Patents: electronics, engineering & IT group

Partner, Patent Attorney

Alan has a strong academic background in computer science and hasbrought this knowledge into his legal career.

Before joining the patent law profession, Alan was a software engineer researcher and research assistant. He has written several papers on embedded systems in the field of wireless sensor networks and has presented his research at national and international conferences. For his PhD, he focused on different routing protocols to extend the diversity of received data in a wireless sensor network for as long as possible.

Alain's main areas of expertise include computer architectures, embedded systems, digital electronics, telecommunications and networks. He is a partner in D Young & Co's electronics, engineering & IT team, and has a great deal of experience in drafting and prosecuting patents for a range of clients.

Alan is also an examiner for the legal paper in the European Qualifying Exams – the professional European exams for patent attorneys.

Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA). European Patent Institute (epi).

BSc in Computer Science, University of Edinburgh. PhD in Computer Science (Node reliance: an approach to extending the lifetime of wireless sensor networks), University of St Andrews. Certificate in Intellectual Property Law, Queen Mary, University of London. Certificate in IP litigation. Chartered Patent Attorney 2014. European Patent Attorney 2014.