Patent Assistant
MSci Physics with a Year in Europe, Imperial College London
+44 (0) 20 7329 8888sarah.waterman@keltie.comThank you
Sarah graduated from Imperial College London in 2015 with a Master’s Degree in Physics with a Year in Europe. Her studies included a wide range of Physics topics which included quantum mechanics, plasma physics, quantum computing, general relativity, cosmology and electromagnetism.
During her degree, Sarah spent a year studying at Phelma, Grenoble INP in France, where she completed her Master’s project studying the generation of a plasmonic response in metallic nanoparticles.
Sarah joined Keltie in 2017, and is training to become a qualified UK and European patent attorney.

09.12.2025
Case Law Review: Board of Appeal Decision T 2353/22A recent Board of Appeal decision upheld the COMVIK test as the gold standard for determining whether computer-implemented methods are technical or not, and assessing inventive step.

17.06.2025
Patenting trends in circular plasticsAs environmental concerns and legislative pressures mount globally, innovation in plastics recycling and sustainable materials is no longer a niche pursuit; it is a commercial imperative. For UK businesses at the forefront of these developments, the European Patent Office (EPO) provides a valuable resource: Plastics in Transition, a technology platform that provides valuable patent information on the circular plastics economy.
13.02.2025
Packaging innovations and IPOtherLess related knowledge
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