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David Meldrum

David’s main areas of expertise are electronic engineering and physics and his practice includes computer and networking hardware and software, gaming, medical devices, process engineering and electromechanical devices. David heads the London office electronics group and provides patent services to a variety of clients that include European consumer and technology companies, large US corporations and UK start-ups. In particular, he deals with patent procurement and opposition/appeal matters. David also provides in-house strategic IP planning, as well as management advice, to SME clients. David's work regularly takes him to the US and he also teaches coordinated EP/US patent drafting practice both in Europe and the US. · D Young & Co LLP

EnglandIntellectual Property, PatentsGerman

About

Partner at D Young & Co LLP who heads the London office electronics group, providing patent services including patent procurement, opposition and appeal matters, and in-house IP strategy and management advice to SMEs. He specialises in electronic engineering and physics across sectors such as computer and networking hardware and software, gaming, medical devices, process engineering and electromechanical devices, and regularly works on EP/US matters and teaches coordinated EP/US patent drafting.

Practice areas

Intellectual PropertyPatentsPatent ProsecutionOppositions & Appeals

Office

Expertise

Electronics & Electrical EngineeringComputer & Networking Hardware & SoftwareGamingMedical DevicesElectromechanical DevicesProcess EngineeringConsumer TechnologyEP/US Patent Drafting

Education

  • MEng (Electronic Engineering), University of Exeter
  • Research at the Institute for Navigation, University of Stuttgart, Germany

Admissions

  • European Patent Attorney (2002)
  • Chartered Patent Attorney (2003)

Languages

German