David Hammond - Attorney

UK Patent Attorney
MChem/Eur Chemistry
PhD Chemistry
University of Sheffield

"My favourite invention is stainless steel, one form of which was developed and industrialized in the Brown-Firth laboratories in Sheffield, although the American Elwood Haynes was the first to apply for a patent on this material, in 1912. This extraordinary high performance material is now found everywhere, from wine fermenters and gas turbines to cutlery, as well as famous buildings such as the Chrysler building in New York. Quite simply, stainless steel is found everywhere, including the kitchen sink! "

David joined the Chemistry and Life Sciences team at Haseltine Lake in January 2007 and qualified as a UK Patent Attorney in 2011.

Before joining Haseltine Lake, David studied for a PhD in Chemical Biology, investigating mechanisms of DNA repair, followed by a two year post-doctoral appointment at the Ludwig-Maximilians Universität in Munich, Germany, where his research centred on the development of novel labelling strategies for biomolecular tagging and detection.

David’s caseload relates mainly to drafting and prosecuting biotech, pharmaceutical and medical inventions, working with a wide range of clients from universities and other public sector research institutes to SMEs and global organizations. He also has experience handling applications from the petrochemical and industrial chemistry sectors.

In addition, David is an experienced user of Aureka (IP searching and mapping software), and has carried out numerous searches across different disciplines, including advising a generics pharmaceutical manufacturer regarding a proposed drug delivery device, and carrying out novelty searches in connection with drug discovery and biochemical assay development.

David is fluent in German and has a working knowledge of French.