Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys
Michael Moore
Director
Chartered Patent Attorney
European Patent Attorney
MA Natural Sciences, University of Cambridge
PhD Biochemistry, University of Bristol
Mike has a broad academic background in chemistry, medicinal chemistry, biochemistry, molecular biology and cellular biology. However, his experience reaches far beyond pure academic studies, having spent nine years in cutting-edge research in the fields of biochemistry and molecular biology. He is an author of many peer-reviewed publications and an inventor on dozens of patents and patent applications.
Before entering the patent profession, Mike spent two years at a successful start-up biotechnology and gene therapy company. This experience taught him the importance of developing a strong and commercially relevant intellectual property portfolio, especially to early stage companies.
Mike has patent experience in contentious matters, in due diligence and in advising private equity investment houses. He works in fields spanning chemistry and biology; and specialises in pharmaceutical chemistry, biotechnology, molecular biology and gene therapy.
Contact
Email: michael.moore @ keltie.com
Career history
Mike joined Keltie in 2006 having spent over three years with another London firm of patent and trade mark attorneys. He qualified as a Chartered Patent Attorney in 2006 and as a European Patent Attorney in 2008.
In 1993 Mike graduated from the University of Cambridge with an honours degree in Natural Sciences, specialising in chemistry and biochemistry. He then moved to the University of Bristol, where he completed a PhD in biochemistry. During his time at Bristol he was awarded a British Biochemical Society prize at an International conference, for his research in DNA mutagenesis and protein engineering of bacterial proteins.
Mike then moved to the renowned MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge, where he carried out four years of research into DNA-binding proteins and gene regulation under the guidance of Nobel Laureate Professor Sir Aaron Klug, O.M. He spent two years at a start-up biotechnology company before joining the patent profession.
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