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Partner / Patent Attorney

Simon’s practice encompasses a wide range of technologies within life sciences and biotechnology, with clients ranging from large multi-nationals to universities and small spin-out companies.

Simon is particularly involved in formulating intellectual property (IP) strategies for start-ups, spin-outs and SMEs. He relishes the challenges associated with a deep dive of their business plan, budget, exit strategy, current IP position and then clearly setting out patent filing programmes to maximise and extend patent protection, ensuring trouble free product launch or licensing by undertaking freedom to operate analysis.

With previous in-house experience, Simon is able to provide an invaluable commercial perspective from which to provide clear and concise advice to his clients.

Simon’s passion for providing thorough IP information has resulted in speaker opportunities at a number of conferences both in the UK and internationally.