Sarah Speight

Articles by Sarah Speight

Careers

IP Federation elects Philips licensing leader as new president

Kevin Scott will lead the organisation representing in-house counsel in the UK, for companies such as AstraZeneca, Eli Lilly, MSD and Regeneron.   14 July 2026

Careers

Pillsbury nabs ‘veteran’ IP litigator and trial lawyer from Goodwin

After almost 20 years at Goodwin, the patent and trade secrets supremo whose clients include Meta, IBM and Novartis, joins his new employer’s Washington, DC office.   8 July 2026

Regulation & Industry

Novartis and Eli Lilly sign separate $1.9bn novel drug deals

Novartis will work with a US biotech company on new cancer therapies, while Lilly has partnered with a Chinese biopharma firm to develop new medicines.   25 June 2026

Europe

Exclusive: ‘Cultural differences are an asset’ at the UPC

In the second of a series of interviews with women judges at the pan-European court, Ulrike Voß talks to Sarah Speight about her career, her views on the court so far, and how more women could be encouraged to join the judiciary.   16 June 2026

Europe

Exclusive: ‘When a UPC judge wears their robe, they have no gender’

In the second of a series of interviews with women judges at the Unified Patent Court, Carine Gillet shares her views with Sarah Speight on encouraging more women into technical judicial careers, how equipped the court is to handle life sciences disputes, and more.   9 June 2026

Careers

Clarivate’s new IP president to ‘usher in next phase of growth’

The data and intelligence firm appoints the former CEO of CPA Global—which Clarivate bought in 2020—to lead the IP division’s growth, as the global company aims to accelerate AI integration and streamline its core business operations.   9 June 2026

Americas

Fed Circ rejects Nexus’ appeal in generics row with biopharma firm

Nexus Pharmaceuticals is knocked back by the US Court of Appeals, which upholds a district court finding that it infringed a rival’s patents.   8 June 2026

Careers

Dehns appoints head of litigation following wave of senior hires

The new recruit, who will also support the firm’s UPC practice, brings more than 25 years’ experience and a “strong track record of handling technically and legally complex disputes” in the UK.   4 June 2026

Careers

UPC judge: ‘Expectations of you as a woman are the challenge’

In the first of a series of interviews with women UPC judges, Ingeborg Simonsson talks to Sarah Speight about her career highs and lows, including defying expectations of women in the profession and why having a clear goal is key.   26 May 2026

Americas

Medtech company sues over seven patents for incontinence products

PureWick claims that two rivals infringed its external catheter and urine-management technology in their medical devices.   13 May 2026

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