About
Partner and Head of the Biotechnology and Life Sciences Group at J A Kemp with more than 20 years' professional experience as a European and UK Patent Attorney, specialising in biotechnology and life sciences. Experienced in patent prosecution, oppositions and appeals at the EPO, patent litigation (including in the UK, US and China), and due diligence for transactions and listings.
Practice areas
Intellectual PropertyBiotechnologyLife SciencesPharmaceuticalsPatent ProsecutionPatent LitigationDue Diligence
Office
Expertise
Antibodies and related claimsOncolytic virusesVaccines and peptide vaccinesTherapeutic RNAsStem cellsPersonalised medicineDiagnosticsNext-generation sequencingEPO oppositions and appealsPatent litigation (UK, US, China)Due diligence for biotech transactions
Education
- University of Cambridge — Masters Degree in Natural Sciences (Neuroscience)
- University College London — PhD in Molecular Cell 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)