Simon Cohen Author & Editor

Dr Paul England is the senior professional support lawyer in the Patents Group at Taylor Wessing where he specialises in UK and multi-jurisdictional patent litigation. He has a particular interest in life sciences subject matter and associated exclusivity issues, having begun his career as a scientist and taken a doctorate in biochemistry and molecular biology at the University of Oxford. Paul's work covers advice and training to the Patents Group on these areas of law as well as providing advice and value-added services to clients. Paul publishes regularly on patent law and exclusivity right developments, with over 50 papers in peer-reviewed journals, and he speaks at conferences several times a year. He is leading the Patents Group and clients on the UPC and Unitary Patent and the implications of Brexit on these and other issues in the patents and exclusivity rights area of the life sciences. Paul is the Consulting Editor of Intellectual Property in the Life Sciences (Second edition) and Patent Transactions in the Life Sciences (Globe Law and Business). He is also the author of 'Expert Privilege' in Civil Evidence (Hart Publishing). Paul is on the Editorial Board of Intellectual Property Life Sciences Review and a correspondent for Bio-Science Law Review. He is Secretary of The Academy of Experts and chairs the Lawyers Network of Linacre College, Oxford. Paul is rated by peers and clients in LMG Euromoney's Rising Stars 2017. Simon Cohen is a partner in the IP/IT group at Taylor Wessing and heads the International Patents group.