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Trainee Patent Attorney

Jake Rightmyer

London
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Jake completed a MSc by Research degree in Biological Sciences from the University of Bristol in 2021,where his research project focused on validating the first whole-cell computer model of E. coli using CRISPR-Cas9 technology as well as computational methods.
 
Jake joined the Life Sciences and Chemistry group at Kilburn & Strode in October 2024, having spent two years training at another London-based patent law firm. He has worked with a range of clients in the Life Sciences field, including start-ups and large multinational corporations. Jake has experience across the patent life cycle, from drafting new applications to prosecution and opposition of patents.
 
Earlier in 2024, Jake passed the Intellectual Property Law PGCert at Queen Mary University of London and is currently training to qualify as a Chartered UK and European Patent Attorney.
 
Outside of work, Jake enjoys travelling, playing guitar and going to the gym.

Qualifications

Intellectual Property Law (IP Reg) PGCert (Queen Mary University of London)
MScR Biological Sciences (University of Bristol)
BSc Biology (University of Bristol)
 

Memberships

Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA) - student member

Furthering genome design using models and algorithms. Joshua Rees-Garbutt, Jake
Rightmyer, Jonathan R. Karr, Claire Grierson, and Lucia Marucci (2020). Current Opinion in
Systems Biology, 24, 120-126.
 
Testing Theoretical Minimal Genomes Using Whole-Cell Models. Joshua Rees-Garbutt, Jake Rightmyer, Oliver Chalkley, Lucia Marucci, and Claire Grierson (2021). ACS Synthetic Biology, 10, 1598-1604.