Siddharth Kusumakar

Partner specialising in patent litigation in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical devices fields. Provides strategic advice in large scale multi-jurisdictional disputes with parallel European, US, UPC and European Patent Office actions, and particularly known for managing and coordinating pan-European litigation strategies for international clients. Has successfully acted in some of the most high-profile patent cases to come before the UK courts in recent years, including in two landmark UK Supreme Court decisions (Warner-Lambert v Actavis and Regeneron v Kymab). As a UPC legal representative, is currently acting in some of the first cases to be brought before the new Unified Patent Court. · Powell Gilbert LLP

EnglandIntellectual Property, Patent Litigation

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Partner at Powell Gilbert LLP in England who specialises in patent litigation for the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical devices sectors, providing strategic advice in large-scale multi-jurisdictional disputes (European, US, UPC and EPO). Known for managing pan‑European litigation strategies for international clients and has acted in high‑profile UK cases including Warner‑Lambert v Actavis and Regeneron v Kymab; appointed as a UPC legal representative and is acting in some of the first cases before the Unified Patent Court.

Domaines d’expertise

Intellectual PropertyPatent LitigationLife SciencesPharmaceuticals & BiotechnologyMedical DevicesInternational LitigationEuropean Patent OfficeUnified Patent Court

Bureau

England

Powell Gilbert LLP · Partner specialising in patent litigation in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical devices fields. Provides strategic advice in large scale multi-jurisdictional disputes with parallel European, US, UPC and European Patent Office actions, and particularly known for managing and coordinating pan-European litigation strategies for international clients. Has successfully acted in some of the most high-profile patent cases to come before the UK courts in recent years, including in two landmark UK Supreme Court decisions (Warner-Lambert v Actavis and Regeneron v Kymab). As a UPC legal representative, is currently acting in some of the first cases to be brought before the new Unified Patent Court.

England

Expertise

PharmaceuticalsBiotechnologyMedical DevicesPan‑European patent litigationUPC representationEPO proceedingsStrategic multi-jurisdictional coordination

Formation

Queen Elizabeth High School, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
McGill University — BSc Microbiology and Immunology
Imperial College London — MSc Immunology
College of Law — GDL & LPC
University of Oxford — Diploma in Intellectual Property Law and Practice

Inscriptions au barreau

Solicitor, England & Wales (qualified 2008)
Solicitor Advocate (2014)
Solicitor, Ireland (2023)
UPC Representative (2023)