Alan Bates

Patents & Designs

Partner

Alan advises on all aspects of procuring patent rights, from initial meetings with inventors, through drafting, filing, and prosecuting patent applications, to managing international portfolios of patents and patent applications. He represents clients, where necessary, in oral proceedings before the European Patent Office.

Alan also advises on issues related to freedom to operate, validity of patent rights, patentability of inventions, and infringement of patent rights.

Alan handles registered designs in fields such as medical devices.

Chartered Patent Attorney (2007)

European Patent Attorney (2006)

PhD, “Development of microstructure in electron beam welded ferritic steels”, Cambridge University

MEng, Materials Engineering, University of Birmingham