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Frances Lowe

Patent Attorney

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  • English
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Frances is a European and UK Patent Attorney, specialising in Life Sciences. Her practice focusses on patent prosecution, opposition and appeal work before the European Patent Office. Sitting within a full-service law firm, Frances also has experience assisting on patent litigations, corporate due diligence, and freedom-to-operate matters.

Frances works for a large range of biotechnology companies, from start-ups to big pharma, and has a client-centred and commercial approach. Frances has particular expertise in inventions relating to CRISPR/gene editing technologies, RNAi, the microbiome, biochemistry, antibodies, formulations and nutritional products.

Frances has a first-class degree and MSc in biochemistry from UCL. Prior to joining CMS, Frances worked for a start-up biotech company, helping to develop their R&D pipelines.

Education

  • 2020 – CPA (Chartered Patent Attorney)
  • 2019 – EPA (European Patent Attorney)
  • 2016 – Certificate in IP Law – Queen Mary University of London, London
  • 2014 – MSc Drug Discovery and Pharma Management – UCL, London
  • 2013 – BSc Biochemistry – UCL, London