Alan Boyd
Partner, Patent Attorney
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Anna Reid
Partner, Solicitor
Anthony Albutt
Experience in private practice in Germany and the UK coupled with industrial experience in the energy industry and in IT consulting (in both Europe and the US), has allowed Anthony to represent clients across a range of technologies extending from telecommunications and medical devices to the oil industry and automotive/aerospace engineering. He leads D Young & Co’s mechanical practice in London and acts for some of the most prominent organisations in their respective fields.
Anthony represents clients before the European Patent Office’s Examining and Opposition Divisions and also before the Boards of Appeal. In the UK, he acts before the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office in both ex-parte and inter-partes proceedings. Anthony is also qualified to represent clients in the Higher Courts as a patent attorney litigator.
A regular visitor to the US and to Asia, Anthony frequently lectures on law changes and developments in Europe.
Catherine Keetch
Partner, Patent Attorney
Cathrine McGowan
Partner, Patent Attorney
Charles Harding
Charles represents academic organisations, SMEs and blue chip companies before the UKIPO and the EPO in patent matters in the life sciences sector. His portfolio covers various technologies such as molecular biology, immunology, biotechnology, virology, veterinary science and food science, through to protein chemistry, chemistry, pharmacology, pharmaceuticals and devices.
Charles has an extensive practice in EPO oppositions and appeals, with over 25 years' advocacy experience including representation before the EPO Enlarged Board of Appeal. He has been involved in litigation (including at first instance and appellate level) in the UK, France, Germany, USA, South Africa and Japan and has also attended interviews at the US Patent Office.
Charles has chaired and lectured at numerous international conferences and conventions on life science issues in the patent arena and continues to provide a two-day seminar at Queen Mary, University of London, helping candidates approach the European qualifying examinations.
Connor McConchie
Connor’s main area of practice concerns dealing with drafting and prosecution in the chemical field. In particular, he has experience working in the fields of polymers, small molecules, drug delivery, and inorganic binders.
Connor provides on the ground advice to clients regarding their IP strategy, portfolio management and competitor intelligence.Additionally, a significant proportion of Connor’s work is directed to portfolio management.
Darren Lewis
Darren has technical expertise in a wide range of physics, electronics and mechanical subject matter. His practice includes clients in the fields of aerosol delivery systems, mobile telecommunications, embryology, the oil industry, radiation detection, capacitive sensing, optical devices and medical imaging. Darren’s clients range from individuals to large corporations.
Darren has experience in drafting patent applications for worldwide prosecution, directing and coordinating patent prosecution in many different jurisdictions, general patent portfolio management, as well as undertaking opposition work. In addition, Darren regularly advises on infringement and validity issues, freedom to operate analyses and due diligence exercises.
David Horner
David’s main areas of expertise are in the field of microprocessor design, digital electronics, software and telecommunications. David acts primarily for large and medium sized corporate clients, with most of his work being in the area of preparation and prosecution of patent applications, and often spends time at clients’ offices in UK, US and mainland Europe working on their cases.
David Meldrum
David’s main areas of expertise are electronic engineering and physics and his practice includes computer and networking hardware and software, gaming, medical devices, process engineering and electromechanical devices.
David heads the London office electronics group and provides patent services to a variety of clients that include European consumer and technology companies, large US corporations and UK start-ups. In particular, he deals with patent procurement and opposition/appeal matters. David also provides in-house strategic IP planning, as well as management advice, to SME clients.
David's work regularly takes him to the US and he also teaches coordinated EP/US patent drafting practice both in Europe and the US.
David Alcock
David is experienced in all types of chemical subject matter. His practice is currently focused on pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, speciality chemicals and food technology. David has broad technical expertise, working for direct clients in small molecule pharmaceuticals, gene delivery, fuel additives, catalysis, chelates, industrial waste treatment, polymer chemistry, adhesives and glass technology. David acts for multinational corporations and SMEs, as well as academic institutions.
David has extensive prosecution knowledge in numerous territories, including the United States, Japan, South America, Middle East, and the ex-Soviet states, and is able to provide strategic advice on worldwide filing programmes. He regularly attends interviews at the US Patent and Trademark Office and he continues to be successful in many oral proceedings before EPO opposition divisions and appeal boards, on behalf of both opponents and patentees.
Doug Ealey
Doug’s main areas of expertise are in computer technology fields (including hardware and software), consumer electronics, camera, display and VR technologies and mobile telephony. Doug has had experience both in private practice and industry drafting and obtaining patent applications worldwide.
His private practice clients have included major consumer electronics companies, as well as research groups and start-ups. Doug also has a keen interest in wearables, 3D printing and IoT applications.
Garreth Duncan
Garreth’s experience in the patent profession, both in private practice and as an in-house attorney in Pfizer’s European patent department, have focused strongly on pharmaceutical patents.
Garreth’s technical expertise covers all types of chemical subject matter including food chemistry, petrochemicals, agricultural chemistry, polymer chemistry and chemical syntheses and processes. In the pharmaceuticals sector, Garreth handles patent applications for new active substances, formulations, combination therapies, new medical indications, and manufacturing processes.
He has particular expertise in obtaining supplementary protection certificates (SPCs) and other forms of patent term extension, advising clients on SPC strategies and filing and prosecuting SPC portfolios throughout Europe on a number of important marketed pharmaceutical and plant protection products.
Gemma Kirkland
Gemma handles the full spectrum of IP matters concerning trade marks, including clearance, prosecution, oppositions, invalidity and revocation actions, enforcement issues, and company and domain names.
Gemma acts for a variety of clients, from start-ups and sole traders, through to multi-national corporations. Gemma's practice spans diverse sectors ranging from beauty and personal care products, household products, luxury consumer products, fashion, and consumer electronics, through to financial services, music and entertainment services, automobile services as well as travel and tourism services.
Prior to joining the firm in 2007, Gemma gained invaluable professional experience working in-house for BP plc’s Group Trade Marks Department.
Hanns-Juergen Grosse
Hanns is a European, German and Chartered UK patent attorney, as well as a European trade mark and design attorney, and works at D Young & Co's Munich office. Most of his work is for large and medium-sized corporate clients from the UK, US and mainland Europe, particularly in the area of preparation and prosecution of patent applications. As a German patent attorney, Hanns also advises on German intellectual property rights. Hanns' main areas of expertise are in the field of automotive engineering, computer-implemented inventions, medical technology, microprocessor engineering, semiconductors and telecommunications. His strong technical background comes from his degrees and PhD in electronic engineering, his many years of experience working in private practice, as well as from working in-house in the Infineon Technologies Intellectual Property Department for six years.
Jackie Johnson
Jackie has extensive experience across a range of trade mark activities including searching, filing, oppositions, appeals and invalidations both before the UKIPO and EUIPO, as well as handling worldwide trade mark portfolios for clients.
She has advised a number of clients from individuals to multi-national organisations across a broad range of sectors, in particular the automobile, airline, fashion, music and entertainment, cosmetics and toiletries, industrial tools, food and drink and financial industries. Jackie travels regularly to meet with clients and attend international conferences.
James Turner
Since 1999 James has led a growing team of attorneys which serves the Sony group of companies, and which has provided almost 50 years of continuous service to Sony Corporation.
Alongside his work on video processing and virtual reality, James works on microprocessor and integrated circuit designs. James also provides advice to universities and their spin-off companies, including preparing documents for company flotation. James has gained experience working for clients in Japan and other Asian countries. As part of his work, he often visits the region and he has studied the Japanese language for many years.
As well as his work as an attorney, James is also involved in regulatory roles. He has been a Board Member of the Intellectual Property Regulation Board (IPReg) since 2012.
Jennifer O'Farrell
Partner, Patent Attorney
Jeremy Pennant
Jeremy has a diverse client base ranging from small entrepreneurial start-ups to multinational blue chip companies. He has extensive experience in multiple sectors including food and drink, tech, hotels, boats, charities, petroleum, chemicals and energy, including renewables. Jeremy has also worked in the fields of pharmaceuticals and medical equipment, aviation and courier services, financial services, film, television, music and clothing, as well as internet service providers and communications, sports teams and high-performance vehicle manufacturers.
Jeremy was one of the original independent experts appointed by Nominet to adjudicate on domain name disputes in the UK. Jeremy has spoken and lectured extensively not only in Europe but also in the US and the Far East.
Much of Jeremy’s practice relates to the enforcement of clients’ rights. Jeremy is a qualified trade mark and design litigator.
Jonathan DeVile
Jonathan has extensive experience in drafting and obtaining patent applications worldwide and contentious issues including litigation, oppositions, strategic assistance on infringement, licensing issues and due diligence matters, and continues to attract work from his clients in the fields of electronics and software, and particularly wireless technologies, both broadcast and mobile technologies, telecommunications engineering, internet protocols and applications, image and signal processing, and mobile communications.
Jonathan also has litigation experience and is active in appeals, litigation and due diligence exercises for clients. He has a keen interest in standards related patents and is often asked to prepare patent applications for standards related inventions.
Jonathan Jackson
Jonathan’s practice concentrates on the drafting and prosecution of patent applications in many jurisdictions around the world. He has extensive experience of both the appeal and opposition procedures at the EPO and is also qualified to represent clients in the Higher Courts as a certified patent litigator.
Jonathan’s clients range from large multi-national companies to smaller start-up companies. He has experience in a wide range of electronics-related technologies including image processing, telecommunications, broadcast technologies, fintech and medical imaging technologies. Jonathan is also well known for his work associated with wearable technology IP matters, having been published in national and international publications on the topic.
He travels regularly to Japan, South Korea and the US to visit clients and to speak at conferences about patent practice.
Kirk Gallagher
Kirk advises a range of clients including multinational companies, SMEs and academic institutions in patent matters in the fields of organic chemistry and especially pharmaceuticals.
His practice encompasses drafting, filing and prosecution of patent applications with a particular emphasis on the preparation of infringement and validity opinions and EPO opposition and appeal proceedings. Kirk has successfully represented his clients at EPO opposition and appeal proceedings in relation to a number of leading pharmaceutical products. In relation to several of these cases Kirk has also gained experience of co-ordinating strategy between EPO oppositions and appeal proceedings and corresponding litigation in other jurisdictions, across Europe and the US.
Kirk is adept at IP due diligence, having supported successful funding rounds for a number of his SME clients, and product acquisitions for his multinational clients. Kirk is also qualified to represent clients in the Higher Courts as a patent attorney litigator.
Kit Wong
Kit has worked in private practice since 1997 and, during this time, has handled portfolios or a large number of clients in the chemical field. These have covered diverse areas such as petrochemical processing, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, hair dyes and other consumer products, chemical processing and synthesis.
Kit's portofio is very broad and includes drafting, prosecution, EPO oppositions and appeals, and advising on infringement and validity. She also has experience in UK High Court litigation proceedings. Kit's clients include both start-ups and multinational companies.
Matthew Dick
Matthew specialises in all areas of brands-related law and litigation, with a particular focus on trade marks and designs. He has represented both small and multinational clients from a wide variety of industries, providing a full-service offering: from the development and clearance of new brands, to registration strategy, oppositions, use and exploitation in the marketplace and ultimately enforcement, all on a worldwide basis. Matthew has advised clients in relation to ASA complaints, UDRP proceedings relating to domain names and disputes before the EUIPO, the Court of Justice of the European Union, the UKIPO and the English High Court. He also advises clients on copyright and design issues.
Matthew is a member of the Unfair Competition Team for MARQUES - the European association representing the interests of trade mark owners.
Neil Nachshen
Neil's portfolio has steadily evolved and is now focused on EPO oppositions and appeals, the provision of validity and infringement opinions, due diligence and litigation support, all in the field of pharmaceuticals. He still maintains expertise in advising small pharmaceutical companies in portfolio development and strategy, in particular in conjunction with due diligence for funding and stock market flotations.
Neil has been successful in many oppositions and appeals in the pharmaceutical area – mainly acting for Teva Pharmaceuticals Ltd. on patents concerning the second medical use of approved drugs, formulations, polymorphs and synthetic processes. These cases have often been linked to litigation in EU member states.
Neil is qualified as a patent agent litigator.
Nicholas Malden
Nick’s areas of expertise are physics and electronics, with a particular experience in microprocessor technologies. Nick is particularly active in processor design, various computer-implemented technologies, digital electronics, consumer devices and services, medical devices and industrial control devices.
Nick frequently drafts patent applications for filing in many different jurisdictions, guides each application through its subsequent patent prosecution and is experienced in strategic patent portfolio management. His clients range from individuals to global multinationals and he frequently travels to visit them - mainly to the USA and Far East.
Rachel Bateman
Partner, Patent Attorney
Richard Burton
Partner, Trade Mark Attorney
Robbie Berryman
Robbie has a background in physics, electronics and computing and is highly experienced in drafting complex patent applications. His work includes drafting and prosecution of UK, European and foreign patent applications, specialising in microelectronics, computer architecture, consumer electronics, telecommunications and general physics. Robbie has a diverse client base, ranging from start-ups and SMEs to universities and tech giants.
Robbie also tutors prospective patent attorneys sitting the UK Final Qualifying Examinations.
Simon O"Brien
Simon’s area of expertise encompasses both biological and chemical subject matter including the fields of molecular biology, biotechnology, biochemistry, dfood technology and nutrition, plant physiology, diagnostics, pharmaceuticals and polymer chemistry. Simon represents a number of clients ranging from academic institutions to multinational corporations from Europe, the US and Japan.
Simon advises on all aspects of patent law including patent drafting and prosecution, due diligence, and the provision of validity and infringement opinions. Simon has considerable experience in contentious inter partes proceedings before the EPO and regularly represents clients in EPO oppositions. He has additionally advised clients completing IP due diligence for stock market flotations.
Tamara Milton
Partner, Patent Attorney
Tamsin Holman
Tamsin has a wealth of experience dealing with enforcement and infringement of trade marks, design rights, copyright, domain names, database rights, trade secrets and confidential information. Her practice also extends to licensing disputes, matters involving ex-employees and anti-counterfeiting work.
Tamsin acts for UK and international clients in a variety of sectors, including publishing, entertainment, leisure and fashion, FMCG, luxury goods, IT, finance and life sciences.
Zöe Clyde-Watson
Zöe’s area of expertise is chemistry, including small molecule pharmaceutical and veterinary chemistry. She also handles subject matter relating to therapeutic/diagnostic methods, process chemistry, antisense RNA technology, polymers, polymorphs and formulation chemistry. Zöe’s clients include academic/research institutes, start-up companies, biotech/pharmaceutical SMEs and larger blue chip companies.
Zöe’s practice involves drafting, prosecution, EPO oppositions and appeals and freedom to operate opinion work. Zöe is experienced in coordinating multi-jurisdictional litigation proceedings and regularly advises small clients on IP due diligence for project acquisitions, investment/licensing opportunities and stock market flotations.