Expertise
- Intellectual Property
- Trade Mark
- Patent
- Design
- Patent Drafting
- Patent Infringement
- Patent Prosecution
- Patent Box
- patent searching
- ip audits
- IP Strategy
- IP Consultancy
- Due Diligence
- freedom to operate
- assignments
- Licensing
- Trade Mark Maintenance
- Trade Mark Registration
- Trade Mark Infringement
- validity
- infringement
- Enforcement
- Copyright
- Copyright Infringement
- Lifecycle Management
Summary
Stuart represents clients in the chemical field, with particular experience in pharmaceuticals, transdermal patches, medical devices, industrial chemistry, chemical engineering, vaccines, coatings and films and formulation chemistry. Stuart has experience in drafting and prosecuting applications before the European Patent Office (EPO) and the UK Intellectual Property Office (UK-IPO), as well as managing global portfolios, and developing IP strategies.
Stuart also has experience in advising on lifecycle management, developing strategies for obtaining supplementary protection certificates (SPCs) in Europe and patent term extension in other jurisdictions, and putting those strategies into effect.
Stuart also has experience of representing clients in contentious matters, such as oppositions and appeals, before the EPO and other national patent offices on behalf of both patentees and opponents, as well as advising his clients on infringement, validity and freedom to operate.
Stuart has a particular niche in handling complicated priority and priority entitlement issues before the EPO and UK Courts in view of evolving UK and EPO jurisprudence.
Experience
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WP Thompson
Partner - Patent Attorney
- Current
Qualifications
Chartered and European Patent Attorney | Design Attorney
