Patent law, and intellectual property law generally, is my passion. \u00a0I am one of those people lucky enough to have found my vocation.<\/p>\n
My work now is very strongly patent focused. \u00a0But when I started in the IP profession, I did a lot of trade mark work, and I really enjoyed dealing with brands that people recognised. \u00a0It counteracted the dinner party effect that I have had all my life as a chemist and then a patent attorney \u2013 the dead look that you get, for example at a dinner party, when someone asks \u201cWhat do you do for a living?\u201d, and then realises with mounting horror that they have nothing to follow with when you have answered. \u00a0I don\u2019t find it so easy to engage most people with chemistry, or with patent law, but with trade mark law I find that most people are quite enthusiastic straight away.<\/p>\n
I also really enjoy registered designs, and have practised at the OHIM from its very inception. \u00a0The recent high profile litigation regarding tablet computers has raised this IP right above the radar for the first time, I think.<\/p>\n
Practising in the pharmaceutical field, I am one of those few who regularly deals with supplementary protection certificates. \u00a0If these interest you, then look out for the SPC blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n In this blog, I will post about patent and other IP cases regularly \u2013 court decisions and EPO decisions that catch my eye.<\/p>\n The most comprehensive source for current IP materials and reports is the IPKat<\/a>. \u00a0It is where I cut my blogging teeth, and it is my favourite external site. \u00a0It is a truly collaborative effort.<\/p>\n For my serious views, look out for my publications and newsflashes on the EIP Elements blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"