Expertise
- Patent Drafting
- Patent Box
- Patent Prosecution
- Patent Infringement
- Intellectual Property
- Trade Mark & Brand Protection
- Trade Mark
- Trade Mark Registration
- Design
- registered designs
- Copyright
- Copyright Infringement
- ip audits
- Due Diligence
- Litigation
- Patent
Summary
An experienced and highly talented Chartered Patent Attorney and European Patent and Trade Mark Attorney who assists individuals, start-up companies, universities and university spin-outs, SMEs, and multi-national corporations to secure, maintain, enforce and leverage intellectual property (IP) rights for commercial gains.
He advises clients on all aspects of intellectual property: patents; trade marks; registered design right; and, copyright. He provides strategic advice to help clients mitigate risks of 3rd party IP rights, conducts IP due diligence, and helps clients obtain UK Patent Box tax relief.
Experience
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Alchemie IP
Managing Director & Principal Patent Attorney
2007 - Current -
Appleyard Lees
Partner
21 - 100 Employees 2000 - 2007 -
Potter Clarkson
Trainee Patent Attorney
100+ Employees 1996 - 2000
Education History
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Chemistry
King's College London
1983 - 1986 -
Bio-Organic Chemistry
Univeristy of Newcastle upon Tyne
1986 - 1989
Qualifications
Chartered Patent Attorney
European Patent Attorney
European Trade Mark Attorney
IP Litigator
Chartered Chemist
Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry
Clubs and Associations
Fellow of Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA)
Professional Representative before the European Patent Office (EPO)
Professional Representative before the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
Professional Representative before the UK intellectual Property Office (UKIPO)