Patent Assistant
BSc Biological Chemistry, University of Dundee
PhD Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Discovery, University of Dundee
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Eleanor graduated from the University of Dundee in 2018 with a first-class honours degree in Biological Chemistry and Drug Discovery. During this time, she developed a keen interest in medicinal chemistry and early-phase drug development. In 2016, she won the University’s Carnelly Prize for a proficiency in chemistry, along with the Graham Smith Prize for achieving the highest grades in her degree stream. Her dissertation was focused on synthesising covalent fragments for use in fragment-based drug discovery.
Eleanor then completed an interdisciplinary PhD in Antibacterial Drug Discovery. Her research was focused on the development of chemical probes for use in mode of action studies in Gram-negative bacteria. During her PhD, she gained experience in organic synthesis, medicinal chemistry, biochemistry, drug discovery and bacterial molecular biology.
Eleanor joined Keltie in July 2023 and is training to become a qualified UK and European Patent Attorney.
15.01.2025
G 1/24 EPO: Setting the Stage for a Landmark DecisionOral proceedings before the Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBoA) of the European Patent Office (EPO) in the case G 1/24, have now been scheduled for 28 March 2025. G 1/24 is poised to potentially become a landmark case in European patent law, with the EBoA due to make a decision as to the extent to which the description and figures may be used for claim interpretation when assessing patentability.
25.06.2025
G1/24 - Small, But Perfectly Formed?The decision in G1/24 (Heated Aerosol) has now issued, and given the important principle of patent law involved, its brevity is impressive. At twelve pages in total including five pages of actual decision, this is among the shortest of the “short” Enlarged Board of Appeal decisions (in contrast to “long” decisions such as G1/19). “Short” decisions look to identify what question has to be answered and to provide as succinct an answer as possible, whereas “long” decisions look to tease out an answer to a complex question and often to give guidelines for applying the decision itself. G1/24 is the epitome of a “short” decision.
04.11.2024
T 56/21 – A missed opportunity for providing legal certainty on adapting the description at the EPO22.11.2023
What is Quantum Computing? Part IIOtherLess related knowledge
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