Polymers

Our attorneys combine extensive patent expertise with industry knowledge gained from experience within market-leading companies and academic research at leading universities

Polymers

We aim to match our clients’ creativity with commercially focussed end-to-end IP strategies

Our attorneys combine extensive patent expertise with industry knowledge gained from experience within market-leading companies and academic research at leading universities. Our polymer expertise includes hydrogels, bioplastics, biodegradable polymers, bioabsorbable sutures and medical devices, hydrophobic coatings, nanoparticles, textiles, printing inks and varnishes, ophthalmic devices, core-shell encapsulation technologies, cosmetic products and organophotovoltaic materials.

Coupled with our technical knowledge is a keen insight into the unique patentability issues in these technology areas. For example, macromolecular materials are often characterised in terms of their material properties, which must be defined carefully if they are to satisfy the European Patent Office’s specific requirements for clarity and sufficiency.

As a result of many years’ experience in contentious proceedings, our team can help you navigate these issues during the drafting process, throughout prosecution and in post-grant opposition or litigation, whether defending a granted patent or challenging a third party patent. We aim to match our clients’ creativity with commercially focussed end-to-end IP strategies.

Our clients are leaders and innovators in the field of polymer science and technology and include companies such as Invista, Sun Chemical, Teijin, Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Johnson & Johnson Consumer, Ethicon, DuPont Teijin Films and Xeros.