Allie Elend

Allie is a European and Chartered Patent Attorney and heads up the Chemical and Life Sciences team in our Cambridge office. Allie specialises in chemical subject matter, in particular pharmaceuticals, small molecule medicinal chemistry, active pharmaceutical ingredients, synthetic chemistry including chiral synthetic chemistry, formulation chemistry, polymorphic forms, first and further medical uses, peptides and proteins, and also cleantech, drug delivery, antisense technology, transdermal patches, medical devices and agrochemicals. She also has experience in polymer chemistry, films and fibres, materials, petrochemicals, and process chemistry. Allie has extensive experience in drafting and prosecuting British, European and international patent applications, as well as in patent prosecution in other countries using local attorneys. She manages large international patent portfolios and works with her clients to develop a cohesive IP strategy. Allie enjoys representing her clients at opposition and appeal hearings before the European Patent Office, where she has an enviable track record of success. She also has considerable expertise in infringement and validity issues and regularly clears her clients’ products prior to launch. Allie has a particular interest in the pharmaceutical industry. Her clients include international and medium-sized pharmaceutical and chemical companies, start-ups, academic institutions and universities, as well as private individuals. · Venner Shipley LLP

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Allie is a European and Chartered Patent Attorney who leads the Chemical and Life Sciences team in Venner Shipley’s Cambridge office. She specialises in chemical and pharmaceutical patent work, manages large international patent portfolios, prosecutes British, European and international applications, and represents clients at opposition and appeal hearings before the EPO.

Practice areas

Intellectual PropertyPatent ProsecutionLife SciencesPharmaceuticalsChemical PatentsOppositions & AppealsPortfolio Management

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England

Venner Shipley LLP · Allie is a European and Chartered Patent Attorney and heads up the Chemical and Life Sciences team in our Cambridge office. Allie specialises in chemical subject matter, in particular pharmaceuticals, small molecule medicinal chemistry, active pharmaceutical ingredients, synthetic chemistry including chiral synthetic chemistry, formulation chemistry, polymorphic forms, first and further medical uses, peptides and proteins, and also cleantech, drug delivery, antisense technology, transdermal patches, medical devices and agrochemicals. She also has experience in polymer chemistry, films and fibres, materials, petrochemicals, and process chemistry. Allie has extensive experience in drafting and prosecuting British, European and international patent applications, as well as in patent prosecution in other countries using local attorneys. She manages large international patent portfolios and works with her clients to develop a cohesive IP strategy. Allie enjoys representing her clients at opposition and appeal hearings before the European Patent Office, where she has an enviable track record of success. She also has considerable expertise in infringement and validity issues and regularly clears her clients’ products prior to launch. Allie has a particular interest in the pharmaceutical industry. Her clients include international and medium-sized pharmaceutical and chemical companies, start-ups, academic institutions and universities, as well as private individuals.

England

Expertise

PharmaceuticalsSmall-molecule Medicinal ChemistryActive Pharmaceutical IngredientsSynthetic and Chiral ChemistryFormulation Chemistry and PolymorphsPeptides & ProteinsDrug Delivery (including transdermal)Antisense TechnologyCleantechMedical DevicesAgrochemicalsPolymer Chemistry, Films & FibresMaterials and PetrochemicalsProcess Chemistry

Education

First Class Honours degree in Chemistry, University of Oxford
DPhil in Organic Chemistry, University of Oxford
Certificate in Intellectual Property Law, Queen Mary, University of London

Admissions

European Patent Attorney
Chartered Patent Attorney
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys
Member of the European Patent Institute
Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry