Profile
Chris is an expert in patent law about which he lectures at University of Warsaw. He handles patent prosecution & invalidation proceedings. He is also involved in patent litigation where he masterminds technical argumentation for clients.
He has strong scientific credentials, confirmed by a PhD degree in chemistry supported by experience in lab & clinical trials. He is a long standing member of Polish Chemical Society and ex-board member of one of its sections. Simultaneously, he adopts a business oriented approach which is valued by clients.
Highlights of professional experience include:
- patent revocation proceedings in the area of pharma, chemistry, and mechanics,
- patent prosecution proceedings relating to second medical use inventions which include plausibility matters,
- SPC prosecution cases in the Polish Patent Office concerning second medical use and functional claims.
Chris advises clients from sectors such as pharma, chemistry, energy, and IT.
Education & Qualifications
- PhD in organic chemistry at University of Warsaw, Faculty of Chemistry (2015),
- Lecturer in patent law (University of Warsaw, Warsaw Technical University, Polish Chemical Society),
- Postgraduate studies in marketing of pharmaceutical products at University of Warsaw (2012),
- Completed clinical trials training confirmed by Good Clinical Practice certificate (2014).
Selected publications
- Comprehensive Enantioselective Organocatalysis: Catalysts, Reactions, and Applications (21. “Non-Classical” Activation of Organocatalytic Reactions (Pressure, Microwave Irradiation.)),Wiley-VCH Verlag, 2013,
- An Efficient Organocatalytic Method for Highly Enantioselective Michael Addition of Malonates to Enones Catalyzed by Readily Accessible Primary Amine-Thiourea Organic Letters (American Chemical Society), 2012,
- High-Pressure Accelerated Asymmetric Organocatalytic Friedel–Crafts Alkylation of Indoles with Enones: Application to Quaternary Stereogenic Centers Construction Organic Letters (American Chemical Society), 2012.
Membership
- Polish Chamber of Patent Attorneys,
- International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI)