About
Partner and Chartered/European Patent Attorney at Mewburn Ellis LLP specialising in life sciences patents. He advises across the full patent lifecycle — drafting, worldwide portfolio management, prosecution, oppositions and appeals — and has experience in due diligence; joined the firm in 1997, qualified in 2001 and became a partner in 2003.
Practice areas
Patent ProsecutionPatent Opposition & AppealsPatent LitigationLife SciencesBiotechnologyBiological TherapeuticsGene TherapyRegenerative MedicineDiagnostics & Biomarkers
Office
Expertise
Biological therapeuticsGene therapyRegenerative medicineDiagnostics and biomarkersPlatform technologiesNext-generation drug modalitiesUniversity and spin-out/academic clientsSMEs and research institutions
Education
- BSc (Hons.) Biochemistry, University of Bristol (1990)
- PhD, Department of Biochemistry, University of Leicester (1995)
Admissions
- Chartered Patent Attorney (qualified 2001)
- European Patent Attorney (qualified 2001)
- Higher Courts Litigation Certificate (2015)