How I can help your business

• Guide you through drafting, filing and prosecuting patent applications across healthcare, advanced materials and food technology sectors worldwide
• Advise on freedom to operate, opposition and appeal proceedings at the European Patent Office, and UK litigation matters
• Provide practical guidance on supplementary protection certificates (SPCs) and sector-specific patent strategies in the UK, EU and internationally

Overview & Expertise

David Lang is a Principal and Chartered (UK) and European Patent Attorney, as well as a UPC Representative, based in London. He advises clients on a broad range of patent matters across healthcare, advanced materials and food technology sectors.

David has extensive experience drafting, filing and prosecuting patent applications worldwide. He also advises on freedom to operate and is experienced in opposition and appeal proceedings before the European Patent Office, as well as patent litigation matters in the UK. His practice includes advising on supplementary protection certificates (SPCs) across the UK, EU and other jurisdictions.

In the healthcare sector, David works with inventions relating to new chemical entities, formulations, new indications for existing medicines, and medical devices, with particular experience in antiviral medicines and wearable technologies. His work in advanced materials includes nanomaterials and polymer processing, as well as optoelectronic devices such as LED technologies and solar cells. In food technology, he drafts and prosecutes applications covering novel ingredients, products and processing methods.

David holds a Master of Chemistry (MChem) from Durham University, where his research focused on activity-based probes for identifying new druggable targets in neglected tropical diseases. He also holds an Intellectual Property Litigation Certificate.