conferences: 2024

24th October 2024

CTA Demo Day

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Conferences: 2023

10th - 11th October 2023

LSPN North America 2023

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13th, 22nd June 2023

The HGF IP in Healthcare Conference 2023

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13th, 22nd June 2023

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

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Conferences: 2020

16-11-2020

CIPA Life Sciences conference 2020

Attended

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Event - 24th October 2024

CTA Demo Day

HGF is proud to be speaking at the Cancer Tech Accelerator Demo Day 2024. The Cancer Tech Accelerator Day 2024 will be held at HGF Limited, Leeds on Thursday 24th …

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Event - 10th - 11th October 2023

LSPN North America 2023

HGF are gold sponsors of the LSPN North America Fall event, due to go ahead in San Francisco from 10th-11th October 2023. This two day event will focus on the …

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

The European patent system has had the biggest change in a generation – on 1 June 2023 the Unified Patent Court (UPC) and a new “unitary patent” or “European patent …

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Event - 13th, 22nd June 2023

The HGF IP in Healthcare Conference 2023

We are delighted to invite you to HGF’s ninth annual IP in Healthcare Conference. This year’s focus is the importance of strategy. We will review the latest intellectual property issues …

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