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J A Kemp Offices
Fletcher House
2nd Floor, The Oxford Science Park
Heatley Rd, Littlemore
OX4 4GE
England
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Amanda Simons
Work Department
Chemistry and Pharmaceuticals
Position
Partner, European and UK Patent Attorney
Career
Amanda is a European and UK Patent Attorney based in our Oxford office and Head of the Chemistry and Pharmaceuticals Group. She works with many start-up companies in the Oxford area and beyond to assist them in developing their IP. Amanda’s work focuses on the pharmaceutical and medtech sectors, including anti-microbials, re-purposed drugs, pharmaceutical formulations, medical sensors and other medical equipment, but she also has experience in a broad range of chemical technologies including sugar chemistry and alloys.
Amanda is known for her pragmatic approach to IP strategy and portfolio management. She is very experienced in assisting clients in freedom to operate investigations and due diligence projects. Amanda advises both those looking to invest in a new technology and those seeking investment.
In addition to her local client base, Amanda has many clients in China and visits China at least once a year, keeping her fully up-to-date with legal developments.
A further focus of Amanda’s work is representing clients at opposition before the European Patent Office, where she has acted in a number of high profile opposition cases. Amanda’s experience extends to the defence of several pharmaceutical patents including those for sofosbuvir, Mozobil and eculizumab. She also has extensive experience in handling oppositions in blood coagulation therapies, dialysis, wound healing devices and materials.
Amanda joined J A Kemp in 1998 and became a partner in 2008.
Memberships
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA); Member of the Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office (EPI)
Education
University of Oxford, Masters Degree in Chemistry including options in biological chemistry and research in nitrogen heterocyclic preparative chemistry
Lawyer Rankings
London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > PATMA: Patent attorneys
J A Kemp is well placed to advise clients on the entire gamut of patent-related mandates, from drafting and filings, to prosecutions, oppositions, and appeals before the EPO, freedom to operate mandates, and portfolio management, with offices located in London, Oxford, Cambridge, Paris, and Munich. Start-ups and growing businesses, in addition to large corporations and prestigious academic institutions, form the group’s impressive client base, with a geographical spread across the UK, Europe, the US, and Japan. The firm is also increasingly active before the UPC. Senior partner Martin Jackson leads the engineering and IT group, having taken over from Nigel Price following his retirement. Oxford-based Amanda Simons spearheads the chemistry and pharmaceuticals department, and Patrick Campbell heads up the firm’s biotechnology and life sciences practice. Mark Roberts sits at the helm of the medical devices group, while Ravi Srinivasan chairs the pharmaceuticals team and John Leeming steers the software group. Graham Lewis is also of note for his role as head of the Supplementary Protection Certificates group. In team news, the ‘superbly intelligent patent litigator‘ John Hornby joined the firm from Lewis Silkin in March 2024.