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Hannah Elam

Hannah Elam

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Hannah is an Associate in the Patents team specialising in both contentious and non-contentious patent issues with a particular focus in the life sciences and telecoms sectors. 

Hannah has a background in molecular cell biology and has advised on several patent disputes, including multijurisdictional patent disputes, concerning pharmaceuticals and medical devices. Hannah also has extensive experience of advising on FRAND and SEP disputes within the telecoms sector. 

Hannah has experience of litigation in the High Court, Court of Appeal as well as the Supreme Court. 

In addition to her litigation experience Hannah also has experience in medicines and product regulatory matters and advising on the commercialisation of intellectual property.

Expertise

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Competition, EU & trade
Data & cyber
Disputes & investigations
Environmental, planning & regulatory
Information technology
Multi-service
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Sectors

Life sciences & healthcare
Technology, media & communications
Medical devices
Pharmaceuticals
Machine learning
Biotech
Digital health

CV

Since 2022 Associate, Taylor Wessing
2021 - 2022 Associate, EIP
2021 - 2021 Trainee Secondee, Anderson Law
2019 - 2021 Trainee, EIP
2014 - 2019 Litigation Paralegal, Marks & Clerk Law
2022 PG Diploma Intellectual Property Law and Practice, University of Oxford
2021 Admitted as a solicitor, England & Wales
2019 Legal Practice Course, BPP University
2016 Graduate Diploma Law, BPP University
2013 MSc Management of Intellectual Property Law, Queen Mary University of London
2012 MRes Cell Biology, University of Edinburgh
2011 BSc Medical Biochemistry, University of Leicester

Career

Since 2022 Associate, Taylor Wessing
2021 - 2022 Associate, EIP
2021 - 2021 Trainee Secondee, Anderson Law
2019 - 2021 Trainee, EIP
2014 - 2019 Litigation Paralegal, Marks & Clerk Law

Education

2022 PG Diploma Intellectual Property Law and Practice, University of Oxford
2021 Admitted as a solicitor, England & Wales
2019 Legal Practice Course, BPP University
2016 Graduate Diploma Law, BPP University
2013 MSc Management of Intellectual Property Law, Queen Mary University of London
2012 MRes Cell Biology, University of Edinburgh
2011 BSc Medical Biochemistry, University of Leicester

Memberships & Associations

Education Executive, IPSoc.
Member, AIPPI.

Additional languages

English Swedish

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