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About Pete Damerell
Pete Damerell is a partner at Powell Gilbert, a specialist European IP firm.
Pete has 20 years’ experience in patent litigation, and is qualified as a solicitor advocate in England and Wales, a solicitor in Ireland and a UPC representative.
Pete advises clients on complex patent disputes across a diverse range of industries, representing clients in proceedings before the UK courts and the UPC, as well as developing and coordinating global patent litigation strategies. His experience includes working on a number of the leading SEP/FRAND disputes, acting for both SEP owners and implementers. He also advises on disputes in the life sciences sector – including pharmaceutical products and formulations, biotechnology and medical devices (where his background in physiological sciences provides him with a firm understanding of technical issues).
Pete often presents on all aspects of IP law, as well as authoring papers and book chapters. He teaches patent law on the Oxford University IP Law and Practice course. He is also Chair of AIPPI’s Enforcement Standing Committee, as well as a member of the Licensing Executives Society and the European Patent Lawyers Association.
Pete Damerell
Powell Gilbert
85 Fleet Street
EC4Y 1AE London
United Kingdom
+44 20 3040 8000
pete.damerell@powellgilbert.com
4 Specialisms
- Pharmaceuticals
- Biotechnology
- Medical Devices
- Mobile Communication
Awards
- Legal 500 – Next Generation Partner (2025)
- Juve Patent – Recommended Individual, Patent Litigation UK
- IAM Patent 1000 – UK Patent Litigation (Silver Tier)
- Lexology Index – IP-Patents & Copyright Thought Leader and Healthcare & Life Sciences – Patent Litigation
- World IP Review – Leader
