KIPA hires former Decode Genetics director
IP boutique KIPA has strengthened its team with the addition of Iceland-based patent attorney Thorlakur Jonsson.
Jonsson, who joins from IP firm Arnason Faktor, will handle new cases relating to chemistry, biotech and pharmaceuticals.
He advises clients patent-related matters, including patent drafting and prosecution, opposition and appeal before the European Patent Office, patentability assessments, infringement and freedom to operate and validity analyses.
Jonsson previously served as director of IP at Decode Genetics, an Iceland-based human genetics company, and he has more than 25 years of research and development experience in academic and industrial settings.
“I am very pleased to join the strong IP team at KIPA and hope that my experience in the chemistry and biotechnology areas will be of value to KIPA's current and future clients,” he said.
Currently, Jonsson is a member of the European Patent Institute’s council and biotechnology committee.
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