The group at D Young & Co LLP is well-regarded for its abilities handling the remit of complex patents work, from UK and European patent filing and prosecution matters to portfolio management. Additionally, the team has experience acting for its well-known, broad ranging list of clients in EPO opposition matters, which is a key focus area of Rachel Bateman, as well as in litigious contexts. Engineering, aerospace and medical devices specialist Anthony Albutt heads up the team alongside Simon O’Brien, who is particularly experienced in the remit of biology and chemistry-related matters. Chemistry is also the area of sector expertise of both Zöe Clyde-Watson, who is noted for her ‘superb knowledge’, and David Alcock. Life sciences expert Charles Harding is a name to note. The team’s offices are located in London and Southampton.
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‘Excellent knowledge of the full patenting process, superb attention-to-detail, great to work with.’
‘Zöe Clyde-Watson - superb knowledge and strategic implementation.’
‘Succession planning seems to be working well, with many younger attorneys becoming more established. Always provide quality advice and able to tackle work with short notice deadlines.’
‘Simon Schofield has exceptional drafting skills and is always willing to tackle difficult filing prosecution strategies.'
'At a partner level, Jonathan Jackson provides excellent client support and engages well with projects.’
Key clients
- Advanced Instruments
- Airspan Communications Limited
- Arm Limited
- Asahi Kasei
- BioNTech
- Bluescope Steel
- Boehringer Ingelheim
- CERN
- Convatec
- Cosmetic Warriors (Lush)
- Eden Research
- GKN Aerospace
Work highlights
Handling patent filing and prosecution for a university spin-out.
Advising the client on related subject matter, including the successful defence of a large opposition case against an early patent for the client before the EPO Board of Appeal.
Litigating in various countries with courts waiting for an important EPO Technical Board of Appeal result especially given the unfavourable preliminary opinion of the Board of Appeal.
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Practice head
Anthony Albutt; Simon O’Brien
Other key lawyers
David Alcock; Rachel Bateman; Zöe Clyde-Watson; Garreth Duncan; Charles Harding; Matthew Caines; Tom Pagdin; William Burrell; Martin Bicker; Simon Schofield; Jonathan Jackson