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Dev represents biotech and chemicals clients based in the UK, Europe, and US. He has worked in the life science and chemicals specialisms for over 25 years and has established a practice focusing on provision of strategic advice to early stage and rapid growth technology companies. Dev enjoys working with a wide variety of clients to help them develop valuable IP positions most often for companies seeking to partner or licence their technology.

He has advised companies and clients in diverse fields of biotherapeutics, gene editing, synthetic biology, speciality chemicals, medical devices, AI and computational biology. Dev's practice covers all areas of IP development and counselling including patents, designs, trade secrets and know how. His work involves the development of valuable patent positions in competitive global markets, as well as freedom-to-operate and patent landscape analysis. He advises on contentious issues and handles oppositions before the European Patent Office. In 2014 he successfully defended Freedom Innovations' Patent in an opposition referral to the EPO Enlarged Board of Appeal (G3/14).

Dev is a member of the Life Sciences Committee of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys and regularly publishes and presents in the field of biotechnology intellectual property law. He is also authorised to act as a representative before the EU Unified Patents Court (UPC).

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Investing in biodiversity conservation and research is not just environmentally responsible—it's medically strategic, as each species lost represents the permanent erasure of unique biochemical compounds that could hold the key to treating current and future diseases. Understanding biodiversity also impacts diverse fields such as animal and plant breeding, agritech and public health.

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The ’dos and don’ts’ when filing EU Customs Applications for Action (AFAs)

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The ’dos and don’ts’ when filing EU Customs Applications for Action (AFAs)

Keltie moderated the EUIPO and Irish Customs webinar which focused on the ‘dos and don’ts’ when filing EU AFAs. This interactive session was well attended by Intellectual Property (‘IP’) rights holders as well as legal representatives. The aim of this session was to raise awareness and encourage IP rights holders to adopt a proactive approach by filing AFAs in order to mitigate the risk of infringing and counterfeit goods crossing borders and reduce the need for filing Ex-officio AFAs where goods have been seized but AFAs are not in place.

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