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Alan MacDougall

Alan MacDougall heads up our Cambridge office and has over two decades of experience within the electronics and communications sectors. He works for high profile clients such as NEC, GHD and Intuitive Surgical. Alan also takes the lead in our Japanese business development projects. Alan has many years’ experience of drafting patents, prosecuting them through the UK and European Patent Offices, advising on infringement and validity, and the commercialisation of clients’ IP, as well as offering global IP strategic advice, including freedom-to-operate advice, licensing advice, entitlement disputes and competitor monitoring. · Mathys & Squire LLP

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About

Alan MacDougall heads Mathys & Squire's Cambridge office and has over two decades of experience in the electronics and communications sectors, acting for clients such as NEC, GHD and Intuitive Surgical and leading Japanese business development. He specialises in drafting and prosecuting patents at the UK and European Patent Offices and advises on infringement, validity, commercialisation, freedom-to-operate, licensing and entitlement disputes, and competitor monitoring.

Practice areas

Intellectual PropertyPatent ProsecutionIP LitigationLicensing

Office

England

Mathys & Squire LLP · Alan MacDougall heads up our Cambridge office and has over two decades of experience within the electronics and communications sectors. He works for high profile clients such as NEC, GHD and Intuitive Surgical. Alan also takes the lead in our Japanese business development projects. Alan has many years’ experience of drafting patents, prosecuting them through the UK and European Patent Offices, advising on infringement and validity, and the commercialisation of clients’ IP, as well as offering global IP strategic advice, including freedom-to-operate advice, licensing advice, entitlement disputes and competitor monitoring.

England

Expertise

Electronics & CommunicationsComputer & Mobile TelecommunicationsMedical Devices (including Robotic Surgery)Clean Energy & Battery TechnologiesAutomotive Sensors & NavigationAI, Signal Processing & Control SystemsFinTech / Software & Business Method Inventions

Education

  • Strathclyde University — BA (Hons) Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Strathclyde University — MA Communications, Digital Signal Processing and Control