Patents: Engineering, physics and mechanical devices

Alex is a partner and UK Chartered and European Patent Attorney in theEngineering, Physics & Mechanical Devices department and hasmany years of experience, having entered the profession in the year2000.

Alex joined the firm in 2014 following seven years working inhouseat Novartis Pharmaceuticals Ltd where he was responsiblefor IP support relating to medical delivery devices and packagingprojects across the Pharma division. During that time he was alsoinvolved in the IP due diligence relating to a number of acquisitionand licence deals.

Alex’s professional experience covers a broad range of technologiesincluding medical devices and associated formulation technology, oil andgas drilling, food packaging, wind and water turbines, waste treatmentand automotive technologies. Alex has considerable experience inadvising businesses about IP strategy, including managing freedom tooperate risks and the protection of product developments.

MA and MEng in Chemical Engineering from the University of Cambridge