Mark Scott

Background

Having graduated from Oxford University with a First Class Honours Degree in Chemistry, Mark joined Dehns as a Technical Assistant in 2013. He became an Associate of the firm in 2019 and became a Senior Associate in 2023.

Type of clients and client work

Working with a range of clients, including large multinational companies and SMEs, he has experience of prosecuting European patent applications and handling large patent portfolios with applications in a wide range of territories worldwide. He is also involved with contentious matters, including both oppositions and appeals.

Expertise

Mark has experience in many different technical areas of chemistry, including: pharmaceuticals, refrigerants, lubricants, wood preservatives, polymers and polymeric materials, oil field technology, paints, OLEDs and solar cells.

Qualifications and Memberships

• Authorised Representative before the Unified Patent Court (UPC) (2023)
• European Patent Attorney, 2017
• UK Registered Patent Attorney, 2017
• Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys
• Intellectual Property Law Post-Graduate Certificate, 2013 (Brunel University)

Higher Education

MChem, University of Oxford, 2013

Mark’s final year was spent on a research project investigating the synthesis of Transition Metal Alkane Complexes