At Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP, 'the entire team exhibits exceptional expertise', and clients note that they 'consistently receive high-level service at a reasonable price'. The firm-wide IP practice is led by Rachel Bradley in Cambridge, Anna Frankum in London, and Chris Shelley in Oxford. Bradley's 'responsive. co-ordinated, friendly' team in East Anglia advises on patents, designs, trade marks, copyright and rights in confidential information to clients in the life sciences, publishing, and not-for-profit sectors. Bradley recently assisted The Company of Biologists with contractual negotiations for the licensing of copyright in its scientific journals.
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‘The entire team at Penningtons exhibits exceptional expertise in their respective specialisations. Regardless of the individual we interact with, we consistently receive high-level service at a reasonable price. Compared to other practices, we appreciate the swift accessibility to the necessary contacts and the rapid turnaround for required tasks.’
‘Every individual we've engaged with has been profoundly professional, efficient, and straight to the point. We consistently receive a pre-work quote, and there's a clear emphasis on delivering results promptly rather than unnecessarily complicating matters.’
‘Responsive, co-ordinated, friendly.’
Key clients
- The Company of Biologists Limited
- Metrion Biosciences
- Cytocell/Oxford Gene Technology
- Motor Neurone Disease Association
- Mamedica Limited
- Syntherix Limited
- Mr Hilmar Warenius
Work highlights
Advising innovative cancer treatment start-up Syntherix Limited on various intellectual property matters, such as ownership of inventions, and assignments of patents. Also reviewed and advised on a master Services Agreement with a UK based contract research organisation and also a master Services Agreement with a UK University.
Assisting the Company of Biologists in all their commercial agreements ranging from contracts for their licensing of copyright in their scientific journals to universities, research institutes and consortiums globally, to engagement contracts with their editors in chief to advising on the acquisition of a scientific resources web page.
Reviewed and advised on various master services agreements for Metrion Biosciences, advising on aspects such as intellectual property, liability, termination and other contractual matters. The work involved reviewing the agreements and drafting amendments to the agreements and advising on the implications of certain key clauses and on the changes that we proposed.
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Practice head
Rachel Bradley; Anna Frankum; Chris Shelley