Carpmaels & Ransford LLP > London, England > Firm Profile

‘I have worked with a dozen European patent firms and none can match the synergy of the people (partners and associates) of Carpmaels. Their expertise, their dynamism, the energy to tackle problems and find solutions, and their ability to achieve success is incomparable to other firms. Exceptional use of technology. Exceptional collaboration with the client. Carpmaels offers and produces exceptional advice and outcomes.‘

‘Carpmaels has a terrific team of partners and others with wide and deep experience in pharma. We not only benefit from their knowledge in prosecuting patents, but also rely on their advice relating to general strategy, opposition proceedings, and regulatory issues.  Carpmaels has a team dedicated to national validations that we employ regularly.  Carpmaels also has a team dedicated to SPC’s which we also take advantage of.  Rarely is there a need to seek advice elsewhere.‘

‘Carpmaels & Ransford has a strong IP litigation team.  The team is experienced in both UK and EU litigation matters. In particular, I would engage Carpmaels for multi-jurisdiction litigation involving both US and UK. In addition to having a global view, and the team has a solid understanding of US legal procedures.‘

‘I have mostly worked with James Warner and Hazel Turner, both of whom are outstanding in their knowledge and service.  James, despite being a busy partner, always has time for our questions and personally communicates with us regularly.  Hazel has a depth of knowledge that we tap into constantly regarding pharmaceutical patents.‘

‘John Brunner is a rising star with in depth knowledge in pan-European patent matters. John has delivered consistently positive outcomes.‘

‘The Carpmaels team is very thorough in their approach to matters and consistently provided high quality work product. Their strong attention to detail and hard work allowed them to develop a strategy quickly and refine it as the matter progressed.’

‘David Wilson – strong technically and strategically.’

‘Excellent and approachable team of down-to-earth litigators who have picked up some very impressive instructions over the last year or so.’

‘With fantastic support from the patent attorney team, who have often clocked up years of experience with the cases in the EPO and beyond, this is one of the best all round European patent litigation teams in London.‘

‘David Wilson is enormously experienced on the life sciences side. Ian Kirby is a very canny litigator.‘

‘Jennifer Antcliff is a new partner with huge potential.‘

‘Ian Kirby is a thoughtful, pragmatic and astute litigator.‘

‘We were highly impressed with both the breadth and the depth of the experience of the team.‘

‘The Carpmaels team is very thorough in their approach to the matters and consistently provided a high-quality work product. Their strong attention to detail and hard work allowed them to develop a strategy quickly and refine it as the matter progressed.‘

‘Carpmaels has a large team in the pharmaceutical/life sciences space that is very knowledgeable about the industry. Carpmaels does a very good job of keeping on top of their matters and communicating with the client to ensure the client is aware of important issues and deadlines.‘

‘Camilla Balleny does an excellent job of overseeing a large team responsible for running a large contentious pharmaceutical patent litigation/enforcement program on a pan-EU basis.‘