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Ian MacLeod

Partner, European and UK Patent Attorney · J A Kemp

EnglandIntellectual Property, Biotechnology & Life Sciences

About

Partner and European and UK Patent Attorney at J A Kemp based in England, specialising in biotechnology and life sciences. He has extensive experience coordinating the drafting, prosecution and defence of large global patent portfolios, representing clients before the European Patent Office (including Boards of Appeal), handling multi-jurisdiction litigation, freedom-to-operate analyses and licence negotiations.

Practice areas

Intellectual PropertyBiotechnology & Life SciencesPatent ProsecutionPatent LitigationLicensing

Office

Expertise

Complex biological productsVaccinesCell therapiesGene editingMicrobiome & bacterial productsFreedom-to-operate and infringement analysis

Education

  • University of Cambridge, BA in Natural Sciences (Genetics)
  • University of Cambridge, PhD in Genetics and Structural Biology

Admissions

  • European Patent Attorney
  • UK Patent Attorney
  • Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA)
  • Member of the Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office (EPI)