Mark Scott

Senior Associate

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

Contact details

The Brinell Building
30 Station Street
Brighton
BN1 4RB
United Kingdom

+44 (0)1273 244 200 +44 (0)20 7353 8895

Department

chemical