Fred is a UK and European Patent Attorney and European Patent Litigator (UPC Representative) in the Simmons & Simmons IP Group. He specialises in chemistry and life sciences with an emphasis on contentious patent proceedings in oppositions before the European Patent Office and in litigation before the UPC and national courts.
He graduated from the University of Cambridge in 2005 with a Master of Natural Sciences degree majoring in organic chemistry. He qualified as a UK Chartered Patent Attorney in 2010, a European Patent Attorney in 2011, and completed the European Patent Litigation Certificate (EPLC) in 2025 at the Academy of European Law (ERA) in association with Maastricht University.
Fred is featured in The Legal 500 and IAM Patent 1000 as a recommended patent attorney. “Sought after for his expertise in contentious proceedings at the UKIPO and EPO, Frederick Nicolle is a clear and confident advocate” (IAM Patent 1000, 2025).
