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Alan Boyd

Partner, Patent Attorney · D Young & Co LLP

EnglandIntellectual Property, Patents

About

Partner and Chartered and European Patent Attorney at D Young & Co LLP specialising in patents for electronics, engineering and IT. He has a computer science background (BSc, PhD), prior experience as a software engineer/researcher in wireless sensor networks, and serves as an examiner for the legal paper in the European Qualifying Exams.

Practice areas

Intellectual PropertyPatentsElectronicsEngineeringInformation TechnologyTelecommunications

Office

Expertise

Computer ArchitecturesEmbedded SystemsDigital ElectronicsTelecommunicationsWireless Sensor NetworksPatent Drafting & ProsecutionElectronicsInformation Technology

Education

  • BSc in Computer Science, University of Edinburgh
  • PhD in Computer Science (Node reliance: an approach to extending the lifetime of wireless sensor networks), University of St Andrews
  • Certificate in Intellectual Property Law, Queen Mary, University of London
  • Certificate in IP litigation

Admissions

  • Chartered Patent Attorney (2014)
  • European Patent Attorney (2014)