Peter is a Chartered (UK) and European Patent Attorney working in Marks & Clerk’s chemistry team. He has a depth of experience in drafting and prosecuting applications for chemical inventions, with a particular focus on nanomaterials, polymers, and sustainable technologies, as well as undertaking reviews of client's Freedom to Operate in their field. Peter works with a wide range of clients, including multinational corporations, SMEs, and universities, providing practical and commercially sensitive advice.

In the field of polymers, Peter has been involved in the prosecution of applications relating to novel polymers and to improved processes and uses of polymers in consumer products, such as inks, packaging, and foodstuffs, as well as technical products, such as medicines, coatings, and adhesives, and industrial products for civil engineering applications.

For the food and drink sector, Peter has experience in the protection of improved ingredient processing and novel consumer products, as well as drafting applications for new forms of environmentally friendly packaging. He has also undertaken freedom to operate opinions in this space.

Peter also has significant experience in the drafting and prosecution of applications relating to nanomaterials, particularly nanomedicines and quantum dots.

Prior to joining Marks & Clerk, Peter completed a PhD in Nanoscience at the University of Manchester in 2016, developing novel polymers for nanofibrous bone tissue scaffolds. Peter graduated from the University of Bristol in 2012 with an MSci in Chemistry, including a year on placement as a medicinal chemist at a small SME and a master’s project on supramolecular chemistry.