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Mewburn Ellis LLP Offices
THE MAURICE WILKES BUILDING
ST JOHN'S INNOVATION PARK, COWLEY ROAD
CAMBRIDGE
CB4 0DS
England
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Tom Furnival
Work Department
Engineering
Position
Partner, Patent Attorney
Career
Tom handles a wide range of patent work, including original drafting, prosecution and opposition, particularly defensive oppositions, in the engineering, electronics, computing and physics fields. He also advises on Freedom-to-Operate, infringement issues and registered designs.
Areas of Expertise
- Photonics
- Optical devices and laser design, including optronics and detection technology
- Telecommunication systems
- Semiconductor devices and fabrication
- Medical devices, including augmented reality systems for surgical assistance
- Power supplies and power management
- Computer hardware and software
- Bioinformatics
- Machine learning/ artificial intelligence
Tom works with a mix of multinationals, start-ups, individual applicants and foreign attorneys. These are predominantly UK based, and in the high tech/ mechanical engineering spheres.
He qualified as a European Patent Attorney in 2017 and a Chartered Patent Attorney in 2018. He joined the partnership in 2022.
Education
He has a Master’s degree in Physics from the University of Exeter. He undertook two years of research into the solid-state theory of Memristors, before joining Mewburn Ellis LLP in 2013.