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Memberships
  • AIPLA: Foreign Associate Member
  • CIPA
  • EPI
  • PAMIA: Director
Qualifications
  • European Patent Attorney
  • Chartered Patent Attorney
  • LLM, Nottingham Law School
  • High Court Litigation Certificate
  • MA Cantab Natural Sciences, University of Cambridge

I am a Chartered Patent Attorney and European Patent Attorney, and head of the chemical and materials group.

I specialise in Oppositions and Appeals before the European Patent Office. I also have experience providing opinions on the validity and infringement of patents for a huge range of clients, as well as advice for an Initial Public Offering. I thoroughly enjoy advocacy and attend over 20 opposition or appeal oral proceedings in front of the European Patent Office every year.

My experience covers an extensive range of chemical fields including: general organic chemistry, polymers, pharmaceuticals, catalysts, household products, photography, cosmetics, wood products, water treatment, inorganic chemicals, chemical engineering processes and nutritional compositions.

I have an MA (Natural Sciences) from the University of Cambridge and a LLM from Nottingham Law School.

Recent experience
  • Regularly representing clients on opposition matters before the Opposition Division and Boards of Appeal at the European Patent Office.
Testimonials and recognitions
  • Recommended individual, IAM Patent 1000, 2023, 2021
  • Recognised as a star, MIP Stars awards, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020
  • Listed as a World Leading Patent Professional, IAM Patent 1000, 2022
  • Recognised as a leading expert, World’s Leading Lawyers, 2020
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“I thoroughly enjoy advocacy and attend over 20 opposition or appeal oral proceedings in front of the European Patent Office every year.”
Sector Experience
Chemicals
  • Agrochemicals
  • Catalysts
  • Dispersiones y coloides
  • Polymers and plastics
Consumer goods and retail
Energy and green technologies
  • Water, oil and gas, nuclear, fusion, fission
Food and beverage
Industrial manufacturing and processing
  • Packaging
  • Additive manufacturing
  • Coatings
Materials
  • Advanced materials
  • Composite materials
Pharmaceuticals
  • Diagnostics
  • Medicinal chemistry
  • Methods of production and synthesis
  • Pharmaceutical formulations
  • Small molecule pharmaceuticals

I am a Chartered Patent Attorney and European Patent Attorney, and head of the chemical and materials group.

I specialise in Oppositions and Appeals before the European Patent Office. I also have experience providing opinions on the validity and infringement of patents for a huge range of clients, as well as advice for an Initial Public Offering. I thoroughly enjoy advocacy and attend over 20 opposition or appeal oral proceedings in front of the European Patent Office every year.

My experience covers an extensive range of chemical fields including: general organic chemistry, polymers, pharmaceuticals, catalysts, household products, photography, cosmetics, wood products, water treatment, inorganic chemicals, chemical engineering processes and nutritional compositions.

I have an MA (Natural Sciences) from the University of Cambridge and a LLM from Nottingham Law School.

Recent experience
  • Regularly representing clients on opposition matters before the Opposition Division and Boards of Appeal at the European Patent Office.
Testimonials and recognitions
  • Recommended individual, IAM Patent 1000, 2023, 2021
  • Recognised as a star, MIP Stars awards, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020
  • Listed as a World Leading Patent Professional, IAM Patent 1000, 2022
  • Recognised as a leading expert, World’s Leading Lawyers, 2020
Publications
Relevant Search Terms
Recommended Sites
Suggested Media
Recognitions
Additional Info

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