PATENT LEADERS
UNITED KINGDOM
Simon Bradbury
Position: Partner
Law firm: Appleyard Lees
Phone: +44 16 1835 9655
Email: simon.bradbury@appleyardlees.com
Website: www.appleyardlees.com
Simon Bradbury is a partner at Appleyard Lees, focusing on patents in the life sciences and biotechnology sectors. His broad expertise includes artificial intelligence and machine learning in drug discovery, medical devices, and microbiology.
He has advised clients in matters relating to oppositions, appeals, infringement, revocations, and invalidity actions. His clients include large multinationals as well as startup companies.
Richard Bray
Position: Partner
Law firm: Appleyard Lees
Phone: +44 16 1835 9655
Email: richard.bray@appleyardlees.com
Website: www.appleyardlees.com
Richard supports a wide range of clients operating in the UK, and also those headquartered internationally in the USA, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Ireland, Japan and Korea.
Richard’s clients range from universities, to start-ups and spin-outs, and on to globally-known household brands, across a wide range of technological fields. Those clients are world-leading in technological sectors such electronic consumer goods, defence, food products, and the more emerging technologies of autonomous vehicles, vehicular head-up displays, virtual and augmented reality, image guided therapy, nuclear (e.g. fusion), quantum security, and more. Richard acts as a liaison for many of Appleyard Lees’ largest clients and the firm’s sector-specialist teams that support those clients.
Richard also leads on relationship building with new and existing contacts, bringing together his wide technological and client bases to help identify IP issues and trends, and related solutions and opportunities, and using all of this as a basis for structuring short, medium and longer-term IP strategies. Richard really enjoys listening to clients, and solving their problems.
Paul Beynon
Position: Senior Associate
Law firm: Appleyard Lees
Phone: +44 11 3246 5353
Email: paul.beynon@appleyardlees.com
Website: www.appleyardlees.com
Paul’s strong engineering background and in-house experience makes him well-positioned to offer clients commercially sensible, tailored support. Paul works with a range of start-ups and SMEs to maximise the value of their IP.
Paul has significant experience drafting and prosecuting patent applications in a broad range of mechanical and electromechanical fields, including aerospace, thermodynamics, green technology systems, medical devices, hydraulic systems and consumer electronics.
During a three-year secondment to the in-house patent department of a consumer products company, Paul gained valuable experience of managing a large patent portfolio. He experienced first-hand, the challenges inventors and companies face when bringing products to market.
Name: Ben Allgrove Position: Partner Law firm: Baker McKenzie
Name: Arthur Artinian Position: Partner Law firm: K&L Gates
Name: Simon Ayrton Position: Partner Law firm: Powell Gilbert LLP
Name: Isobel Barry Position: Partner Law firm: Carpmaels & Ransford Name: Simon Bennett Position: Partner Law firm: Fox Williams
Name: Richard Bizley Position: Senior Attorney Law firm: Avidity IP
Name: Andrew Bowler Position: Partner Law firm: Bristows
Name: Baris Boy Position: Managing Partner Law firm: Adres Patent
Name: Peter Brownlow Position: Intellectual Property Partner Law firm: Bird & Bird
Name: Carl Bryers Position: Senior Associate, UK and European Patent Attorney Law firm: EIP
Name: Michael Burdon Position: Partner Law firm: Simmons & Simmons Name: Zoe Butler Position: Partner Law firm: Powell Gilbert LLP Name: Victor Caddy Position: Trademark Attorney Law firm: AIPEX BV Name: Douglas Campbell Position: Barrister Law firm: 3 New Square Intellectual Property
Name: Edward Carstairs Position: Partner Law firm: Gill Jennings & Every
Name: Leighton Cassidy Position: Partner Law firm: Fieldfisher Name: Simon Chapman Position: Partner Law firm: Lewis Silkin LLP Name: Simon Clarke Position: Senior Associate (Restructuring & Special Situations Group) Law firm: Ashurst
Name: Jonathan Clegg Position: Partner Law firm: Cleveland Scott York
Name: Helen Conlan Position: Partner Law firm: Mishcon de Reya Name: Iain Connor Position: Partner Law firm: Pinsent Masons LLP Name: Neville Cordell Position: Partner Law firm: Allen & Overy LLP Name: Brian Cordery Position: Partner Law firm: Bristows Name: Kristina Cornish Position: Partner Law firm: Kilburn & Strode LLP Name: James Cornish Position: Partner Law firm: Page White & Farrer Name: Neil Coulson Position: Department Chair - Intellectual Property / Partner Law firm: Baker Botts LLP Name: Giles Crown Position: Joint Managing Partner Law firm: Lewis Silkin LLP Name: Roy Crozier Position: Partner / Head of Intellectual Property Law firm: Clarke Wilmott Name: Nicola Dagg Position: Partner Law firm: Kirkland & Ellis
Barbara Fleck
Position: Patent Attorney / Head Of Life Sciences
Law firm: Appleyard Lees
Phone: +44 12 2367 5283
Email: barbara.fleck@appleyardlees.com
Website: www.appleyardlees.com
Barbara Fleck heads up Appleyard Lees’ life sciences team. Fleck’s experience both in private practice and in-house enables her to provide commercially relevant advice to her clients; in particular on integrating intellectual property (IP) into business strategy.
Highly regarded for her client advice, Fleck’s work includes a wide range of technologies in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical areas, with in-depth knowledge in antibody therapeutics and agrisciences.
Fleck enjoys working closely with start-up companies, universities and SMEs, and is experienced in drafting and prosecuting patent applications, opposition and appeal proceedings at the European Patent Office (EPO).
Julia Gwilt
Position: Partner
Law firm: Appleyard Lees
Phone: +44 12 2367 5283
Email: julia.gwilt@appleyardlees.com
Website: www.appleyardlees.com
Julia Gwilt has worked in the patent profession for over 20 years, managing the patent portfolios of clients in both the UK and overseas.
Her mathematics background is a natural fit to her work on software-implemented inventions, including bioinformatics and communication networks.
She enjoys close working relationships with both her UK based and international clients, to help them develop and implement their worldwide IP strategy.
Gwilt has extensive experience of European opposition proceedings. In recent years, she has managed over 70 oppositions to European patents, most in the field of electronic program guides.
Robert Jehan
Position: Partner
Law firm: Williams Powell
Phone: +44 (0)20 7242 7005
Email: Robert.jehan@willaimspowell.com
Website: www.williamspowell.com
Robert Jehan is a European and British patent attorney and also one of a handful of patent attorney advocates and litigators in the UK. He also meets the qualification requirements of the forthcoming Unified Patent Court (UPC). Jehan is the author and editor of the reference work “European Patent Decisions”. He has experience in many technical areas including medical devices, specialist engineering and communications. He drafts many original patent applications, which benefit from his knowledge of European patent law.
Jehan has an extensive litigation practice, having handled hundreds of EPO opposition and appeal proceedings, as well as numerous litigation cases.
Name: Simon Davies Position: Consulting Attorney Law firm: AA Thornton and Altair IP
Name: Peter Dawson Position: Trademark Attorney Law firm: Wiggin Name: Jim Dennis Position: Partner Law firm: Simkins
Name: Somdip Dey Position: Founder / CEO Law firm: Nosh Technologies Name: Jeremy Dickerson Position: Partner Law firm: Burges Salmon Name: Richard Dickinson Position: Partner Law firm: Bristows Name: Allie Elend Position: Partner Law firm: Venner Shipley
Name: Barbara Fleck Position: Partner / Patent Attorney / Head of Life Sciences Law firm: Appleyard Lees
Name: Karen Fong Position: Partner Law firm: Keystone Law Name: Jim Ford Position: Partner Law firm: Allen & Overy LLP
Name: Avi Freeman Position: Partner Law firm: Beck Greener Name: Louise Gellman Position: Partner Law firm: CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang Name: Mike Gilbert Position: Partner Law firm: Marks & Clerk Name: Simon Goodman Position: Partner Law firm: Reddie & Grose
Name: Richard Gordon-Brown Position: Partner, UK and European Patent Attorney, Design Attorney Law firm: EIP
Name: Emma Fulton Position: Counsel Law firm: Hogan Lovells
Name: Paula Flutter Position: Partner, UK and European Patent Attorney, Trademark Attorney Law firm: EIP
Name: Sullivan Fountain Position: Partner Law firm: Keltie LLP
Name: Robert Guthrie Position: Partner Law firm: Osborne Clarke
Name: Mark Holah Position: Intellectual Property Practice Partner Law firm: Bird & Bird Name: Julia House Position: Director / European Trademark Attorney Law firm: Albright IP Ltd Name: Nicole Jadeja Position: Partner Law firm: Pinsent Masons LLP
Name: Neil Jenkins Position: litigating Patents Partner Law firm: Bird & Bird Name: Cerryg Jones Position: Owner Law firm: Wragge & Co LLP Name: Ian Karet Position: Partner - Intellectual Property Law firm: Linklaters Name: Rebecca Kaye Position: Intellectual Property Lawyer Law firm: Sipara
Name: Ilya Kazi Position: Founder Law firm: IK-IP
Name: Morag MacDonald Position: Partner / Head of International Intellectual Property Group Law firm: Bird & Bird Name: Roland Mallinson Position: Partner Law firm: Taylor Wessing Name: Mark Marfe Position: Legal Director Law firm: Pinsent Masons LLP
Name: Cameron Marshall Position: Partner Law firm: Carpmaels & Ransford
Name: Alex May Position: Senior Associate Law firm: Pearce IP
Name: Charlotte May Position: QC Law firm: 8 New Square Name: Chris McLeod Position: Partner Law firm: Elkington & Fife LLP
Name: Annsley Merelle Ward Position: Counsel Law firm: WilmerHale Name: Simon Miles Position: Partner Law firm: Edwin Coe Name: Eifion Morris Position: Chief Executive Law firm: Stephenson Harwood LLP Name: Katie Oliver Position: Director United Kingdom & European Trademark Attorney Law firm: Albright IP Ltd
Parminder Lally
Position: Senior Associate
Law firm: Appleyard Lees
Phone: +44 12 2367 5283
Email: parminder.lally@appleyardlees.com
Website: www.appleyardlees.com
Parminder helps clients to protect their technological innovations. Her in-house experience means she understands the challenges faced by tech companies, and she tailors her approach to meet their specific needs.
Parminder specialises in drafting and prosecuting patent applications for computer-implemented inventions. She has built a substantial reputation working with high-growth start-ups, spin-outs and SMEs in Cambridge, and has in-house experience.
Parminder’s work includes patenting Artificial Intelligence-based technologies, including AI used for image analysis and image classification, human-computer interactions and text-to-speech systems. She has also worked on a wide range of more general software-based patent applications, such as, for example, bioinformatics, sound recognition, security for ecommerce, Internet of Things networks, and natural language processing.
Bill Lister
Position: Partner
Law firm: Appleyard Lees
Phone: +44 16 1835 9655
Email: bill.lister@appleyardlees.com
Website: www.appleyardlees.com
Bill Lister has a wide range of experience advising UK, US, European and global clients, with a substantial reputation spanning branding issues, registered and unregistered trademarks, copyright, design, patents and trade secrets.
He advises a number of global household names, in conjunction with public and private companies, and public sector organisations.
He has established himself as a specialist within his field, with his involvement in high profile cases such as Nike & Rugby Football Union v Cotton Traders and Scoredraw v Finch allowing him to explore and study IP rights associated with national emblems.
Christopher Mason
Position: Senior Associate / Patent Attorney
Law firm: Appleyard Lees
Phone: +44 11 3246 5353
Email: christopher.mason@appleyardlees.com
Website: www.appleyardlees.com
Christopher Mason is a qualified patent attorney and senior associate at Appleyard Lees in our chemistry team.
Working with his clients, Mason develops pragmatic intellectual property (IP) strategies that secure the client’s own IP protection while avoiding the IP of others. Within these strategies Mason prepares, prosecutes and manages portfolios of patent applications in Europe and worldwide. He also represents his clients at hearings before the European Patent Office and advises in relation to freedom to operate and contentious infringement matters, as well as commercial agreements.
Mason is leading a data-driven approach to providing clients with insights.
Bobby Smithson
Position: Partner
Law firm: Appleyard Lees
Phone: +44 11 3246 5353
Email: bobby.smithson@appleyardlees.com
Website: www.appleyardlees.com
Bobby Smithson works closely with in-house patent departments of large companies, in the UK and overseas. He manages a diverse range of international patent portfolios. He assists their owners to identify new inventions, assess their patentability and draft and file resulting patent applications.
Smithson has extensive experience of handling oppositions and appeals before the EPO, possessing the specialist knowledge and unique skills required to win favourable outcomes for clients.
He has particular experience in polymers, coatings and healthcare apparatus.
His practice includes patent work related to product inventions, novel polymers, compositions comprising existing polymers, and new operating processes.
Name: John Olsen Position: Partner Law firm: Locke Lord LLP
Name: Varuni Paranavitane Position: Senior Associate, Solicitor Law firm: Finnegan Name: Stephanie Pilkington Position: Partner / Board Member / Patent Attorney Law firm: Potter Clarkson LLP Name: Alasdair Poore Position: Head of Intellectual Property Law firm: Mills & Reeve Name: Allan Poulter Position: Intellectual Property Group Partner Law firm: Bird & Bird Name: Tim Powell Position: Partner Law firm: Powell Gilbert LLP Name: Arty Rajendra Position: Partner / Head of IP Disputes Law firm: Osborne Clarke Name: Sophie Rich Position: Partner Law firm: Herbert Smith Freehills Name: Mark Ridgway Position: Partner Law firm: Allen & Overy LLP
Name: Gwilym Roberts Position: Chairman Law firm: Kilburn & Strode LLP Name: David Rose Position: Partner Law firm: Mishcon de Reya
Name: Beatriz San Martin Position: Partner Law firm: Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP Name: Toby Sears Position: Partner Law firm: CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang Name: Christopher Sharp Position: Partner Law firm: Pinsent Masons LLP
Name: Chris Shelley Position: Partner Law firm: Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP Name: Mark Shillito Position: Partner Law firm: Herbert Smith Freehills Name: Nick Shipp Position: Partner / Vice President Law firm: Kilburn & Strode LLP Name: Alison Simpson Position: Managing Partner Law firm: UDL Name: Michael Skrein Position: Partner Law firm: Reed Smith LLP Name: Joel Smith Position: Partner, IPMT Law firm: Herbert Smith Freehills
Name: Amanda Stark Position: Principal / Patent Attorney Law firm: Griffith Hack
Name: Katharine Stephens Position: Partner / Co-Head of Intellectual Property Law firm: Bird & Bird
Name: David Stone Position: Partner / Global Head of Intellectual Property Law firm: Allen & Overy LLP
Name: Chris Stothers Position: Partner Law firm: Freshfields
Name: Peter Stretton Position: Senior European Patent Attorney Law firm: TLIP Ltd Name: Kate Swaine Position: Partner Law firm: Gowling WLG LLP
Name: Oliver Tidman Position: Founder & Intellectual Property Lawyer Law firm: Tidman Legal Intellectual Property Lawyers
Name: Jane Wainwright Position: Partner / Patent Attorney Law firm: Potter Clarkson LLP
Name: Charlotte Weekes Position: Partner Law firm: Pinsent Masons LLP
Name: Laura Whiting Position: Counsel / Patent Litigation Law firm: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Name: Robert Williams Position: Partner / Co-Head of Intellectual Property Group Law firm: Bird & Bird Name: Alex Wilson Position: Partner Law firm: Powell Gilbert LLP Name: Imogen Wiseman Position: Owner Law firm: Cleveland Scott York
Name: Sarah Wright Position: Partner, Head of Intellectual Property Law firm: CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
Vanessa Stainthorpe
Position: Partner and Patent Attorney
Law firm: HGF
Phone: +44(0) 114 274 3700
Email: vstainthorpe@hgf.com
Website: www.hgf.com
Vanessa Stainthorpe has over 25 years’ experience in the patent field. She has a talent for building long-term relationships with clients having IP portfolios at all stages of development, from start-up companies to global corporations with complex interrelated patent cases.
Stainthorpe leads HGF’s medical devices team and has experience of drafting and prosecuting patents with medtech and healthcare subject matter, such as drug delivery devices, spinal and other orthopaedic instruments, dental, knee and hip implants, fracture fixators, ventilators, EEG systems, ophthalmic technology, cardiovascular stents and catheters. Her other areas of expertise include advanced manufacturing, food technology and energy technology.
Jennifer Uno
Position: Partner and Patent Attorney
Law firm: HGF
Phone: +44(0) 19 0473 2120
Email: juno@hgf.com
Website: www.hgf.com
Jennifer Uno has a wealth of experience as a patent attorney, spending time as a coordinator of global IP portfolios, strategic advisor, EPO opposition specialist, and drafter and prosecutor of patent applications in the engineering and physics fields.
She is particularly strong in the fields of mechanical devices and subsea technology, medical devices and apparatus incorporating aspects of physics or electrochemistry. She is also expanding her knowledge into wind energy and renewables.
Uno appears frequently before the EPO in Munich and The Hague to attend opposition and appeal hearings. She enjoys a debate and the scrutiny of opposition proceedings.
Dick Waddington
Position: Partner
Law firm: Appleyard Lees
Phone: +44 11 3246 5353
Email: dick.waddington@appleyardlees.com
Website: www.appleyardlees.com
Dick Waddington has an interest in imaging and printer technology, including both mechanical aspects and device security.
His expertise ranges from prosecution, including examination oral proceedings and appeals at the European Patent Office (EPO), to infringement advice.
Waddington’s broader expertise relates to prosecution of European applications in the engineering and computing fields, including high-precision fixing technology, mining machinery, database computing and telecommunications. The work also includes managing portfolios that are diverse geographically and in terms of subject matter, which requires attention to the costs and benefits of pursuing protection in multiple jurisdictions. He also manages our overseas strategy.
Andrew Wells
Position: Partner and Patent Attorney
Law firm: HGF
Phone: +44(0) 16 1247 4900
Email: awells@hgf.com
Website: www.hgf.com
Andrew Well’s patent practice is principally in the pharmaceutical and chemical fields. He has extensive experience in securing patent protection for pharmaceuticals and specialises in drafting and prosecuting patent applications covering new chemical entities, salts, polymorphs, formulations manufacturing processes, medical uses, and medical devices. Outside of the pharmaceutical field, Well’s practice encompasses agrochemicals, polymer chemistry, petroleum additives, catalytic compositions, separation chemistry, adhesive technologies and biosensors. Wells acts for a diverse range of clients, including international corporations, universities and start-ups.
Wells draws on both his private practice and in-house experience to provide commercially-focused advice to his clients on all patent matters.
