About
Richard (Rick) Gordon-Brown is a Partner at EIP and a UK and European Patent Attorney and Design Attorney with experience in private practice and a five-year in-house secondment to a FTSE 100 multinational. Since entering the patent profession in 2004 he has specialised in invention harvesting, patent drafting and multijurisdictional prosecution, and advises on patent infringement, validity and freedom-to-operate across a range of mechanical, electromechanical and manufacturing technologies.
Practice areas
Intellectual PropertyPatentsDesignsPatent ProsecutionFreedom to Operate
Office
Expertise
Mechanical & electromechanical technologiesManufacturing technologiesAerospaceMarineTransport & logisticsConsumer electronicsFMCGPackaging & dispensersPrintingMedical devicesElectromagnetic energy harvestersAutomotiveRailway infrastructureSnack food manufactureMobile telecommunicationsData storage
Education
- MEng Mechanical Engineering, University of Birmingham (1999–2003)
- Certificate in Intellectual Property Law, Queen Mary College, University of London (2005–2006)
Admissions
- Chartered UK Patent Attorney
- European Patent Attorney
- Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA)
- Member of the Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office (EPI)
- Associate Member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (AMIMechE)