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William Ponder

Partner Will advises on patents and designs in most areas of physics and engineering. In addition to patent searching, drafting and prosecution worldwide, Will handles opposition and appeal hearings at the European Patent Office and at the UKIPO. He also advises on infringement and validity issues, and has experience of conducting freedom to operate searches. Will’s registered design work includes advising clients in the medical devices and consumer goods sectors. · Reddie & Grose LLP

EnglandIntellectual Property, Patent Prosecution

About

Partner at Reddie & Grose LLP advising on patents and registered designs across most areas of physics and engineering, handling patent searching, drafting and prosecution worldwide and representing clients in opposition and appeal hearings at the EPO and UKIPO. He also advises on infringement and validity issues and conducts freedom-to-operate searches; he is a Chartered Patent Attorney and a European Patent Attorney with a Master’s in Physics from Oxford University.

Practice areas

Intellectual PropertyPatent ProsecutionDesign ProtectionPatent Litigation

Office

Expertise

Medical DevicesConsumer GoodsElectronic CigarettesX-ray Inspection TechnologyMEMSSmart CardsWireless NetworksMass SpectrometryAerospaceFreedom to Operate (FTO) searches

Education

  • Master’s in Physics, Oxford University
  • European Patent Attorney (2002)
  • Chartered Patent Attorney (2003)

Admissions

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