Lewis Silkin

Intellectual Property

I am a UK and European Patent Attorney and representative before the EU Unified Patent Court, and have been working to protect client's technical innovations since joining the profession in the early 1990s. After obtaining a Masters degree in Chemistry from Oxford University, I immediately trained with a firm of private practice patent attorneys in London before moving to the intellectual property department of a US-based global chemical company. After qualifying as a patent attorney, I rejoined private practice with a boutique patent and trade mark firm, subsequently joining Lewis Silkin in 2019.

With a background in chemistry, I specialise in handling patents in the chemical and life sciences sectors. In particular, I advise clients with drafting, filing and prosecution of patent applications, in the UK, Europe and globally, as well as with post-grant oppositions, infringement and validity matters, and freedom-to-operate opinions.

I also have a wide experience of advising on and filing registered designs.

Paul is a European and UK Chartered Patent Attorney who primarily handles Chemical, Lifesciences, and Mechanical patents. Paul also handles European oppositions and infringement/validity opinion work. With a background in chemistry, Pauls main interest is in chemicals and chemical manufacturing, across a variety of different industry sectors, including inorganic polymers, LCD/macromolecules, drug delivery materials, and industrial chemical processing. Over recent years, his practice has expanded into drug delivery devices, biochemistry, and medical devices more widely.

Paul has a Masters degree in Chemistry from Oxford University. After university, he immediately trained with a firm of private practice Patent Attorneys in London before moving to the Intellectual Property department of a large US chemical company. Paul qualified as a Patent Attorney in 1999, then rejoined private practice with Ablett & Stebbing in 2001, becoming a Partner of the firm in 2003. Paul joined Lewis Silkin in 2019.