Chemistry and materials science

Group Manager: Geoff Clarke

Ours is a vibrant group with substantial commercial, research and in-house IP experience in world leading multinational corporations.  The group covers the breadth of the chemical and material science fields.

The experience of the group has enabled it to provide valuable strategic guidance in growing, managing and exploiting global patent portfolios.  These activities extend to providing commercially guided advice on infringement and validity, monetising IP through licensing and other transactions and advising on contentious matters.

The group is involved in technology of key commercial importance in fields as diverse as plastics and functional polymers, chemical engineering and ceramics and has a track record of success in high stakes oppositions before the EPO, both to clear away potential infringement issues and to maintain clients’ competitive advantage.