About
Peter Silcock is a Partner and European and UK Patent Attorney at J A Kemp based in the firm's Oxford office, specialising in chemistry and pharmaceuticals. He advises universities, start-ups and SMEs on patent drafting, portfolio strategy and freedom-to-operate across areas including solid-state materials, chemical biology, pharmaceutical formulations and cleantech chemistry.
Practice areas
Intellectual PropertyPatent ProsecutionPharmaceuticalsChemistryLife SciencesBiotechnologyTechnology TransferStart-ups & Spinouts
Office
Expertise
Solid-state materials for optoelectronic, semiconductor and sensor applicationsChemical biology and biosensing3D printing in biochemistryPlant protection products (herbicidal combinations and formulations)Pharmaceutical chemistry (formulations, drug delivery vehicles, imaging agents, medical nanotechnology)Cleantech chemistry (catalytic processes)University technology transfer and spin-outsPatent portfolio building and freedom-to-operate advice
Education
- University of Cambridge, Masters Degree in Natural Sciences
- University of Oxford, DPhil in Organometallic Chemistry and Catalysis
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)