Mike Jennings

Partner Mike Jennings leads AAThornton’s highly rated Electrical Patents group. He specialises in patent protection, patent oppositions and IP strategy advice for a range of technologies including areas of physics, electrical engineering and computer-related inventions. Mike has more than 20 years' experience handling patent drafting and prosecution of European, UK and PCT patent applications in areas such as computer systems, storage and software including computer modelling and simulation, automated controls, electromagnetic and optical sensing technologies for locating hydrocarbons and for detecting gases, and telecommunications. Mike handles a substantial opposition case load and has an enviable success rate in EPO oppositions and appeals thanks to commitment and proactivity.Mike also advises on software patentability and infringement and validity of patents. Mike's clients include multinational corporations and leading companies in the UK and many other countries, including clients in the oil and gas industry, the telecommunications sector, engineering, gas detection, consumer electronics and computing. · Venner Shipley LLP

EnglandIntellectual Property, Patent Prosecution

Email Call

About

Partner Mike Jennings leads an Electrical Patents group and specialises in patent protection, oppositions and IP strategy for technologies across physics, electrical engineering and computer-related inventions. He has more than 20 years' experience drafting and prosecuting European, UK and PCT applications and handles a substantial EPO oppositions and appeals caseload for clients in sectors including oil & gas, telecommunications, engineering, gas detection, consumer electronics and computing.

Practice areas

Intellectual PropertyPatent ProsecutionPatent OppositionsElectrical & ElectronicsTelecommunicationsInformation Technology

Office

England

Venner Shipley LLP · Partner Mike Jennings leads AAThornton’s highly rated Electrical Patents group. He specialises in patent protection, patent oppositions and IP strategy advice for a range of technologies including areas of physics, electrical engineering and computer-related inventions. Mike has more than 20 years' experience handling patent drafting and prosecution of European, UK and PCT patent applications in areas such as computer systems, storage and software including computer modelling and simulation, automated controls, electromagnetic and optical sensing technologies for locating hydrocarbons and for detecting gases, and telecommunications. Mike handles a substantial opposition case load and has an enviable success rate in EPO oppositions and appeals thanks to commitment and proactivity.Mike also advises on software patentability and infringement and validity of patents. Mike's clients include multinational corporations and leading companies in the UK and many other countries, including clients in the oil and gas industry, the telecommunications sector, engineering, gas detection, consumer electronics and computing.

England

Expertise

Patent drafting & prosecution (European, UK, PCT)EPO oppositions & appealsIP strategySoftware patentability, infringement & validityComputer systems, storage & software (modelling & simulation)Automated controlsElectromagnetic & optical sensing (hydrocarbon and gas detection)TelecommunicationsConsumer electronics

Education

University of Bristol (BSc Hons Physics)

Admissions

Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA)
European Patent Institute (EPI)
AIPPI
Appointed to SACEPO quality working group (2017–2020)