Diana Leguizamón

Senior Associate

LLM, BSc (Hons) Biology)

Diana Leguizamón has been active in the field of intellectual property since 2002. As a European Patent Attorney and European Patent Litigator (diploma on “Patent Litigation in Europe” (CEIPI)), she can represent clients before the European Patent Office (EPO) and the Unified Patent Court (UPC). Diana re-joined the firm in 2024 and works at the firm’s Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals practice group.

+ 49 89 210 296 0
diana.leguizamon@df-mp.com

 

 

Diana Leguizamón

Senior Associate

LLM, BSc (Hons) Biology)

Diana Leguizamón has been active in the field of intellectual property since 2002. As a European Patent Attorney and European Patent Litigator (diploma on “Patent Litigation in Europe” (CEIPI)), she can represent clients before the European Patent Office (EPO) and the Unified Patent Court (UPC). Diana re-joined the firm in 2024 and works at the firm’s Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals practice group.

+ 49 89 210 296 0
diana.leguizamon@df-mp.com

 

 

practice areas.

Diana’s technical focus lies in the fields of in cell biology, stem cell biology, molecular biology, targets and antibodies, biogenetics and plant biology/biotechnology. She is involved in patent prosecution concerning European patents. A main focus of her practice is opposition and appeal matters before the European Patent Office.

Diana also has experience in the preparation of freedom-to-operate opinions, and the conduction of IP due diligence projects. Given her in-house experience as Director and Head of IP at Immatics Biotechnologies, she also has significant experience in the handling of international patent portfolios, and a special understanding of clients’ economic and counseling needs from a business perspective.

admissions.

  • European Patent Attorney
  • Unified Patent Court (UPC) representative

AWARDS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.

  • Author of publications in patent and intellectual property law
  • Chambers Global - recognized in the area of Intellectual Property for Germany "foreign experts" and Colombia "experts based abroad" (2013 and 2014)

curriculum vitae.

2024
 
2024

Seni­or Asso­cia­te at df-mp

2021-2023
 
2021-2023

Direc­tor and Head of IP in a glo­bal bio­tech­no­lo­gy com­pa­ny (Imma­tics Bio­tech­no­lo­gies GmbH)

2020
 
2020

Euro­pean Patent Att­or­ney at df-mp

2019-2020
 
2019-2020

Diplo­ma for patent liti­ga­ti­on in Euro­pe at the Cent­re d’Étu­des Inter­na­tio­na­les de la Pro­prié­té Intellec­tu­el­le (CEIPI) — Qua­li­fi­ca­ti­on for repre­sen­ta­ti­on befo­re the Uni­fied Patent Court (UPC)

2010-2019
 
2010-2019

Euro­pean Patent Att­or­ney and Seni­or Asso­cia­te at the IP Depart­ment of the Inter­na­tio­nal Law Firm Jones Day

2007-2009
 
2007-2009

App­ren­ti­ce in the Life Sci­ence Depart­ment of the IP Law Firm Vos­si­us & Part­ner

2006-2009
 
2006-2009

Doc­to­ral Rese­ar­cher — Max Planck Insti­tu­te for Intellec­tu­al Pro­per­ty, Com­pe­ti­ti­on and Tax Law. Dis­ser­ta­ti­on: “Legal pro­tec­tion of new plant varie­ties and modern plant bree­ding in Latin Ame­ri­can count­ries”  

2005-2006
 
2005-2006

Mas­ter of Laws in Intellec­tu­al Pro­per­ty (LL.M. IP), Munich Intellec­tu­al Pro­per­ty Law Cen­ter (MIPLC). Mas­ter the­sis: “Patent pro­tec­tion of bio­tech­no­lo­gi­cal inven­ti­ons in Colom­bia: pre­sent issues and per­spec­ti­ves”.

2003-2005
 
2003-2005

Patent Engi­neer at IP Law Firm Cave­lier Abo­ga­dos — Bogo­tá, Colom­bia

2002-2003
 
2002-2003

Spe­cia­list in Indus­tri­al Pro­per­ty Law, Copy­right and New Tech­no­lo­gies — Uni­ver­si­dad Exter­na­do de Colom­bia, Bogo­tá. Intellec­tu­al pro­per­ty law in the Ande­an Com­mu­ni­ty.

2002-2003
 
2002-2003

Spe­cia­list in Indus­tri­al Pro­per­ty Law, Copy­right and New Tech­no­lo­gies — Uni­ver­si­dad Exter­na­do de Colom­bia, Bogo­tá. Intellec­tu­al pro­per­ty law in the Ande­an Com­mu­ni­ty.

1997-2002
 
1997-2002

B.Sc. with Hono­urs in Bio­lo­gy from the Uni­ver­si­ty of Sas­kat­che­wan, Cana­da

publications.

  • 2005: Patentes de segundo uso en la Comunidad Andina. Latin Counsel.com.
    See: http://www.latincounsel.com/esp/noticiaampliada.php?nid=4893
  • 2005: Use and second use patents in the Andean Community. Infolex. Cavelier Abogados.
    See: http://www.cavelier.com/English/index1.htm
  • 2010: European Court of Justice Restricts Scope of Biotech Patents in Europe: Monsanto Loses Dispute on Soy Meal. Jones Day - Commentary. See: https://bit.ly/2NHztcP
  • 2013: The EPO Rescinds its Current Practice for Divisional Filings. Internal Publication. Jones Day – Commentary. See: https://bit.ly/30lmMGa
  • 2013: EPO Will Allow Payment of Additional Search Fees for European Regional Phase Applications. Jones Day – Commentary. See: https://bit.ly/2S1qd1X
  • 2015: Clarifying or Confirming the Extent of Process Exclusion under Art. 53(b) EPC?
    Decisions G 2/12 and G 2/13 of the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office. Jones Day – Commentary. See: https://bit.ly/2FYP41h
  • 2015: EPO: Minor Text Changes to Patent Application Need Not Slow Grant Process. Jones Day – Commentary. See: https://bit.ly/2LHDco9
  • 2015: Partial Priority and Dealing with "Toxic Divisionals" under the European Patent Convention
    A New Referral to the EPO Enlarged Board of Appeal: Beyond G 2/98. Jones Day – Commentary. See: https://bit.ly/2Jor5el
  • 2016: EPO Announces Streamlined Opposition Proceedings. Jones Day – Commentary. See: https://bit.ly/2xBow1w 
  • 2016: Clarifying or Confusing? The European Commission Chews on Tomatoes and Broccoli. Jones Day – Commentary. See: https://bit.ly/2NGByWJ
  • 2017: Clarifying or Conforming? The EPO Bows to the European Commission. Jones Day – Commentary. See: https://bit.ly/2LHC3wR
  • 2018: Two Down, One to Go: The UK Ratifies Unified Patent Court Agreement. Jones Day – Commentary. See: https://bit.ly/2S0JKiO

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