Lucy O’Brien
Attorney
Lucy O’Brien is a UK Chartered Patent Attorney within our Chemistry, Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals patent department. Lucy’s clients operate in industry sectors such as pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, chemistry and oil & gas technologies.
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Legal 500
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- Patents
- Oil, Gas & Petrochemicals
- Pharmaceuticals
- Cleantech (Clean Technology)
- Reading and analysing prior art documents
- Legal research
- Drafting, filing and prosecuting patent applications at the UKIPO, EPO and abroad
- Student member of the Charted Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA)
- Lucy joined A.A. Thornton & Co. after graduating in 2014
- BSc Molecular Biology and Biochemistry with Industrial Placement, University of Durham
- Queen Mary University of London, Intellectual Property Law certificate
