Andrew Swan
M.Sci. degree in Physics, British and European Patent Attorney
Specialisation
Prosecution work before the European Patent Office and UK Intellectual Property Office, post-grant opposition proceedings before the European Patent Office. Specialises in mechanical engineering, solid state physics and analogue electronics.
Professional Memberships
Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (Associate), EPI.
Career
Studied solid state physics at the University of Durham (graduated 1998). From 1999 – 2003, worked in the patent department of a multi-national defence and electronics company, and then in private practice. With Hoffmann · Eitle since 2003. European Patent Attorney since 2009. British Patent Attorney since 2012.
Personal Information
Leisure interests include piano music, home cinema and reading fiction.
Languages
English.
