Services

Our services are centred around intellectual property that can be registered. We protect innovation, design, and branding across all sectors of industry, and at all stages in the supply chain.

For each IP right we offer services covering strategic advice, pre-registration searches, registrations and renewals, oppositions and dispute resolution. We handle work throughout the world, working with local colleagues in over 100 countries.

Services

Sectors

Our attorneys specialise in one or more sectors of industry, which enables them to provide quality advice with a commercial focus.

Our patent specialists have detailed understanding of the background technology, which ensures that your patent applications are prepared with the correct scope, reducing the likelihood of challenges from third parties and objections from the patent office.

They also advise whether other forms of protection would be more appropriate. Our brand specialists work with brand managers for leading brands and their advice is commercially focussed making sure that you get the best value from your budget.

Sectors

Andrew Carridge

Partner

Contact

Cambridge Office / Munich Office

Call+44 (0)1223 360 350

Email andrew.carridge@reddie.co.uk

Andrew Carridge handles patents in a wide range of areas within the life sciences sector.

Andrew joined Reddie & Grose in 2007 and qualified with the firm. He has commercial research and development experience having previously worked at Unilever where he assisted in the development of innovative formulations for some well-known brands.

Andrew’s work covers a wide range of areas within the life sciences sector including antimicrobial formulations, haemostatic and wound healing agents, tissue regeneration, pharmaceuticals, and disease diagnosis. He has also undertaken work on medical devices such as wound dressings, oxygen delivery apparatus and orthotics.

Although Andrew’s main focus is within the life sciences sector, he benefits from experience in other areas, such as building materials and compositions, heating systems and consumer goods.

Andrew has experience of drafting, filing and prosecuting patent applications in the UK, Europe and around the world; and with opposition and appeal proceedings at the European Patent Office. He has also advised on freedom to operate, patentability, due diligence, inventorship and assignment matters.

Andrew acts for a wide range of clients including start-up companies, multinational companies, academic institutions and charities.