Lucy O’Brien


Attorney

Lucy O’Brien is a UK Chartered Patent Attorney within our Chemistry, Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals patent department. Lucy’s clients operate in industry sectors such as pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, chemistry and oil & gas technologies.

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Practice Areas
  • Patents
Industries of Focus
  • Oil, Gas & Petrochemicals
  • Pharmaceuticals
Core Responsibilities
  • Reading and analysing prior art documents
  • Legal research
  • Drafting, filing and prosecuting patent applications at the UKIPO, EPO and abroad
Professional Memberships
  • Student member of the Charted Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA)
Career
  • Lucy joined A.A. Thornton & Co. after graduating in 2014
Qualifications
  • BSc Molecular Biology and Biochemistry with Industrial Placement, University of Durham
  • Queen Mary University of London, Intellectual Property Law certificate