Dehns

Engineering

Adrian is a UK and European Patent Attorney, with an MA in Physics from the University of Oxford. Adrian joined Dehns in 1995, became a Partner in 2003, and was appointed as the firm’s Managing Partner in 2022.

Adrian has extensive experience of drafting original patent applications for direct clients, from start-ups to larger established companies; in particular he helps them take a commercially-focused strategic approach to building an IP portfolio which maximises company value. He also has in-depth experience in contentious matters including European oppositions and UK and US litigation.

He handles patent work in various engineering fields including ultrasonic systems, medical devices, chemical processing systems, traffic management systems and various areas of physics such as optics and optical sensors.

Adrian also has significant experience in electronics both at systems level and component level; and in computer-implemented inventions, mainly for smaller companies in areas which have include telecommunications, short range radio data communication and mathematical modelling. His telecommunications experience includes drafting applications in the LTE/5G space – particularly as they apply to IoT devices.

Authorised Representative before the Unified Patent Court (UPC), 2023

UK Chartered Patent Attorney, 1999

European Patent Attorney, 1999

Certified Patent Valuation Analyst, 2013

English

Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA)

European Patent Institute

International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI)

MA, Physics, University of Oxford, 1994