About
Partner in the chemistry team at Kilburn & Strode LLP with over 20 years' experience representing clients before the European Patent Office, handling drafting, prosecution, EPO opposition/appeal work and freedom-to-operate opinions. She has extensive experience in the specialty chemicals sector and is known for a thorough and strategic approach to inter partes proceedings.
Practice areas
Intellectual PropertyLife SciencesChemistry
Office
Expertise
Specialty (performance) chemicalsSmall molecule actives and formulations for pharmaceutical and cosmetic applicationsEngineered polymersDispersants and coatingsLubricant and fuel additivesAdditives for drilling/fracturing fluidsSilicates for refractory cementsPrinting inksFuel cell technology (including polymer electrolyte membranes and electrode catalysts)BatteriesGas sensorsSolar cellsLED technology (including thermally activated delayed fluorescence compounds)Glass fibresWound care technologyBiocide detergentsEPO opposition and Board of Appeal proceedingsFreedom-to-operate opinionsManaging large corporate multi-jurisdictional patent portfoliosIP strategy for start-ups, SMEs and universities
Education
- European Patent Attorney
- Chartered UK Patent Attorney
- MSc, Management of Intellectual Property, Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London
- PhD (Chemistry) — UHV study of ammonia oxidation on Pt{100} using supersonic molecular beams, University of Cambridge
- MA; BA Hons Natural Sciences (Chemistry), University of Cambridge
Admissions
- European Patent Attorney
- Chartered UK Patent Attorney