Described by clients as ‘very friendly, supportive, and proactive’, Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP has strong expertise in R&D agreements, IP contracts, and image rights issues associated with the advertising sphere. The group also has experience assisting with venture capital funding work for therapeutics start-ups. The team is led from Birmingham by Lisa Page, who specialises in the life science and biotech industries.
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‘Penningtons seems to be able to offer true value for money, with much hands-on involvement from knowledgeable and experienced partners with quality that is comparable to City law firms and at rates that are much more palatable than what those City law firms think they should be able to charge.'
- 'Very friendly, supportive, and proactive interactions. Fair budgets, good communication, and proactive efforts to stay within agreed budgets.’
Key clients
- The Advanced Research + Invention Agency
- Oxford Cannabinoid Technologies Limited
Work highlights
Advised ARIA (The Advanced Research + Invention Agency ) as part of our appointment as sole legal advisors on the IP position in its grant funding agreements, its commercial R&D agreement, preclinical and clinical regulations for its research programmes and supported its trade mark filings and prosecution.
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Practice head
Lisa Page