Carpmaels & Ransford LLP

Chemistry

Bruce’s chemistry practice covers both industrial and medicinal chemistry, encompassing polymer chemistry, apparel and textiles, laundry technology, batteries and electrodes, composite materials, functional coatings, pigments and printing inks, catalysts, food chemistry, small molecule pharmaceuticals and targeted drug delivery. Bruce has extensive experience in contentious proceedings in the European Patent Office (EPO), appearing frequently before the Opposition Divisions and Technical Boards of Appeal. Bruce focuses much of his time on advising long-standing clients, whose commercial interests lie in established technologies, which can present a challenge in carving out commercially useful protection in a crowded patent landscape. Bruce also has particular expertise in generating patent portfolios for new developments in emerging sectors within these established fields. 

Acting for significant UK clients highlights Bruce’s comprehensive abilities in drafting new patent specifications which, coupled with his familiarity of contentious proceedings in the EPO, provides invaluable expertise in generating the best possible scope of patent protection for new and developing products. He is responsible for establishing filing strategies and generating and managing large world-wide patent portfolios, with extensive experience in patent prosecution outside Europe, particularly in the US, Japan and China. Bruce’s approach relies on attention to detail in order to deliver pragmatic advice to compliment his clients’ commercial interests. His work has garnered praise in the independent guides to the legal profession, having been recognised as ‘tenacious’ in the Legal 500 publication.

BSc Hons Chemistry (University College London)PhD Organometallic ChemistryChartered Patent AttorneyEuropean Patent Attorney