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WESTPOINT, JAMES STREET WEST
BATH
BA1 2DA
England
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Matt Lawman
Work Department
EIP Strategy, EIP Digital.
Position
Partner, UK and European Patent Attorney
Career
Matt joined EIP after three years as IP Director in an IP-rich photonics start-up. For the 10 years before that he was an in-house IP counsel in BT and then Hewlett-Packard, developing patent portfolios for HP Labs in the fields of Internet security and cryptography. His commercial experience from in-house roles combined with an innate ability to distil complex legal subject matter into easily digestible advice underlies Matt’s approach to practice. Matt is well placed to advise clients on the new Unified Patent Court (UPC) – see further details at EIP Amar, our alliance created to support clients in any litigation before the UPC.
Matt is head of the EIP Strategy practice group, and in 2013 and 2014 was acknowledged as being one of the world’s leading IP strategists in the IAM Strategy 300. He has extensive experience of developing, communicating and implementing IP strategies and is regularly called upon to do so by companies ranging from start-up, through SME to leading FTSE-100 names.
Matt’s patent practice spans a broad base of technologies including electronics, software, machine learning, computer hardware and architectures, semiconductors and telecommunications networks and systems.
- 2005 — present
Partner, EIP - 2004 — 2006
IP Director, Zoo Digital Group plc - 2001 — 2004
IP Director, Blaze Photonics - 1997 — 2001
IP Counsel, Hewlett-Packard - 1992 — 1997
Patent Attorney, BT - 1991 — 1992
Data Comms Engineer, BT - 1989 — 1991
R&D Software Engineer, Philips Medical Systems
Languages
Conversational French.
Memberships
CIPA.
Education
- UK Chartered Patent Attorney, 2002
- European Patent Attorney, 2003
- 1987 — 1991
MEng, Electrical & Electronic Engineering, University of Surrey
Leisure
Swimming, cycling, film.
Lawyer Rankings
London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > PATMA: Patent attorneys
EIP boasts a team of both patent attorneys and IP litigators who seamlessly cooperate to handle a range of domestic and cross-border litigation mandates for clients, having appeared before the High Court, Court of Appeal, and Supreme Court, as well as in EPO opposition and appeal hearings. The life sciences and medical technology industries are key areas of activity for the practice, and its offering also includes support with the development and enforcement of IP rights. The team is jointly led by London-based Jerome Spaargaren and Heather McCann, and Matt Lawman in Bath. Spaargaren also heads up the firm’s digital sector group, McCann divides her time between the UK and the US, and Lawman boasts expertise in electronics and software-related work. Other key members of the team include Monika Rai (London), a life sciences specialist who often handles contentious proceedings at the EPO, Ben Willows (Bath), who has substantial experience with consumer electronics, printers, and aerospace, and London-based AI and machine-learning expert Ben Maling.