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Ms
Kate
Taylor

Partner & Head of Life Sciences

York Office

Life sciences

Telephone. +44(0) 1904 732 120
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Experience

Kate heads up HGF’s life sciences team. She has over 20 years experience in the patent profession. Her expertise lies in life sciences and biopharmaceutical fields, with a particular emphasis on immunologic products. She is entrusted by clients to prosecute complex European portfolios relating to platform biologic technologies. In this respect, industry guides remark that Kate is “a wise counsellor and trusted opinion-giver, with particular expertise on biologic products” (IAM Patent 1000 2024).”

In addition to patent drafting and prosecution, Kate advises on all aspects of patent strategy and life cycle management, regularly handling due diligence matters and opinions relating to validity and infringement. She has extensive experience representing clients in opposition and appeal proceedings before the EPO. Recent examples of successful post grant experience in the biopharmaceutical field include: successful revocation of EP2724728, directed to a recombinant cell line and biological production method, for lack of sufficient disclosure; successful defence of a key commercial EP patent a method of preparing a biologic product (T0605/19); and successful revocation of biologic composition patent, where HGF successfully argued lack of inventive step on the basis of a Korean Patent, the public availability of which was disputed by the Patentee (T0528/21). “

Specialisms

Industries

Services

Qualifications

Patent Attorney

Chartered (UK)
Europe
UK

BSC

Genetics

MSC

Industrial Biotechnology

POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA OR CERTIFICATE

Intellectual Property

Publications

HGF ranked as a top tier firm in Legal 500 UK 2025

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IAM Patent 1000 2024

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Mondaq awards HGF for thought leadership in Germany

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HGF is ranked as a top tier firm in Legal 500 UK 2024

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HGF ranked 'Gold' in the Financial Times special report

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HGF continue to be highly ranked in The Legal 500 United Kingdom 2020 rankings

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HGF ranked 'Gold' in the Financial Times special report

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Conferences: 2024

18th November 2024

Innovate Oxford: Healthcare Investor Networking Reception

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7th November 2024

OUI Annual Networking Event

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15th - 16th October 2024

LSPN North America Fall 2024

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Conferences: 2020

10th September 2020

IPBC Connect 2020

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Conferences: 2019

3rd June 2019

2019 BIO International Convention - Philadelphia

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