Dr Frances Baxter

Senior Associate

Cambridge

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Memberships

AMIMechE
CIPA
EPI

Qualifications

Registered UPC Representative
European Patent Attorney
Chartered Patent Attorney
Certificate in Intellectual Property Law, Queen Mary University of London
PhD Mechanical Engineering (Electrically Active Ceramics for Bone Graft Substitution), University of Bath
MEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering with French, University of Bath

I am a European Patent Attorney focusing on engineering and designs.

My practice focuses on the preparation, filing and prosecution of patent applications in the UK, Europe and further afield. I work with a diverse client base on cases relating to all fields of engineering, including construction, packaging, medical devices and alternative energy.

I hold a PhD in Mechanical Engineering and my doctoral research centred on the development of electrically active materials for bone graft substitution. My post-doctoral research in the field of medical engineering, included work on the design of artificial knee ligaments and test methods for pharmaceutical tablet coatings.

Recent experience

Representing a consumer goods client at an EPO opposition hearing, successfully defending its patent.

Drafting new patent applications for a leading drug delivery device manufacturer.

Assisting clients in coordinating complex US-European patent prosecution portfolios.

Publications

Author of two literature reviews published in the Annals of Biomedical Engineering and the Journal of Tissue Engineering.

“I work with a diverse client base on cases relating to all fields of engineering, including construction, packaging, medical devices and alternative energy.”