Miriam Gundt, LL.M. (Aberdeen)

Clients especially like Miriam Gundt's pragmatic and solution-orientated approach. Miriam is well connected in our global network. She is an ideal "go-to" lawyer for the coordination of international patent disputes and the enforcement of intellectual property rights in various European jurisdictions. Her strategic advice comprises questions regarding the new Unified Patent Court (UPC) and the European Patent with Unitary Effect. She represents and advises national and international clients in all matters of intellectual property and technical industrial property rights, with a focus on patents and utility models. Her experience comprises both patent litigation and contractual IP matters, including licence agreements and R&D Agreements.

Further, she possesses outstanding knowledge in the area of Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPCs). Miriam concentrates on patent litigation, including both patent infringement proceedings and parallel nullity proceedings. She also focuses on the pharma and biotech industry, life science and medical engineering, and has broad experience in patent litigation in the areas of telecommunication, chemistry and mechanics. Miriam has experience in the area of interim legal protection, including preliminary injunctions and evidence seizures. She has successfully obtained and enforced preliminary injunctions for various clients.

Miriam is a member of various associations in the field of intellectual property (GRUR, EPLAW, AIPLA, VPP) and regularly speaks at national and international conferences and seminars on patent law related topics. Miriam is very committed to diversity & inclusion and has been appointed as Head of Diversity & Inclusion in Europe at the beginning of 2018.