Penny Gilbert

Partner

Penny
Gilbert

Partner

Penny’s strong scientific background has led to her specialisation in advising clients in the life sciences sector. She represents clients before the UK patent courts, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court and has represented clients in referrals to the CJEU and EFTA Court.

She has a wealth of experience in co-ordinating multi-jurisdictional patent litigation and has represented clients in European Patent Office opposition and appeal proceedings and in appeals from the UK IPO. Penny also represents clients in patent licence disputes before the UK courts and in arbitration. She is a qualified mediator and a solicitor advocate.

Penny also counsels on patent litigation strategy, including pharmaceutical lifecycle management, and is experienced in providing freedom to operate and due diligence advice.

She is a frequent lecturer on aspects of IP law affecting the life sciences sector and is a tutor on the Oxford University Diploma in Intellectual Property Law and Practice course, teaching patent litigation.

Penny has been a partner at Powell Gilbert since it was founded in 2007.

Key cases

Biogen v Gedeon Richter (adalimumab formulations)
Biogen v Fresenius (adalimumab formulations)
Merck v GSK (pneumococcal vaccines)
Royalty Pharma v Boehringer Ingelheim (linagliptin)
Royalty Pharma (SPC-sitagliptin)
Forty Seven v SSB (therapeutic antibodies)
Eli Lilly v Eisai (Alzheimer therapies)
Mylan v Sandoz (protein purification)
Biogen v AbbVie (adalimumab)
GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals v UCB Pharma (vaccines)
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (SPCs – agalsidase beta)
Regeneron v Kymab (antibodies / transgenic mice)
Pharmaq v Intervet (SPCs – veterinary vaccine)
Eli Lilly v Biogen (monoclonal antibody use)
Synageva v CHRF / Shire (orphan drug / enzyme replacement therapy)
Eli Lilly v Human Genome Sciences (neutrokine alpha)
Eli Lilly v Human Genome Sciences (SPCs – neutrokine alpha)
Hospira v Amgen (protein pegylation)
Sandoz / ratiopharm v Napp (patents - controlled release oxycodone formulations)
Roche v Chiron (SPCs – trastuzumab and enfuvirtide)
Oxford Gene Technology v Affymetrix (DNA microarrays)
Pharmacia v Merck (COX 2 inhibitors)
Inhale v Quadrant (protein stabilisation)
Quadrant v Roser (protein stabilisation)
Chiron v Murex & Others (HCV)
Chiron v Evans Medical & Others (pertussis antigens)
Genentech v Wellcome (tPA)
Genentech v Eli Lilly (HGH)

Penny Gilbert

Partner

PennyGilbert

Partner

‘Penny Gilbert has a wonderful strategic overview and calm hand. She gives considered opinions in any discussion after listening to what everyone has to say.’

…one of the United Kingdom’s best-known patent litigators, having acted in some of the most headline-grabbing cases Europe-wide in recent years, especially in the biotechnology field.

is a pre-eminent figure in the European life sciences market, where she is recognised as “an exceptionally knowledgeable and eminent lawyer”

unquestionably a leading litigator in the UK

Penny Gilbert has superior legal intelligence and is a great thinker. "With an incomparable biopharma practice… She is the superstar of the team."

"an outstanding patent litigator" who regularly advises a wealth of big-name life science companies.

Penny Gilbert amongst the very best patent litigators, particularly in life sciences.

one of the most accomplished patent litigators in Europe, specialising in pharmaceuticals and biotechnology. She has deep expertise across a magisterial sweep of technologies, not least vaccines, medical devices and antibody drugs

A great litigator - very smart, experienced and calm under pressure." "She is analytical and her strategic advice is spot-on." "A knowledgeable and sophisticated litigator

is celebrated for her magisterial handling of patent infringement and revocation cases for clients spanning emergent biotechnology companies and global pharmaceutical corporations

She has very good strategic instincts and is a very experienced commercial litigator

highly knowledgeable and widely respected – a great, and astute, co-ordinator of litigation

focused and sharp patent strategist and litigator

a “huge name” in the sector and a leader in the field

calm, thoughtful and tenacious ... leader in her field and a pleasure to work with

unquestionably a leading UK litigator in pharma cases, tough, competent, decent person, excellent, she is everywhere, including Europe

one of the leading patent litigators in life sciences

one of the most accomplished patent litigators in Europe, specialising in pharmaceuticals and biotechnology... according to a client, "a deep-thinking legal scholar who understands how the judiciary understands the law on pharmaceuticals and how best to change their opinions."

The 'absolutely stand out' Penny Gilbert heads up the practice and focuses on patent litigation in the life sciences sector

a “perfect” life sciences litigator “with great contacts in the pharmaceutical industry”... “the benchmark” for this type of advice in the United Kingdom

one of the top 10 names in the patents space

a "standout" in her field, is one of the most celebrated life sciences patent litigators working today. "She's a very good litigator, tactician and scientist who gives sound advice"

She is absolutely great - very sensible and very clever. She really knows patent law and she's just very easy to work with

Penny’s brilliant – it’s impossible to imagine that anyone would disagree with that. She’s a tremendous litigator who always knows what she’s talking about

"Exceptional lawyer" a "leading name" in the international patent litigation space "an excellent tactician with a strong track record"

one of the best and most experienced biotech patent litigators in the UK

"Superstar patent litigator" Penny gilbert is "very well regarded in the market" and is described as "one of the best pharma patent litigators out there"

Penny Gilbert is considered "one of the best and most experienced biotech patent litigators in the UK" by one respondent. Her sterling reputation is founded on her wealth of expertise in multi-jurisdictional patent litigation. She is identified as the top lawyer in Europe by our research.

…invariably does a fantastic job for clients

Penny Gilbert is a much respected patent litigator with impeccable scientific credentials, who oversees multi-jurisdictional patent disputes for leading companies in the sector. "She is one of the best in the UK without a doubt."

Penny Gilbert is universally regarded as being one of the finest patent litigators in the country... sources say: "She has a very clear idea of what she's trying to achieve and how to achieve it," and rate her client management skills as "fantastic."

Penny Gilbert is an “esteemed” lawyer known for her “unrivalled expertise” in the bio pharmaceutical sector, where she draws on her strong scientific background. Also renowned for her abilities as a patent litigation strategist, she is a “real favourite” among clients.

Penny Gilbert is universally regarded as being one of the finest patent litigators in the country…sources say “she has a very clear idea of what she’s trying to achieve and how to achieve it”.

Penny Gilbert, co-founder of the renowned London-based IP boutique Powell Gilbert, is “the best of the best”; she is armed with “unrivalled technical, strategic and intellectual fire power”, according to clients.

“The best of the best”, she is armed with “unrivalled technical, strategic and intellectual fire power.”

A number of sources cite her "impressive" handling of large, complex cases…

at the fore of just about every important biotechnology patent case in Europe

"A legend in her area” and “very good on every metric you can think of.” Penny Gilbert is regarded by the life sciences market as a foremost litigator...described as “technically very strong” and a “very dedicated” practitioner who "never gives up".

an outstanding patent litigator and is felt by clients to “apply her experience of both the law and technical scientific issues to great effect”. She is an expert in the biotech sector and is viewed as one of the most respected patent litigators in the market.

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