Director
Chartered Patent Attorney
European Patent Attorney
UPC Representative
UK Design Attorney
BSc Chemistry, UMIST
PhD Bioorganic Chemistry, University of Manchester
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Anthony entered the patent profession in 2009, initially working at a large agrochemical company, before moving into private practice in 2015. During his time in private practice, Anthony has also worked on secondment for a biotechnology company in Switzerland and an academic institute in the UK.
Before entering the patent profession, Anthony worked as a process chemist in the pharmaceutical and nutraceutical fields. As an attorney, Anthony has developed his experience across a wide range of technologies, focusing on small molecule chemistry in particular (including synthetic processes and formulation).
Anthony has experience across all aspects of patent practice, especially drafting, freedom to operate analyses and patent prosecution, both before the European Patent Office and throughout the world, and has also been involved with the management of large patent portfolios.
Anthony joined Keltie as a Director in 2023.
01.02.2023
UKIPO Requires UK Address for Service for International TMs and DesignsFollowing the recent decision of the Appointed Person (AP) in Tradeix Ltd v New Holland Ventures Pty Ltd BL (O/681/22) (Marco Polo Case), the UKIPO will now require a local address in the UK (or in Gibraltar or the Channel Islands) before any formal serving of documents in contentious proceedings relating to UK designations of International trade mark or design registrations. Failure to provide a UK address for service may result in a challenged registration being cancelled or an opposed trade mark being treated as withdrawn.
31.08.2021
Re-registering EU designs in the UK: Three scenarios to double check before the 30 September re-filing deadlineThe deadline for re-filing EU designs in the UK is looming on 30 September 2021. Make sure your UK rights are in place before this deadline, and in particular, double check these three scenarios where your UK design rights may not have been created automatically.
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