Maiwald GmbH

Ian Weaver has many years of experience in intellectual property law. His main areas of expertise include drafting patent applications, obtaining, securing and enforcing patents, conducting opposition and appeal proceedings as well as the assessment of third-party property rights and worldwide portfolio management. He gained particular expertise in electro-optical systems through his work for a British aerospace and defence company. He has also developed the technology and digital patent portfolio of an international pharmaceutical group and played a key role in shaping the strategic direction of patent protection for these technologies.

His technical focus is therefore on physics, aerospace, electrical systems, optics and optoelectronics, imaging systems, telecommunications, high-tech consumer goods, diagnostic systems and digitalization.

Partner Irish Patent Agent Chartered Patent Attorney (UK) European Patent Attorney M.Sc. Optoelectronics and Optical Information Processing

since 2019 Partner at Maiwald 2017 - 2019 Senior Patent Counsel at Bayer Intellectual Property GmbH 2017 - 2019 Of Counsel at Maiwald 2015 - 2017 Patent attorney at Maiwald 2013 - 2015 Patent attorney at a UK IP law firm in London 2011 - 2013 Trainee patent attorney at a UK IP law firm in London 2007 - 2010 Intellectual Property Manager at a UK company in Farnborough 2005 - 2007 Capability Group Leader at a UK defence and aerospace company in Farnborough 1999 - 2005 Senior Principal Engineer at a UK company in Hayes 1995 - 2005 Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Department of Pure and Applied Physics of The Queen’s University of Belfast 1989 - 1991 Engineer at a UK aerospace company in Lancashire

German, English

Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (UK) Association of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys (IE) epi EUIPO German Patent Attorney Association

2022 Admitted to practice as Irish Patent Agent 2016 Admitted to practice as European Patent Attorney 2014 Admitted to practice as UK Patent Attorney 1992 - 1996 PhD in the field of laser and laser/plasma physics from the Department of Pure and Applied Physics of The Queen’s University of Belfast 1991 - 1992 Master’s degree in optoelectronics and optical information processing at the Department of Pure and Applied Physics of The Queen’s University of Belfast