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Bethan Hopewell

Partner specialising in contentious intellectual property matters; practice covers full range of IP rights; particularly experienced in advising on multi-jurisdictional patent disputes, licence disputes and freedom to operate issues; works across a variety of industry sectors including pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, medical devices, industrial processes, electronics and telecommunications; represents clients before UK High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court, European Patent Office, UK Intellectual Property Office. · Powell Gilbert LLP

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Partner at Powell Gilbert LLP specialising in contentious intellectual property matters across the full range of IP rights, with particular experience in multi-jurisdictional patent disputes, licence disputes and freedom-to-operate issues. Works across pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, medical devices, industrial processes, electronics and telecommunications, and represents clients before the UK High Court, Court of Appeal, Supreme Court, European Patent Office and UK Intellectual Property Office.

Practice areas

Intellectual PropertyPatentsLitigationLicensing

Office

England

Powell Gilbert LLP · Partner specialising in contentious intellectual property matters; practice covers full range of IP rights; particularly experienced in advising on multi-jurisdictional patent disputes, licence disputes and freedom to operate issues; works across a variety of industry sectors including pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, medical devices, industrial processes, electronics and telecommunications; represents clients before UK High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court, European Patent Office, UK Intellectual Property Office.

England

Expertise

Multi-jurisdictional patent disputesLicence disputesFreedom to operateUnitary Patent (UPC) representationPharmaceuticals & BiotechnologyMedical DevicesIndustrial ProcessesElectronics & Telecommunications

Education

  • Sharnbrook Upper School & Community College, Bedfordshire
  • Imperial College of Science, Technology & Medicine (BSc Hons Biology, first-class)
  • University of Oxford (DPhil Molecular Biology)
  • Oxford Brookes University (PgDL)
  • Nottingham Law School (LPC)
  • University of Bristol (Diploma in Intellectual Property Law and Practice)

Admissions

  • Solicitor (England & Wales), 2006
  • Solicitor (Ireland), 2022
  • UPC Representative, 2023