Vita
Our UK Cooperation Partner holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (civil, mechanical, electrical/electronic) from the University of Oxford. He also studied Physics at another UK University, and has been awarded postgraduate degrees in Computing and in IP Law and Management.
He has many years’ experience in intellectual property and has advised clients of all sizes on aspects of IP law, with a focus on patents. After training at a well-established London patent firm, our UK Cooperation Partner then spent a substantial period in the in-house patent department of a US electronics / engineering multinational, where he handled IP for their European (software/systems) research centre and was responsible for prioritising and implementing protection of computer-related innovations and substantial patent drafting and prosecution. He also had responsibility for handling research collaboration agreements (including EU), software licensing and confidential disclosure agreements.
He subsequently spent a prolonged period at an international law firm, including many years at the firm’s patent filing practice in Munich, where he acted for multinationals and SMEs. In Germany, he was the electronics specialist in a patent practice recommended in a national legal services directory for two years in row for “filing and prosecution (electronics patents)”
In addition to English, our UK Cooperation Partner has an excellent working knowledge of German, as well as a good working knowledge of French
Practice
Unser UK-Kooperationskollege vertritt Mandanten vor dem britischen Amt für geistiges Eigentum (UKIPO), dem Europäischen Patentamt (EPA) und den internationalen IP-Behörden.
In addition to patent prosecution, he has extensive experience opinion work, including infringement and validity of UK patents, freedom to operate analyses, and other advisory matters. Our UKCP has represented in considerable official proceedings, including UKIPO Opinion matters and numerous EPO hearings, as well as EPO oppositions and appeals.
Sein breites Fachwissen umfasst analoge und digitale Elektronik, Signalverarbeitung und Schaltungsdesign, Wellenausbreitung und Antennen, Netzwerke und Telekommunikation (einschließlich drahtloser Kommunikation), integrierte Schaltungen und Halbleiterfertigung, Computerhardware, Scanner- und Druckertechnologie, Software (z. B. Bildverarbeitung, CSCW, UI-Design, Verarbeitung natürlicher Sprache, Datenübertragung zwischen mobilen Geräten und Anwendungen für tragbare Geräte, Bildverarbeitung und Signalcodierung), verteilte Systeme, Internet-Technologien, Search and Information Retrieval, technische Werkstoffe, Physik, optische Geräte, Lithografie, Maschinenbau, Automobilbau, Luft- und Raumfahrttechnik, mechanische Geräte (einschließlich medizinischer Geräte), Bauwesen und Hochbau sowie Rohrleitungs- und Energieverteilungstechnologien.
He also has particular interest in Computer-implemented inventions and related legal issues.