Ralph Cox

Practice Areas

Ralph’s practice covers all aspects of intellectual property, both contentious and non-contentious, and all industry sectors. He has thus litigated patents, trade marks, designs, confidential information and licensing and other IP contractual disputes before the Patents Court, High Court and Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC) as well as in arbitrations. He has also worked with attorneys on a range of patent, design and trade mark matters before the European Patent Office, UK Intellectual Property Office and EUIPO and has regularly coordinated international IP litigation where multinational companies are involved, or the infringing activities extend beyond the UK.

Within the patent field, Ralph’s focus is on life sciences and engineering sectors (including aerospace), advising clients on matters such as freedom to operate, research exemptions, litigation/arbitration strategies and contractual issues as well as conducting litigation itself. He also advises clients on transactional, portfolio management and regulatory matters, being the lead author for “The Pharma Legal Handbook – United Kingdom (2020), and carries out due diligence exercises on product acquisitions and fund raisings.

Over the course of his career Ralph has litigated patents as diverse as riflescopes, prenatal genetic tests, vanadium redox batteries, ultrasonic bonding of disposable nappies, porridge containers and DRAMs. Ralph has also advised on the contractual and IP protection and/or infringement of vessel designs, ejector seats, aircraft tail-fin logos, board games, software, cancer medicines, energy supplements and a genomic biomarker testing platform.

Ralph is a member of the BioLegis network of life sciences law firms.