Erica Orton MChem EPA CPA

Associate

 

eorton@vennershipley.co.uk

 

specialisms:

patents

designs/copyright

 

technical fields:

chemical/life science patents

 

expertise:

agriculture

biotechnology

chemical

food technologies

medical devices

nanotechnology

pharmaceutical

 

location:

London

 

Erica graduated from Oxford University with a Masters degree in Chemistry and has a Certificate in Intellectual Property Law from Queen Mary, University of London. Erica is a European Patent Attorney and Chartered Patent Attorney. As part of her degree, she conducted research into the oxidation of small linear alkanes by genetically engineered cytochrome P450cam, using various techniques in molecular biology. Erica has also worked in a pharmaceutical laboratory conducting stability tests on consumer health care products and pharmaceuticals supplied in unit dose vials, such as bronchodilators for treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. She now specialises in the filing and prosecution of patent applications in the fields of chemistry, chemical physics, chemical engineering, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology.

Erica Orton, Venner Shipley LLP