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Lianne Leith
Senior Associate

Lianne Leith

Patent Attorney | UPC Representative

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  • English
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Lianne is a European and UK Patent Attorney specialising in biotechnology and pharmaceuticals. Her practice focusses on post-grant opposition and appeal proceedings before the European Patent Office, and global patent portfolio management for direct clients. She also has extensive experience in drafting patent applications, as well as assisting in due diligence and freedom to operate advice. Her particular areas of expertise include peptide and antibody-based therapeutics, gene editing technologies such as CRISPR, cell therapies and pharmaceutical formulation technologies.

Lianne’s expertise in the life sciences sector is underpinned by two periods of research within the pharmaceutical industry, postdoctoral research following her PhD, and helping to commercialise academic research through licensing and spin-out formation whilst working at the technology transfer company of one of the UK’s leading universities. This combination of academic, industrial and commercial expertise enables Lianne to deliver insightful, pragmatic advice tailored to the needs of her clients.

Memberships & Roles

  • Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys.
  • Member of the European Patent Institute.

Education

  • 2018 – Chartered Patent Attorney.
  • 2017 – European Patent Attorney.
  • 2009 – PhD, Neuroscience, University of Bristol, Bristol.
  • 2003 – BSc (First Class Hons), Biological Sciences (Pharmacology with Industrial Experience), University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh.

Insights by Lianne

Hot topic, short decision – Enlarged Board of Appeal issues decision in G1/24 (“Heated aerosol”)

19 Jun 2025 4 min read

New EPO Guidelines on antibody claims provide further clarity for applicants

05 Mar 2021 11 min read
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