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Pierson Ferdinand LLP is a global law firm serving clients from over 25 markets. Its Intellectual Prop- erty Department, co-chaired by Naira Simmons and Christopher Kinkade, comprises 38 partners and 18 USPTO-admitted patent attorneys. The department is organised around two core pillars: IP procurement, led by Simmons, and IP enforcement, overseen by Kinkade, providing clients with end-to-end intellec- tual property protection and management. The IP Procurement team specialises in patent prosecution
across life sciences – particularly diagnostics, gene therapy, and genomic sequencing – as well as artifi- cial intelligence and software, handling complex do- mestic and international patent portfolios across nu- merous jurisdictions worldwide. The department has experienced significant growth, with seven partner- level hires in the past twelve months: David Boundy, Benjamin I. Dach, Halpern, Eric N. Kohli, Perleberg, Letao Qin, and Hoda Rifai-Bashjawish.
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Naira Simmons is co-chair of the Intellectual Property Department at Pierson Ferdinand LLP, where she leads the IP Procurement practice. She specialises in patent prosecution in the life sciences industry, with
portfolios for clients including Sanofi S.A, Roche Molecular Diagnostics, Adverum Biotechnologies (up until its acquisition by Eli Lilly & Co.), ImmunoVec, Delphi Diagnostics, and Clear Labs. She has played a pivotal role in building one of the most modern IP practices in the country. Naira is a registered patent attorney before the USPTO and holds both a PhD and a JD.
particular expertise in gene therapy, diagnostics, and genomic sequencing technologies. Naira manages complex domestic and international patent
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