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Sian
Hope

Senior IP Solicitor (Australian Qualified)

London Office

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Telephone. +44(0) 207 776 5111
Email. shope@hgf-law.com
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Experience

Sian has expertise in IP litigation and non-contentious IP matters. She is passionate about life sciences and has primarily advised pharmaceutical clients across all stages of patent litigation.

In particular, Sian advises pharmaceutical and healthcare clients in relation to UK High Court and Court of Appeal matters (notably the high-stakes UK rivaroxaban (Xarelto) patent proceedings), as well as pan-European and UPC matters. She also assists clients in enforcing their soft-IP rights particularly in the retail sector.

She completed a BSc and LLB at Monash University in Australia, is a member of the NSW Law Society and is a Registered Foreign Lawyer in the UK.

Specialisms

Industries

Services

Qualifications

Solicitor

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Australia

BSC

Genetics & Molecular Biology

LLB

(Honours)

Publications

A leading case - beware sequence errors in patent claims

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UPC on Doctrine of Equivalents

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UPC stakes claim for wide-reaching long-arm jurisdiction for European patents

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Court of Appeal Confirms No Second Medical Use SPCs in UK

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A leading case – beware sequence errors in patent claims

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UPC on Doctrine of Equivalents

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UPC stakes claim for wide-reaching long-arm jurisdiction for European patents

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Court of Appeal Confirms No Second Medical Use SPCs in UK

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