Chartered and European Patent Attorney specialising in Chemistry and Registered Designs
Profile
Mark’s initial training in patents was mostly in the fields of mechanical and electrical engineering. He still enjoys work outside the chemical field – in particular acting for clients in the automotive, semiconductor fabrication, and sports equipment sectors.
Mark is the editor of two chapters of the highly regarded European Patents Handbook and he tutors trainee patent attorneys as part of a course organised by the European Patent Institute and the Centre d’Etudes Internationales de la Propriété Intellectuelle at the University of Strasbourg.
Recent work
• Working directly with UK inventors, Mark recently drafted patent applications relating to a method of coating microneedles and novel anticancer hybrid molecules.
• Acting for a large Japanese corporation at post-appeal opposition proceedings, Mark successfully defended an important European patent relating to ceramic compositions for use in bearings.
Qualifications
Degree in Chemistry (with Patent Law) from the University of Manchester.
Chartered Patent Attorney, European Patent Attorney
European Design Attorney
Mark at a glance
Loves about the job:
The competitive aspect: persuading an examiner to grant a patent, or beating an opponent. The creative aspect: helping a client design around a possible infringement.
Would rather be:
Spending a relaxing day watching a test match at Lords with a pint of Pimms.
Fantasy dinner party guests would be:
Douglas Adams, Ranulph Fiennes and Jodie Kidd.
People would be surprised to know:
I’ve been bitten by a lion.
In another life, would have been:
A rally car driver (despite having no obvious talent for it).
Contact Mark
Mark is usually based in our Clerkenwell office in London and may be contacted on 0207 253 1563 or send him a message using the contact form above.