EIP

EIP Digital, EIP Elements, EIP Dynamics.

Partner, UK and European Patent Attorney

With 20 years of experience, Matthew is valued for his strategic drafting and prosecution expertise, especially where there is an interplay between the US and Europe. Matthew 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.

Matthew specialises in patenting complex devices, often at the cross-over of technical disciplines. A chemist by qualification, his experience is rich and diverse - he understands materials’ physical, optical and electrical properties at the molecular / nano-functional level, and how they are used and electronically controlled in a commercial device.

Examples include: quantum dots, microfluidics, electrowetting, display device architectures, AR / VR headset optics, fluid diagnostic and point-of-care devices incl. lab on a chip, pixel design incl. materials and optics (e.g. LCD, OLED, QLED, nanoLED), pixel matrix driving schemes, device control systems (software and hardware), medical devices incl. surgical guides and implants, photonic circuits, gas sensors, semiconductors, microfabrication techniques.

Matthew’s approach is dynamic, practical and commercial. As the first trainee (the third employee!) at EIP, he trained primarily under Jerome Spaargaren (founder of EIP) and Derk Visser (author of the leading text book “Visser's Annotated European Patent Convention”). Matthew thrives on the energy of a growing and successful firm, and enjoys working directly with innovative clients, understanding their business, sharing their enthusiasm, and getting results.

2013 — present Partner, EIP 2007 — 2013 Senior Associate, EIP 2002 — 2007 Associate, EIP

Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA); member of the Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office (EPI); Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC).

UK Chartered Patent Attorney European Patent Attorney 2003 — 2004 Certificate in Intellectual Property Law, Queen Mary, University of London 1998 — 2001 BSc Chemistry, University of Bristol

Mountain biking, hiking, music, travelling.