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Mark Abthorpe

Partner · Kilburn & Strode LLP

EnglandIntellectual Property, Patent Prosecution

About

Partner in Kilburn & Strode LLP's Life Sciences & Chemistry department, a chemist with over 15 years' experience advising on patent drafting, prosecution and enforcement across industrial chemistry, consumer products, pharmaceuticals and medical devices. He is a European and Chartered UK Patent Attorney who regularly attends EPO examination, opposition and appeal hearings.

Practice areas

Intellectual PropertyPatent ProsecutionPatent LitigationLife Sciences & Chemistry

Office

Expertise

Industrial chemistry (commercial-scale synthesis, nanotechnology, waste management)Consumer products (contact lenses, absorbent articles, skincare compositions)Pharmaceuticals (NCEs, polymorphs, dosage forms, second medical uses)Medical devices (surgical instruments, implants, blood glucose analytic systems)EPO examination, opposition and appeal proceedingsPatent drafting, prosecution and enforcement

Education

  • MSci and MA Natural Sciences (specialising in chemistry), University of Cambridge
  • Certificate in IP Law

Admissions

  • European Patent Attorney
  • Chartered UK Patent Attorney
  • IP Litigator – Patents