About
Partner and European/UK patent attorney specialising in biotechnology and life sciences with a focus on immunology and its applications in oncology, allergy and autoimmune disease. He has extensive experience in patent drafting and prosecution (European, British and foreign), EPO oppositions and appeals, coordinating contentious EPO proceedings with parallel litigation, and global patent portfolio management including freedom-to-operate and due diligence.
Practice areas
Intellectual PropertyPatent ProsecutionPatent LitigationBiotechnologyLife SciencesPharmaceuticals
Office
Expertise
ImmunologyOncologyAntibodies and Immunomodulatory AgentsAdvanced Therapies (peptide, nucleotide, gene and cell therapies)Vaccines and Personalised Medicine/DiagnosticsEPO Oppositions and AppealsFreedom to Operate and Due DiligenceGlobal Patent Portfolio ManagementWorking with SMEs and fundraising/IP for startups
Education
- University of Oxford — Masters Degree in Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
- University of Oxford — DPhil in Immunology
Admissions
- Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA)
- Member of the Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office (EPI)