Beck Greener LLP

Partner. Patents.

John Hull, who consistently impresses clients with his “technical and legal skills” and “utmost professionalism,” works mainly in the chemical sector, along with the fields of biotechnology, chemical engineering and mechanical engineering.

Patent specialist John Hull has worked with many leading multinationals, particularly those operating in the global chemicals sector, though he also enjoys providing his brand of pragmatic, commercial advice to small and medium-sized UK companies, attracting plaudits for his business acumen and willingness to go the extra mile. Also known as a skilled and experienced patent litigator, his advocacy skills and technical knowledge have drawn plaudits from clients.

John has over 20 years’ experience, working mainly in the chemical sector. His practice focuses on the specialist areas of polymers, catalysts, medical devices and scientific instrumentation. He has also advised extensively on pharmaceuticals, chemical engineering, packaging and mechanical devices.

As well as prosecuting cases at the European and UK Patent Offices for a variety of multinational corporations, John has comprehensive experience of handling oppositions and appeals at the European Patent Office, with a high success rate. Qualified to conduct IP litigation before the UK courts, he has also run litigation before the IPEC.

John enjoys working closely with his clients from early stage development right through to product launch, gaining in the process an outstanding grasp of their products and business drivers. This involves assessing the patent landscape, providing freedom to operate opinions, giving robust commercial advice, and drafting and prosecuting new patent applications.

Always keen to be at the forefront of developments within the industry, John is a contributor to the Guide to the Patents Acts, published on behalf of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA), the standard reference text for the UK’s patent attorneys. He also helps provide a monthly update on UK patent case law for the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys journal.

John trained and qualified at Beck Greener. Chartered Patent Attorney 2005 and European Patent Attorney 2005. John passed the Intellectual Property Litigation and Advocacy course at Nottingham Law School in 2013 with distinction, earning enhanced rights to conduct IP litigation in the UK courts.

English

Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA).

The Queen’s College, University of Oxford (1998 MChem).