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Simon Taor

Simon is a European and Chartered Patent Attorney in our Electronics, Software and Communications team. In addition to working with large multinationals, he has a large amount of experience working with universities, tech start-ups and SMEs. He has a vast amount of experience drafting and prosecuting UK and European patent applications in a number of fields from general mechanical and electrical work through to Internet related subject matter and computer implemented inventions. In particular, he has worked on patent applications related to semiconductor devices, optical devices, display devices, energy storage devices, fault protection systems, data processing, electronic payment methods, and mobile telecommunications. In addition, Simon is an expert on essentiality evaluations for patent Standards, and he has carried out essentiality evaluations in a number of fields, including mobile telecommunications, mapping technologies and optical discs. Simon also has a large amount of experience filing UK and European Community design applications. · Venner Shipley LLP

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About

European and Chartered Patent Attorney in the Electronics, Software and Communications team at Venner Shipley LLP, experienced in drafting and prosecuting UK and European patent applications across mechanical, electrical and computer-implemented inventions, and in essentiality evaluations for patent standards. He also has substantial experience filing UK and European Community design applications and advising multinationals, universities, tech start-ups and SMEs.

Practice areas

Intellectual PropertyPatentsDesignTelecommunicationsElectronicsSoftware

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Expertise

SemiconductorsOptical devices and displaysEnergy storage devicesFault protection systemsData processing and electronic payment methodsMobile telecommunications and standards essentiality evaluationsMapping technologiesOptical discsComputer-implemented inventionsUK and European design applications

Education

  • Masters degree in Materials Science, Oxford University
  • Certificate in Intellectual Property Law, Queen Mary, University of London

Admissions

  • European Patent Attorney
  • Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys
  • Member of the European Patent Institute