Engineering

Partner, Patent Attorney

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.

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.