Heather Ponsford |

Heather Ponsford

Patent Attorney

Heather is a Chartered Patent Attorney and European Patent Attorney in the Chemical and Materials Group.

She is experienced in the filing and prosecution of patent applications in the chemical fields of: general organic chemistry; polymers; pharmaceuticals; veterinary science; catalysts and confectionery. She also has considerable experience in relation to oppositions at the European Patent Office.

Heather has a MChem Chemistry with European Study from the University of Exeter.

Recent work

Assisted a major chemicals company with filing and prosecuting applications to enable patents to be granted on the widest possible scope.
Drafting, filing and prosecuting applications for a UK water treatment company.

Publications

Patent infringement action against two manufacturers seeking to launch a new pain relief patch

Chemical and Materials