Hilary van der Hoff

“I studied biochemistry at the University of Oxford but followed up with research in immunology at the Institute of Molecular Medicine at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford and in plantpathology at the Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology in Marburg, Germany,” says Hilary van der Hoff, who is now a European patent attorney and a Partner at Mewburn Ellis’ Cambridge office. Hilary handles patent work in biochemistry and biotechnology, in particular plant science, immunology and antibodies.

Content by Hilary van der Hoff:

Fields & Applications Pharma & Biopharma

Personalized Patents

09/09/2013 | Simon Kiddle, Hilary van der Hoff

The centuries-old European patent system is adapting to keep pace with personalized medicine.

Techniques & Tools Technology

Patent Pitfalls

04/16/2013 | Hilary van der Hoff, Simon Kiddle

There is little advice available on the pitfalls that await the unwary scientist filing a first patent ... application ... or general advice to those put in charge of managing the intellectual property for his or her start up. Here, we identify some of the most common mistakes made when patent applications are prepared and filed – and how to avoid them.