Andrew Hutchinson

Andrew is a partner in the firm’s Litigation team, with 20 years’ experience handling disputes before the UK courts, CJEU, UPC and EPO. Andrew is an expert in managing and coordinating global cross-border patent litigation. With his biotechnology and biochemistry background, Andrew advises clients on complex patent, SPC and regulatory problems, supported by his insights from committee positions in industry organisations. According to IAM Patent, he is a “life sciences maven”.

Andrew is a seasoned patent litigator and strategic advisor for pharma and biotech clients. He has utilised his strong technical background – having studied Natural Sciences (Biochemistry) at Cambridge, Christ’s College – to advise clients litigating patents before all courts in the UK, including the UK IPO, Patents Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court, as well as the Court of Justice of the European Union.