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Claire
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Trainee Patent Attorney

Birmingham Office

Chemistry

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Claire holds a Chemistry degree with integrated Masters with Honours Class I from the University of Leeds. During her final year she undertook an Atmospheric Chemistry research project which involved developing and using a novel piece of equipment for the detection of radical species to derive and model the reaction kinetics of previously unmeasurable atmospheric reactions.

Claire has experience in the global prosecution of patent applications. She has a particular interest in protecting inventions in the CleanEnergy and FemTech sectors.

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Qualifications

Trainee

MCHEM

Degrees of Master of Chemistry and Bachelor of Science

POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA OR CERTIFICATE

Intellectual Property

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