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Dr
Fiona
Christie

Senior Patent Attorney

Leeds Office

Chemistry

Telephone. +44(0) 113 233 0100
Email. fchristie@hgf.com
UPC Representative
Our team of specialist European patent litigators, oppositions specialists and patent attorneys bring together an extensive depth of legal and technical knowledge and are qualified to represent you in the UPC.

Experience

Since joining HGF in 2014, Fiona has worked on drafting and prosecuting patent applications in a range of practice areas in the chemical field including pharmaceuticals, physical chemistry and nanomaterials.

Prior to joining HGF, Fiona obtained a First Class MSci in Forensic and Analytical Chemistry from the University of Strathclyde in 2009, during which she undertook a one-year industrial placement at Pfizer.

Fiona then moved to Cambridge University to accept a place on the Nanoscience and Technology Doctoral Training Centre. Fiona's doctoral research involved investigating routes to understanding the aggregation behaviour of insulin through the use of supramolecular chemistry. Following the submission of her thesis, Fiona completed a short research internship at the Ecole Normale Superieure in Paris, France working towards the manipulation of particle deposition in evaporating droplets.

Fiona qualified as a Chartered Patent Attorney and as a European Patent Attorney in 2019.

Qualifications

Patent Attorney

Chartered (UK)
Europe


MSCI

Forensic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Strathclyde, 2009

PHD

Chemistry, University of Cambridge, 2014

POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA OR CERTIFICATE

PGCert IP, University of Bournemouth

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