Sebastian is an IP litigator, with a focus on life sciences and jointly leads our global intellectual property practice.
Sebastian is recognised by the legal directories as a leading patent litigator and regularly acts for clients such as Roche, Gilead, Takeda, Sanofi in UK litigation, EPO oppositions and in coordinating actions on a pan-European basis. He has also represented clients in two important references on SPC matters to the CJEU and has been involved in three further CJEU references.
Sebastian is a solicitor advocate with rights of audience in all civil proceedings in the UK and he is a Unified Patents Court representative.
Sebastian is also a guest lecturer at the University of London (on the Certificate of Intellectual Property course and the LLM course in International and Comparative Patent Law) and a tutor on the Oxford University Diploma in Intellectual Property Law and Practice.
Sebastian is recognised as leading individual in pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, and led the team which recently won "European Cross-Border Patent and Regulatory Team of the Year 2024" at the MIP Awards.
Accolades
Leading Partner in Legal 500 UK 2026: Life Sciences and Healthcare
Gold for Patent Litigation in IAM Patent 1000 2024
Leading Individual in JUVE Patent 2025
Patent Star in Managing IP's IP Stars 2025
Ranked in Chambers UK 2025: Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation
Ranked in Chambers UK 2025: Life Sciences: IP/Patent Litigation
"Seb has really good judgement and understands the heart of the matter. He is able to articulate, problem-solve and manage the greater strategy." (Chambers UK 2025 Intellectual Property)
Sebastian Moore is “an incredibly knowledgeable practitioner, brilliant patent strategist and excellent litigator, who has successfully represented big-name pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies in important cases”. (IAM Patent 1000 2024)
"Sebastian Moore is superb. He will always put the client first and considers the full picture. He has a great deal of experience with global litigation, giving great strategic advice whilst always being on top of the details." (Legal 500 2026 Intellectual Property)
"Sebastian Moore is an articulate and clear communicator who is not afraid to roll his sleeves up. He’s passionate and cares deeply about his clients. He thrives in difficult situations, always keeping his strategic eye on the end goal." (Chambers UK 2023 Intellectual Property)
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