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Myra joined EIP in 2014 as EIP Litigation team's first trainee solicitor, before becoming associate IP solicitor in 2016. Myra has experience of patent dispute proceedings in the High Court and is currently involved in patent disputes involving telecommunications technology. She has also previously been involved in patent disputes involving well-known pharmaceutical companies.
Prior to pursuing a legal career, Myra completed her PhD in Chemistry (specialising in multi-modal imaging agents) from Imperial College London. She holds a MSci degree in Chemistry from Imperial College London which also entailed her carrying out her final-year project at Leiden University in The Netherlands. Myra has two peer-reviewed publications in major scientific journals. Myra speaks Spanish fluently
Experience
- Lead associate in patent dispute involving well-known pharmaceutical companies (acting for claimant).
- Lead associate in patent dispute involving well-known pharmaceutical companies (acting for defendant).
- Unwired Planet International Limited v Huawei, Samsung and Google: Part of the team acting for Unwired Planet in patent litigation dispute in the field of telecommunications.
- Good Technology Inc. v MobileIron: Part of the team acting for Good Technology Inc. in patent litigation dispute in the field of mobile device management.
Published articles
- June 2024
Newsflash, Court of Appeal affirms death of Bayer’s blood clotting patent in expedited hearing (link) - April 2024
Newsflash, To Injunct Or Not To Injunct? (link) - November 2023
Newsflash , Astellas’ Validity Success Not Enough to Catch Competitors’ Products on Overactive Bladder Treatment (link) - October 2023
EIP Updates, Expert’s Attempt to Swot-up in Patent Dispute is Insufficient to Comply with Court Requirements in Sycurio v PCI-PAL (link) - February 2023
EIP Updates, Director’s Liability Caught in a Tangle in Toy Making Feud in UK High Court (link) - April 2022
Newsflash, The Club isn’t the Best Place (to find a DNI), so the Court is where Sheeran Goes (link) - April 2022
Newsflash, Court of Appeal Maintain Status Quo in Neurim v Mylan By Refusing Injunctive Relief (link) - February 2022
Newsflash, Neurim v Mylan – Is it finally all wrapped up or is the door still open for round 3? (link) - January 2022
Newsflash, Déjà vu in melatonin rematch as Neurim v Mylan (Take II) marches on in the UK (link) - December 2021
Newsflash, Inventor as Expert, Unable to Ventilate Appropriate Evidence (link) - December 2021
Newsflash, Developer’s Forensic Examination of Agreement Still Unsuccessful in Appeal Against Former Employer (link) - June 2021
Newsflash, Nike Just Do It Again in “FOOTWARE” Trade Mark Dispute Against Puma (link) - April 2021
Newsflash, Eminem’s First Record Label Fails to Stand Up and Succeed Fully in Damages Claim (link) - March 2021
Newsflash, UK High Court rules that an argument for equivalents needs more than just a “Like” in Facebook v Voxer (link) - March 2021
Newsflash, EPO Revocation helps Mylan sleep Neurim’s win from right under them (link) - 2019
New Electronics, Managing Your IPR (link) - April 2018
Intellectual Property Magazine, L'Oréal v RN Ventures (link) - January 2017
JIPLP, Standard disclosure takes centre stage in robotic lawn mower case (link)
Education
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September 2017 — June 2018
Postgraduate Diploma in Intellectual Property Law and Practice, University of Oxford -
January 2014 — September 2014
Legal Practice Course, BPP Holborn -
January 2013 — September 2013
Graduate Diploma in Law, BPP Waterloo -
2008 — 2012
PhD in Chemistry, Imperial College London
Career history
- 2020 — present
Senior Associate, EIP - 2016 — 2020
Associate, EIP - 2014 — 2016
Trainee Solicitor, EIP
Languages spoken
- Spanish (Fluent)