Elkington + Fife LLP

UK and European patent attorney and UPC representative

Partner

Richard joined Elkington + Fife in October 2005 and qualified as a Chartered Patent Attorney in 2008 and a European Patent Attorney in 2010. Richard has experience in prosecuting pharmaceutical applications worldwide including applications covering broad genus claims, selections, stereoisomers including diastereoisomers and enantiomers, combinations, polymorphs, salts and processes.

Richard has also prepared many infringement and validity opinions, and represented patentees and opponents in opposition and appeal proceedings at the EPO.

English

Imperial College London (PhD Organic Chemistry); University of Oxford (MChem Chemistry 1st class Hons).