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UK firm hires head of IP with commercial and technical nous
With technical specialisms including nucleic acid technologies, biological therapeutics and vaccines, and diagnostics and biological assays, the new hire adds a life sciences patent specialism to the firm’s growing IP practice.

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The new practice head has represented life sciences clients in numerous high-profile disputes, and will be an “invaluable resource for our clients”, according to the firm.
The four-person team adds significant life sciences experience to the litigation boutique, drawn to Stris’ “outstanding trial lawyers” and “sophisticated appellate capabilities”.
Combining decades of experience, the new partners—plus a team of four—will head up the Chinese firm’s TM and anti-counterfeiting litigation practices.
The IP advocacy group has turned to former USPTO acting director Coke Morgan Stewart as it enters what it calls a “new chapter”.
An experienced tech patent litigator, the firm’s new partner spent a decade managing major patent litigation campaigns at Nokia.
Less than a month after the merger between Ashurst and Perkins Coie, the new team brings expertise in high-stakes patent matters—including semiconductors, software, and artificial intelligence—in the US.
The doors have opened in Alabama under the leadership of a former Boeing engineer whose practice spans litigation, licensing, technology transactions and deal-related due diligence.
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