Dr Joel Coles > Powell Gilbert LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Powell Gilbert LLP Offices
85 FLEET STREET
LONDON
EC4Y 1AE
England
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Dr Joel Coles
Work Department
Intellectual Property
Position
Partner specialising in intellectual property litigation. He is an experienced patent litigator who has worked on a number of the recent leading cases in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology fields. His strong life sciences background has been of particular relevance for his recent work relating to pharmaceutical, biotechnology and healthcare technologies, including vaccines, small molecule drugs, biologics, DNA sequencing, and genetic engineering. In particular, Joel has represented clients before the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court in two of the leading cases relating to the validity and infringement of second medical use (Warner-Lambert v Actavis) and biotechnology patents (Regeneron v Kymab). He has also worked on a number of electronics and mechanical engineering patent cases, and has experience of handling multi-jurisdictional patent actions. In addition to representing clients in litigation before the UK Patents Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court, Joel has represented clients in European Patent Office opposition proceedings, and advises on patent litigation strategies, freedom to operate, and patent term extensions, including supplementary protection certificates.
Career
Qualified Solicitor (England & Wales) 2011; Powell Gilbert 2011 – to date; Partner 2022; Solicitor (Ireland) 2016; UPC Representative 2023.
Memberships
AIPPI, EPLAW
Education
MBiochem (Biochemistry), Oxford University; PhD (Biochemistry), Cambridge University; LLB, BPP Law School; Diploma in Intellectual Property Law and Practice, Oxford University.
Lawyer Rankings
London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
Providing its clients with a ‘combination of outstanding legal, technical and strategic competence’, Powell Gilbert LLP is highly capable of advising on the full gamut of patent issues arising from a multitude of technically complex sectors, particularly the life sciences sphere. The group frequently appears before the courts on very significant and market-leading cases. Penny Gilbert
, who is a pre-eminent practitioner in the spheres of pharmaceuticals and biotech litigation, and Simon Ayrton, who deploys his extensive experience to assist a panoply of clients with FRAND disputes, as well as patent infringement and validity proceedings, jointly lead the practice. Zoë Butler is recommended for her strengths in multi-jurisdictional disputes, while Alex Wilson, who is fluent in French and German, represents notable clients in a range of matters relating to pharmaceuticals, semi-conductors, medical devices, and explosives. Bethan Hopewell leverages her background in molecular biology to handle issues arising from the life sciences sector, and Ari Laakkonen contributes his particular expertise in electronic patent litigation and licensing disputes. Other recommended lawyers include Tim Whitfield, Peter Damerell, Tom Oliver, Siddharth Kusumakar, Joel Coles, Tess Waldron, Rajvinder Jagdev, and Bryce Matthewson.