Chemistry

An exceptional chemistry team with the tools to solve the most challenging problems

Chemistry

Formidable advocates with extensive experience of the EPO opposition and appeal procedure

From catalysts to composite materials, food chemistry to electrochemistry, the attorneys in our Chemistry team are specialists with knowledge that spans a comprehensive variety of chemical technologies, enabling a seamless service in conjunction with the firm’s other teams at the interfaces with engineering and life sciences. A combination of hands-on experience within industry-leading companies, academic research at leading universities, and extensive patent expertise, equips our chemistry team with the tools to solve even the most challenging problems.

Our chemistry team boasts some formidable advocates with extensive experience of EPO opposition and appeal procedure.  Their experience at the forefront of the law, and constant feedback and debate in team meetings, drive cutting-edge and coherent strategies for drafting, prosecution and litigation. 

The aim is always to uphold our reputation for reliable, thoughtful and relevant advice. We also work hard to build strong relationships with our clients, fostering trust through open communication and consistent actions.

 Our patent specialists work hand-in-hand with our trade mark and transactions teams in order to provide a complete IP service to our clients.

Our approach is to be meticulous, insightful and adaptable and we excel in the provision of high-level strategic advice. You can expect us to know your cases inside-out and to use our creativity to find out-of-the-ordinary solutions and strong, defensible protection for your innovations.  This is why we are sought after by emerging and mid-sized businesses at the threshold of success, as well as entrusted by industry-leading multi-nationals to conduct global management of their IP portfolios.


“Carpmaels & Ransford LLP has added a dedicated materials team to its offering, which, together with the firm’s chemistry experts, fields a particularly busy EPO opposition caseload.”

Legal 500 2020


 

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Partners
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Senior Associates
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Associates
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Technical Assistants

Meet the Chemistry team

Aled Richards-Jones
Senior Associate
Barrister
Chloe Taylor
Senior Associate
Solicitor
Hazel Turner
Senior Associate
Patent Attorney
Jennie Cox
Senior Associate
Patent Attorney
Joe Abdalla
Senior Associate
Patent Attorney
Kerry Fitchett
Senior Associate
Solicitor
Maggie Gisseleire
Senior Associate
Patent Attorney
Rachel Taylor
Senior Associate
Patent Attorney
Rhodri Hopes
Senior Associate
Patent Attorney
Russell Woolley
Senior Associate
Patent Attorney
Sam Sackville
Senior Associate
Patent Attorney
Simon Keevey-Kothari
Senior Associate
Barrister
Alastair Baldry
Associate
Patent Attorney
Andrew Russell
Associate
Patent Attorney
Atar Shafighian
Associate
Solicitor
Chantal Whitfield
Associate
Patent Attorney
Charlotte Malley
Associate
Patent Attorney
Clarissa Luxton
Associate
Patent Attorney
Claudia Earl
Associate
Patent Attorney
Daniel Bright
Associate
Patent Attorney
David Thompson
Associate
Patent Attorney
George Beaumont
Associate
Patent Attorney
Hannah Brown
Associate
Patent Attorney
Harry Bush
Associate
Patent Attorney
Michelle Montgomery
Associate
Patent Attorney
Molly Harte
Associate
Patent Attorney
Rebecca Satchwell
Associate
Patent Attorney
Bethany Watkins
Technical Assistant
Bradley Wilson
Technical Assistant
Emma Rudge
Technical Assistant
Imogen Cawley
Technical Assistant
James Devine-Stoneman
Technical Assistant
Jessica Godden
Technical Assistant
Kyla Thomas
Technical Assistant
Maxim Mallerman
Technical Assistant
Oliver Williams
Technical Assistant
Ronan Haskurti
Technical Assistant
Sam Haggerty
Technical Assistant
Technical Assistant
Sam Walters
Technical Assistant
Sophie Wainwright
Technical Assistant
Tamsin Newlove
Technical Assistant
Tatiana Foggitt
Technical Assistant

Successful Defence Against UKIPO Revocation Action

In previous litigation, the High Court awarded a final injunction against Airscience under Wallenius Water’s European patent covering apparatus for purifying fluids with ozone and UV light. In the UKIPO litigation, we successfully defended the patent against a revocation action from Airscience, allowing the earlier injunction to remain in force.

Novelty, inventive step and sufficiency were considered, along with estoppel and the admissibility of late-filed expert evidence, which was subsequently struck out for not meeting the requirement of being “strictly in reply”.

Team: Paul Howard, Ian Kirby, Richard Newell