The firm's largest practice group works with a broad range of international clients including telecommunications network and systems providers, integrated circuit design companies, medical equipment manufacturers, computer systems providers and aerospace and avionics manufacturers. Our team also supports the research departments and technology transfer companies of a number of British universities.
Applicable degree subjects include physics, computer science, electronic and electrical engineering and electronic systems engineering, either solely or in combination with subjects like solid state electronics and computing.
"I graduated with a Masters degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Bristol. I love applying everything I learned in my degree to working on the technology developed by the companies at the forefront of technological innovation in Electronics" - Theo Worsley, Associate.
Our clients include industry leading tech companies from Europe, the US and Asia.
They include a major upstream oil & gas service company, telecommunications handset and equipment providers, computer software companies, medical equipment manufacturers, computer network and systems providers, consumer electronics manufacturers, defence technology companies, aerospace and avionics manufacturers, robotics and autonomous systems developers, as well as the commercialisation arms of a number of British universities.
The group is headed by Nick Wallin, one of Europe’s leading practitioners in computer implemented inventions. We have former patent office examiners and attorneys with dual qualifications as Patent Attorney Litigators. Our attorneys’ working languages include French, German and Mandarin, catering for our diverse client base.
Many of us have spent valuable time in industry, working as electronic engineers, research scientists, software engineers, electrical design engineers and process control engineers. In addition, several group members bring insight gained from time as in-house IP counsel at multinational companies.
Our degrees range from physics, either solely or in combination with subjects such as solid state electronics and computing, to electronic and electrical engineering, electronic systems engineering, mechatronics and software engineering. Doctorates and other postgraduate degrees cover varied specialist areas, including machine learning, nuclear magnetic resonance applications, and antenna design.