Alice Wales

Professional Qualifications:
European Patent Attorney
Chartered Patent Attorney

Academic Qualifications:
M.A. Natural Sciences, University of Cambridge

Alice joined the profession in 1997, and joined Abel + Imray in 2018.  She is based in our London office.  Alice is a member of the Life Sciences Committee of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys.  She is also a Justice of the Peace, and sits regularly as a magistrate in her local justice area.

Alice represents clients operating in a range of different technical fields including pharmaceuticals, molecular biology, biotechnology, medical methods and devices, drug formulations, drug delivery, analytical techniques and proteomics.  She has experience in:

• Drafting and prosecuting patent applications before the UK and European Patent Offices and all major countries.
• Managing patent portfolios.

• Advisory work relating to the validity and infringement of patents.

• Prosecuting and defending opposition and revocation actions and appeals before the European Patent Office and elsewhere.