About
Partner and German-qualified patent attorney at D Young & Co LLP based in Germany, partner since 2017. Specialises in patent prosecution and portfolio work for automotive, computer-implemented inventions, medical devices, microprocessor/semiconductor and telecommunications technologies, advising international corporate clients from the UK, the USA and continental Europe and experienced with reinstatement of rights across jurisdictions.
Practice areas
PatentsIntellectual PropertyPatent LitigationAutomotiveMedical DevicesSemiconductorsTelecommunicationsComputer-Implemented Inventions
Office
Expertise
Automotive (vehicle engineering)Computer-implemented inventionsMedical technology / Medical devicesMicroprocessor technologySemiconductorsTelecommunicationsPatent portfolio managementReinstatement of patent rights across jurisdictions
Education
- BEng (Hons) in Electronic Engineering, University of Central Lancashire, 1992
- Diplom-Ingenieur der Nachrichten- und Mikroprozessortechnik, Fachhochschule Gießen-Friedberg, 1993
- PhD in Electronic Engineering, University of Central Lancashire, 1997
- Chartered Engineer (CEng), 2001
- Europa-Ingenieur (Eur Ing), 2002
- Zugelassener Vertreter vor dem Europäischen Patentamt, 2005
- Recht für Patentanwälte, FernUniversität Hagen, 2008
- Deutscher Patentanwalt, 2009
- Europäischer Anwalt für Marken und Geschmacksmuster, 2009
- Diploma in Patent Litigation in Europe, Université de Strasbourg, 2013
- Introduction to English Law, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), 2014
- Chartered Patent Attorney, 2015
Admissions
- Representative before the European Patent Office (Zugelassener Vertreter vor dem Europäischen Patentamt), 2005
- German Patent Attorney (Deutscher Patentanwalt), 2009
- European Attorney for Trademarks and Designs (Europäischer Anwalt für Marken und Geschmacksmuster), 2009
- Chartered Patent Attorney, 2015
- Chartered Engineer (CEng), 2001
- Europa-Ingenieur (Eur Ing), 2002
Languages
GermanEnglish