About
Partner at EIP and a UK and European Patent Attorney and Design Attorney with 20 years' private practice experience. He advises on patents and registered designs across complex and contentious matters, with particular experience in EPO oppositions and appeals and patent litigation in the UK and other European countries, and is Head of Knowledge at EIP.
Practice areas
Intellectual PropertyPatentsDesignsLitigation
Office
Expertise
PharmaceuticalsAgrochemicalsFood chemistryPolymersOligonucleotidesOrganic LEDsSemiconductorsMetallurgyBatteriesProcess chemistryRegistered designsOppositions & appealsPatent litigationKnowledge managementUnified Patent Court (UPC) litigation support
Education
- European Patent Attorney
- UK Chartered Patent Attorney
- Postdoctoral Fellowship, Royal Society and JSPS, Tokyo Institute of Technology (1996–1998)
- Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil), New College, Oxford University (1992–1996)
- Master of Arts, New College, Oxford University (1988–1992)
Admissions
- European Patent Attorney
- UK Chartered Patent Attorney
Languages
JapaneseSpanishFrenchGerman