Neil Thornton > Reddie & Grose LLP > Cambridge, England > Lawyer Profile
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Neil Thornton
Work Department
Patents
Position
Partner
Neil practices mainly in biotechnological, pharmaceutical, and chemical patent work. He has particular experience in the fields of immunology, cancer (particularly cancer immunotherapy), neurodegenerative diseases, complement-mediated disorders, age-related macular degeneration, stem cells, gene therapy, inflammation, analgesia, biomarkers, monoclonal antibodies, diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases, diagnosis and treatment of blood disorders, nucleic acid testing, antimicrobial agents, wound healing and electrochemistry.
Neil’s practice involves the drafting, filing and prosecution of patent applications worldwide, the handling of oppositions at the European Patent Office, due diligence work, and advice on freedom to operate and general intellectual property strategy.
Career
Neil joined Reddie & Grose in 1997 and became a partner in 2005.
He has acted for a wide variety of clients, including large multinational pharmaceutical companies, companies in the Cambridge area, and academic institutions. He has particular experience of working for small and medium-sized enterprises. An inventor of one such company was recently named as a finalist in the SME category for the European Inventor Award by the European Patent Office.
Memberships
Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA)
European Practitioners in Intellectual Property (UNION)
One Nucleus
Education
Chartered Patent Attorney (2002)
European Patent Attorney (2001)
Doctorate in biochemistry (relating to the control of gene expression), Leicester University
MA in natural sciences (specialising in biochemistry and molecular biology), Cambridge University
Leisure
Neil is a keen amateur musician, and was a choral scholar at Selwyn College, Cambridge. He currently sings with Cambridge Renaissance Voices.
Lawyer Rankings
London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > PATMA: Patent attorneys
Chairman Alice Findlay and executive partner Jan Vleck oversee the practice at Reddie & Grose LLP, which has a wide-ranging patent offering. Key workstreams include drafting, filing, prosecutions and oppositions, as well as support with enforcement, defence, IP strategy, and disputes. Julie Millburn helms the engineering, materials and consumer products group, while Nick Reeve heads up the electronics and software group. Neil Thornton chairs the life sciences offering. Simon Goodman leads the Cambridge office, where he focuses chiefly on biotechnological, pharmaceutical, and chemical patent work.