About
Partner and Head of the Biotechnology and Life Sciences practice at Boult Wade Tennant LLP. Chartered UK Patent Attorney and European Patent Attorney specialising in biotechnology and pharmaceutical patent work (including therapeutic antibodies), with a focus on EPO oppositions and appeals, patent prosecution, portfolio strategy, SPC/regulatory exclusivity, freedom-to-operate and IP due diligence.
Practice areas
Intellectual PropertyBiotechnology & Life SciencesPharmaceuticalsPatent LitigationPatent Prosecution
Office
Expertise
Therapeutic antibodiesAntibody engineeringCell culture technologies for biopharmaceutical manufactureBiomarkers and companion diagnosticsProbioticsPlant-derived medicinesGene therapyRNAi technologyViral vectors and vaccinesEPO oppositions and Boards of Appeal (appeals)Drafting opposition and appeal argumentsPatent drafting and worldwide prosecutionSPC strategy and regulatory exclusivity adviceFreedom-to-operate opinionsIP due diligencePatent portfolio managementRepresentation at oral proceedings
Education
- Chartered UK Patent Attorney
- European Patent Attorney
- Certificate in Intellectual Property Law, Queen Mary, University of London (awarded the Chartered Institute of Patent Agents Ballantyne Prize)
- DPhil Molecular Biology, University of Oxford
- MA Biochemistry, University of Oxford
Admissions
- Chartered UK Patent Attorney
- European Patent Attorney