Life sciences & chemistry

Life sciences & chemistry – patent & trade mark attorneys

The challenges faced by the life sciences and chemistry sector are greater than ever in a fiercely competitive arena where companies need to move fast to take products from promising ideas to market. Our patent and trade mark attorneys work collaboratively to help our clients maximise the impact of their IP.

A team of life sciences IP experts

Our chemistry team has particular technical expertise in:

  • oil and petrochemical technologies;
  • catalytic processes, polymers and composite materials;
  • food chemistry;
  • natural food supplements;
  • absorbent articles;
  • hydrogen fuel cells;
  • solid state chemistry; and
  • catalysts and holographic sensors.

The team worked as sole European attorney with one of the world’s seven ‘supermajor’ oil and gas companies for over ten years and one of South East Asia’s largest oil and gas companies since 2008. These successful partnerships have resulted in the Mathys & Squire team being involved with major projects including bio-chemicals and oil exploration.

Members of the team have also handled cases for one of the world’s leading multinational consumer goods companies relating to chemical engineering, including industrial processes for producing personal care compositions such as shower gels and shampoos.

We cover all areas of IP

Our life sciences team works across all areas of IP, including:

  • patent drafting and prosecution (for UK, EP, PCT, and overseas);
  • freedom to operate and due diligence;
  • portfolio management;
  • opposition and appeal proceedings;
  • SPCs/extensions; and
  • Plant Variety Rights and regulatory issues (including orphan drug legislation and data protection).

We operate in these areas to create and deliver innovative, insightful, high quality, client-focused services that provide real commercial value.

Our experience in contentious matters and our awareness of how to manage and take advantage of the procedural and substantive aspects of the law allows us to devise and present a case in the clients’ best interests, including at first instance and appeal level.

For this reason, the attorneys in our group are sought after by corporations from around the world to take on difficult, commercially important cases.

The team is also actively involved in the area of food technology working for clients who specialise in batter coatings and methods for producing cooked and part-cooked foods, clients with a particular emphasis on microwavable products (containers and food compositions), and those working in salt reduction technologies and flavour improving compositions.

Call us now on +44 (0)20 7830 0000 and we will give you a call back to discuss your enquiry. We aim to respond to submissions as quickly as possible. If you would prefer to email us, find email details for each of our offices here.

*Please note that these contact details are for general enquiries only  and is not monitored for case related instructions. If in doubt, please call +44 (0)20 7830 0000.

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Meet the team

Lorraine  Aleandri

Lorraine Aleandri

Associate

Katie  Annesley

Katie Annesley

Technical Assistant

Peter  Arch

Peter Arch

Partner

Iain Armstrong

Iain Armstrong

Partner

Rebecca  Bennett

Rebecca Bennett

Technical Assistant

Tom  Bosworth

Tom Bosworth

Associate

Helen  Cawley

Helen Cawley

Partner

Laura  Clews

Laura Clews

Managing Associate

Gabriella Cope

Gabriella Cope

Technical Assistant

Olivia  Creemer

Olivia Creemer

Managing Associate

Benoît Darlot

Benoît Darlot

Technical Assistant

Charlie  Dempster

Charlie Dempster

Managing Associate

Posy  Drywood

Posy Drywood

Partner

Siobhan  Durran

Siobhan Durran

Associate

Jessica  Eastwood

Jessica Eastwood

Associate

Alex  Elder

Alex Elder

Associate

Gerold  Fiesser

Gerold Fiesser

Partner

Hazel  Ford

Hazel Ford

Partner

Stephen  Garner

Stephen Garner

Partner

Anna  Gregson

Anna Gregson

Partner

Philippa  Griffin

Philippa Griffin

Partner

Alison  Haile

Alison Haile

Of Counsel

Christopher  Hamer

Christopher Hamer

Partner

Maxwell Haughey

Maxwell Haughey

Technical Assistant

Grace Heredge Thomas

Grace Heredge Thomas

Technical Assistant

David  Hobson

David Hobson

Partner

Jonathan   Israel

Jonathan Israel

Associate

Rogen Leung

Rogen Leung

Associate

Sarah Linnett

Sarah Linnett

Associate

Martin  MacLean

Martin MacLean

Partner

Rachael   Martin

Rachael Martin

Associate

Samantha  Moodie

Samantha Moodie

Managing Associate

Brian More

Brian More

Head of Consulting

Matthew  Morton

Matthew Morton

Managing Associate

Fatema Nasser

Fatema Nasser

Technical Assistant

Lionel  Newton

Lionel Newton

Associate

Richard Nugent

Richard Nugent

Business Consultant

Lindsay Pike

Lindsay Pike

Associate

Clare  Pratt

Clare Pratt

Associate

Juliet  Redhouse

Juliet Redhouse

Partner

Alexander  Robinson

Alexander Robinson

Partner

Harald Schubart

Harald Schubart

Technical Assistant

Mohammed  Shafi

Mohammed Shafi

IP Consultant

Lynsey Steel

Lynsey Steel

Technical Assistant

Michael  Stott

Michael Stott

Partner

Craig  Titmus

Craig Titmus

Partner

Alex Turner

Alex Turner

Technical Assistant

Kirstin  Wenck

Kirstin Wenck

Associate

James  Wilding

James Wilding

Partner

Max  Ziemann

Max Ziemann

Associate