Annette Sørensen

Annette has extensive experience and up-to-date knowledge in the field of biotechnology based on a 9-year international research career, primarily in the areas of enzyme technology, microbial cell factories, molecular biology, microbiology, biochemistry, biofuels and renewable energies industry.

With a strong scientific background Annette directed her career towards the field of IPR in 2016.

In view of her research career and hands-on experience, Annette understands the challenges in biotechnology and is able to view an invention from the inventors’ perspective. This, combined with her patent consulting experience, is the foundation in how she provides excellent advice and services to clients in relation to patentability opinions, patent application drafting, and patent prosecution.

Annette has experience in identifying and protecting inventions that bring value to the patent owner, investigating and securing the client’s Freedom-to-Operate (FTO) in their commercial markets; as well as overall integration of IPR into start-up companies’ business strategy.

Furthermore, Annette also has experience in opposition proceedings at the EPO as well as litigation work in the Danish courts.

Based on her science background combined with her experience in handling different patent cases, Annette is highly qualified within the areas of: Microbial cell factories, Molecular biology, Metabolic Engineering, Biochemistry, Protein engineering, Bioinformatics, Microbiology (prokaryotic and eukaryotic), Fermentation, Enzyme technology, Enzyme discovery, Fungal secondary metabolites, Biofuels and Renewable energies industry, Biomass processing, Food sciences, Pre- and Probiotics, Diagnostics and Therapeutics.

Annette joined Guardian IP Consulting as IP Consultant in 2017.