What first attracted you to a career at Dehns?
The size, the reputation, and the emphasis on training. I wanted to be part of a large
firm with a good reputation which would enable me to work on a variety of cases.
What does a typical working week look like?
A typical working week will include responding to UK or European examination
reports, instructing overseas attorneys to respond to communications from foreign
Patent Offices, and drafting letters to clients to report on potential strategies going
forward. I have also been involved with oppositions and the drafting of new patent
applications.
Give us an idea of the range of clients you work with and the variety of technologies?
This is perhaps the aspect of the job which I enjoy the most. Firstly, there is a large
variety in the size of clients I work with; in a typical week I will work with university
academics, small to medium size companies and a large multinational polymer
corporation. Secondly, there is a great variety in terms of the fields of chemistry which I
am involved with. The areas I have been working on include polymer chemistry, materials science, solar cell technology, pharmaceuticals and diagnostic assays, to name a few.
Alex’s Story
Alex joined the firm in 2013, shortly after graduating from Oxford University with a First Class MEng degree in Materials Science. He qualified as a UK and European Patent Attorney in 2018 and became an Associate of the firm in 2019. Find out more about Alex’s experience of working at Dehns.
Alex’s story