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Matthew Spencer

Partner · Boult Wade Tennant LLP

EnglandIntellectual Property, Patents

About

Matthew Spencer is a Partner at Boult Wade Tennant and a Chartered UK Patent Attorney and European Patent Attorney who heads the firm's Cambridge Biotechnology and Life Sciences Group. He advises biotech and pharmaceutical clients on patent prosecution and strategic portfolio development (particularly immunotherapy), freedom-to-operate analysis, and contentious EPO opposition and appeal proceedings including coordination with national litigation and UPC-related strategy.

Practice areas

Intellectual PropertyPatentsBiotechnologyLife SciencesPharmaceuticalsPatent Litigation

Office

Expertise

ImmunotherapyBiotechnologyPharmaceuticalsPatent ProsecutionEPO Opposition and AppealFreedom-to-Operate (FTO) analysisPortfolio development

Education

  • MA (Cantab) Natural Sciences, University of Cambridge
  • MSci Biochemistry, University of Cambridge

Admissions

  • Chartered UK Patent Attorney (Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys drafting prize noted in source)
  • European Patent Attorney