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Dr
Thomas
Lonsdale

Patent Director

London Office Munich Office Bristol Office

Chemistry

Telephone. +44 (0)207 776 5100
Email. tlonsdale@hgf.com
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Experience

Tom is a Senior Patent Attorney with expertise in drafting, prosecution, oppositions and FTO analysis. Tom works for a broad range of clients in the chemistry, biochemistry, pharmaceuticals, and materials spaces.

Tom has a passion for sustainable technologies and the role technology will play in a more sustainable world. He has a strong focus on green technologies, and is passionate about supporting SMEs working in the sustainability/circular economy space. He also has a keen interest in pharmaceuticals and working at the interface between chemistry and the life sciences.

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Industries

Services

Qualifications

Patent Attorney

Chartered (UK)

Zugelassener Vertreter vor dem Europäischen Patentamt

MCHEM

First Class Masters' Degree in Chemistry (University of Oxford)

PHD

PhD in Inorganic Chemistry (University of Oxford)

Publications

HGF Presents - Patent Restoration

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HGF Presents - G1/25 - Description Amendments at the EPO

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HGF Presents - Protecting Plant Innovation

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HGF Presents - The Skilled Person in the AI Era

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T1465/23 – No Narrowing by Description—EPO Board Terminates Inventive Step Analysis for Arbitrary Modifications Citing G1/24 and G1/19

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Wrestling with G1/24 – How should the claims be interpreted in view of the description?

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Conferences: 2024

20-09-2024

The Heat Festival of Innovation

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CSR

Tom has volunteered on a number of CREST taster days designed to peak school student’s interest in STEM and the wide variety of roles available to STEM graduates.

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