Vince holds a key role in the EIP Life practice group. Vince is of Counsel, with many years of experience in patent drafting, prosecution, opposition and appeal proceedings, having previously built a practice as a partner in a major UK firm and more recently as proprietor of Price & Co, a boutique practice specialising in biotechnology.
Vince joined EIP in 2011, wishing to complement his specialised expertise with the technical and professional resources of a leading IP practice. A large part of his practice is working with colleagues abroad to represent clients in the life sciences sector at the European Patent Office.
Vince completed a PhD in molecular genetics at the University of Sheffield, followed by postdoctoral research at Oxford. He brings a keen interest in scientific issues to bear on each case, and seeks to draw inventors, attorneys and patent examiners together in a friendly and constructive atmosphere to secure the best possible outcome for the client.
Education
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1986 — 1989
PhD Molecular Genetics , Sheffield University -
1982 — 1986
BSc Microbiology , University of Aberystwyth
Career history
- 2011 — present
Of Counsel, EIP - 2000 — present
Partner, Price & Co. - 1996 — 2000
Partner, Head of Biotech, Fry Heath & Spence - 1992 — 1996
Associate, Graham Watt & Co.
Specialisms
Elements
- Pharmaceuticals
Life
- Agritech
- Biologics
- Biotech
- Cell therapy
- Gene editing
- Immunotherapy
- Microbiome
- Pharmaceuticals