Practice Areas:
Patent strategy & counseling
Patent prosecution
Patent office proceedings
Jurisdictions:
Industry Sectors:
Biotechnology
Life sciences
Pharmaceutical
Languages:
English
German
Profile
As a European Patent Attorney at df-mp, Richard specializes in opposition and appeal proceedings before the European Patent Office, in particular in the fields of biotechnology and pharmaceuticals. Having a strong technical background in these fields means that Richard is naturally at ease with a range of complex inventions. Richard's work also involves drafting and prosecuting European patent applications, and optimizing their scope of protection by the insights gained from opposition and appeal proceedings.
Year Joined Firm: 2012
Education/Alumni:
- BSc Biochemistry - Imperial College, London, UK
- MSc Neuroscience - King’s College, London, UK
- PhD in Biochemistry - Cambridge University, UK
- Postdoctoral Scientist - Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
Network Memberships: EPI
