Specialisation:
Specialising in patents for electronics, software and business methods, extensive experience of original drafting of applications for both UK and foreign filing (particularly USA and European Patent Office), and the filing and prosecution of applications throughout the world in accordance with direct client instructions and foreign agency instructions. Clients include multinational companies, SMEs and private inventors. Conducted many oppositions and appeals at the European Patent Office. In addition, wide experience of infringement and validity searches, evaluations and opinions, UK pre-action proceedings, licence negotiations, licence drafting, and patent sales.
Publications:
Frequent lecturer at various seminars on European and UK patent law.
Professional Memberships:
CIPA (Fellow), EPI
Career:
Studied Physics at King’s College London, graduating with First Class Honours in 1988. From 1988 to 1992, technical consultant with a leading consultancy firm, conducting projects in a wide range of technologies (including electronics, computers, communication systems, image processing and information technology) for clients including national and local government departments, international agencies and industrial companies in the UK and throughout Europe. In 1992, joined the patent profession with a British firm, qualifying as a British Patent Attorney in 1995 and as a European Patent Attorney in 1997. With Hoffmann · Eitle since 2006.
Personal:
Married with two children. Leisure interests include most sports, and in particular fly fishing.
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