Mélissa Duquemin

Melissa is a solicitor in the Dispute Resolution team with a focus on life sciences patent litigation. She has experience in the High Court and Court of Appeal, as well as managing complex multi-jurisdictional disputes across Europe, US and South America, on cases involving biologics, small molecules, DNA sequencing and medical devices.

Melissa has also supported multiple international pharmaceutical companies on patent litigation strategy in preparation for the defence of an anticipated generic launch.

Through her work on these matters, Melissa advised clients on many aspects of patent litigation including validity and infringement issues, preliminary injunctions, issue estoppel, litigation experiments, disclosure and confidentiality.

Melissa joined Carpmaels & Ransford in 2025 from a Magic Circle firm. Prior to qualifying as a solicitor, Melissa spent a year in-house at General Electric Healthcare – a global pharmaceutical company – on a legal internship working on a range of regulatory and commercial matters.