Chris Hamer > Mathys & Squire LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
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Chris Hamer
Work Department
Intellectual property
Position
Chris Hamer is one of the world’s leading chemistry attorneys and widely considered as an expert in the field of ionic liquids and related technologies, although his expertise extends to numerous chemistry related technology areas, in particular food chemistry, natural food supplements, biochemicals, polymers, materials sciences, absorbent articles, catalytic processes and petrochemical technologies.
Career
Chris has many years’ experience of drafting, prosecution, infringement and validity, commercialisation of university IP, and global IP strategy advice, including freedom-to-operate, licensing advice, entitlement disputes and competitor monitoring. He is also immensely experienced in multi-party Opposition and Appeal procedures before the European Patent Office and represents companies such as BP, Petroliam Nasional Berhad, AarhusKarlshamn, Queen’s University Belfast, QUILL, Indena and Ineos. He is also experienced in UK High Court proceedings having worked on matters including QinetiQ v GEODynamics, Tech 21 v Design Blue Limited and DynaEnergetics GmbH v GEODynamics.
Chris is highly regarded for his pragmatic commercial expertise, which has helped his clients to grow from small SMEs to valuations of in excess of £300 million. He is also actively involved in advising on international strategy for Petronas’s highly acclaimed mercury removal processes. As a result of his expertise he is a non-executive member of a number of company boards.
Memberships
Chartered Patent Attorney; European Patent Attorney; and European Design Attorney.
Chris is also a member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association and the Licensing Executives Society and is often invited to lecture at universities and conferences.
Education
Chris has an Honours Degree in Chemistry from Bristol University. Before joining Mathys & Squire in 2004, he spent two years working for a German firm of patent attorneys in Munich.
Lawyer Rankings
London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > PATMA: Patent attorneys
The patent attorneys at Mathys & Squire LLP boast expertise in the biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, chemistry, medical devices, electronic, engineering, and AI industries. The team has received praise from one client for its ‘unparalleled knowledge and experience in all areas of intellectual property’. EPO oppositions, appeals, and litigation form a core part of this offering, as well as patent filings. Head of the firm’s Cambridge office Alan MacDougall represents a range of clients from the technology sector, while London-based Chris Hamer heads up the chemistry team. Martin MacLean steers the life science department, and Paul Cozens chairs the engineering group, which houses Sean Leach, who has particular expertise in electronics, medical devices, and software-related patent work.