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“The firm has 9 partners (“members”): Stephen Knott, Mark
Bibby, Julian Smith, Mark Foster, Andrew Hartley, Alex King, Sue Stevens,
Christine Gravenell and Tim Rickard.” |
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Stephen Knott Stephen is the
senior member of the firm. He has a degree in engineering.
He qualified as a patent attorney in 1972.
He has experience in handling a very wide range of technology including
oil well technology, filters, and conveyor systems.
Stephen has appeared in many cases before the Opposition Division and the
Board of Appeals of the European Patent Office.
He has extensive trade mark experience and is a member of the Institute
of Trade Mark Agents. He is a director of PAMIA Limited, the mutual insurer set
up by the UK patent profession to provide professional indemnity insurance, and
of CPA Supervisory Limited, the supervisory board of Computer Patent Annuities
Limited Partnership. |
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Mark Bibby Mark
has a degree in physics from London University and a Doctorate in physics
from Cambridge University.
He qualified as a patent attorney in 1983.
He has wide experience in the fields of medical electronics and
electrical and electronics generally.
He has appeared many times before the Opposition Division and the Board
of Appeals of the European Patent Office. |
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Julian Smith Julian has a degree in Natural Sciences,
specialising in Chemistry, from the University of Cambridge. After graduating in
1985 he spent 3 years training as a Patent Attorney with a private practice in
London, before moving to chemical company Rohm and Haas, where he qualified as a
Chartered and European Patent Attorney in 1990. In 1996 he moved to BP’s patent
department before joining the firm. Julian has worked in a wide range of
technical areas, in addition to his considerable experience in the chemical
industry. |
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Mark Foster
Mark has a degree in Electronic Systems Engineering. He qualified as a UK
Patent Attorney in 1995 and a European Patent Attorney in 1997. His previous
experience includes working in the patent department of British Aerospace Plc.
In addition to aerospace technology, Mark has experience in many other technical
fields, including
telecommunications,
semiconductor fabrication techniques, medical instruments,
computer software and liquid crystal displays. Mark is also experienced in
conducting proceedings before the Opposition Division and the Board of Appeals
of the European Patent Office.
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Andrew
Hartley
Andrew qualified as a
UK Patent Attorney in 2001 and as a European Patent Attorney in 2000.
He has a degree in Biochemistry and a doctorate in Biochemistry.
Prior to becoming a patent attorney, Andrew was a research biochemist. He has
experience in the prosecution of biochemical inventions as well as medical and
mechanical inventions.
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Alex
King
Alex has a degree in Chemistry and a PhD in Surface Science, both from the
University of Southampton. After graduating Alex worked for three years in the
Research Laboratories of BP Chemicals Ltd, and then transferred to BP’s in-house
patent department. Alex qualified as a Chartered and European Patent Attorney in
2005. |
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Tim
Rickard
Tim has a degree in Chemistry from the University of Bath and a PhD in Chemistry
from the University of Southampton. Tim qualified as a Chartered Patent Attorney
in 1989 and as a European Patent Attorney in 1990. Tim joined the firm in 2009
having previously held a number of senior positions, including “Head of
Intellectual Property” for an Anglo-American law firm and “Head of European
Intellectual Property” for a global pharmaceutical company. In addition to
having extensive experience in the chemical and pharmaceutical fields, Tim has
spent many years advising clients in the mechanical subject matter field. As
well as being a UK and European Patent Attorney, Tim is a Registered Trade Mark
Attorney and an authorised representative before OHIM (the European Trade Mark
and Design Registry). Tim also has considerable experience in intellectual
property litigation in England and elsewhere, and holds a Patent Attorney
Litigator’s Certificate. |
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Susan
McCausland
Susan has a Degree in
Engineering, specialising in electronics, from the University of Melbourne. She
entered the patent profession in Australia, where she qualified as an Australian
patent and trademark attorney in 1998. She has since relocated to the UK and
qualified as a UK patent attorney in 2004 and a European patent attorney in
2005. Susan has extensive experience in the telecommunications field, as well as
various areas of general electronic engineering |
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Sue
Stevens
Sue has worked in Patent Formalities for over 20 years. She worked in BP’s
in-house patent department for 18 years. Sue has vast experience in all aspects
of the Formalities role and her particular expertise is in Company to Company
Assignments worldwide and the transfer of patent portfolios. Sue was one of the
first people to pass the CIPA Certificate in Patent Administration. |
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Christine Gravenell Christine has worked in Patents for 15
years, starting off in the Licenses and Agreements then moving into the role of
monitoring and paying annuities within Formalities. Over the years, she has
experienced all roles within Formalities and has particular expertise in all
aspects of the European Grant procedure. Christine passed her CIPA
Administrators Exam in April 2002. |
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