EIP

Litigation

Partner, Solicitor

Co-head of EIP’s multi-award-winning UK litigation practice, Robert is an acknowledged expert in patent litigation with an extensive experience of, and significant success in, leading highly complex patent infringement and validity disputes before the Patents Court and Court of Appeal, including as part of wider, multi-national, disputes.

Alongside his law degree, Robert has an MSci in chemistry and a PhD in chemistry/chemical physics, and before coming to law Robert was a research fellow at the University of Lund in Sweden.

Robert is well placed to advise clients on the new Unified Patent Court (UPC) - see further details at EIP Amar, EIP's alliance created to support clients in any litigation before the UPC.

2014 — present Partner, EIP 2012 — 2014 Senior Associate , EIP 2009 — 2012 Associate, McDermott Will & Emery 2008 — 2009 IP Barrister, practicing out of 8 New Square, Lincoln’s Inn 2007 — 2008 Pupil Barrister, 8 New Square 2003 — 2005 European Union Marie Curie Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Chemical Physics, University of Lund, Sweden 1999 — 2003 Demonstrator in Organic, Inorganic and Physical Chemistry , King’s College London

Basic French.

2005 — 2007 Bachelor of Laws, College of Law, London 2006 — 2007 Bar Vocational Course, College of Law, London 2005 — 2006 Graduate Diploma in Law, College of Law, London 1999 — 2003 PhD Chemistry/Chemical Physics, King's College London 1995 — 1999 MSc Chemistry , King's College London

Walking, tennis, photography, history.