Tim is a UK and European patent attorney with experience in dealing with patents across the chemical field, with a particular focus on pharmaceuticals and biochemistry. He recently spent 18 months on secondment to the in-house department of one of the largest multinational pharmaceutical companies and is consequently well versed in clients’ commercial considerations and the requirements of in-house counsel. Tim has also worked on cases relating to food products and ingredients, polymers, industrial processes, materials, medical devices and mechanical inventions.
Tim has significant experience in drafting patent applications and prosecuting them at EPO, JPO and USPTO. Tim also often provides advice to clients on freedom to operate and in due diligence matters. He also typically files several oppositions each year and regularly appears before the EPO at oral hearings (both as patentee and opponent). During qualification as a patent attorney, Tim was awarded the Gill prize for the highest mark in the UK patent attorney qualifying examinations 2012, and the Drafting prize for the highest mark in the UK drafting finals paper. He also achieved amongst the highest marks in the opposition and law papers for the European qualifying examination and regularly provides tutorials to trainees in the profession.
