Partner

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Jan joined the firm in 1992 and became a partner in 1999.  He previously worked as an examiner at the European Patent Office.
Jan has a wide-ranging technical background having studied engineering science at Oxford University.  Jan’s patent clients include companies in the aerospace, materials processing, nanotechnology, material device and mechanical engineering industries.

Jan’s trade mark practice includes clients of all sizes.  Jan has significant experience in prosecuting applications both in  Europe and around the World.  He regularly handles the planning for and resolution of trade mark conflicts and has considerable experience of settlement, consent and co-existence agreements on an international scale.

Jan has particular experience of small and medium sized clients who are building intellectual property portfolios.  He assists clients who are building portfolios and planning their research activities by evaluating third party rights and helping them identify opportunities and threats.

Languages include English, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish and Dutch.

As well as tennis, he enjoys rugby and cycling.

Memberships

• Fellow and Council Member of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA)
• Member, CIPA's Trade Mark Committee
• Member, Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys
• Member, Patent Office working groups, Trade Marks and Designs
• Professional representative before the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM)
• Former chairman, CIPA Design and Copyright Committee

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering Science, economics and management - Oxford University
• European Patent Attorney, 1996
• Chartered Patent Attorney, 1996
• Registered Trade Mark Attorney, 1998

Other activities & achievements

• Search Examiner at European Patent Office, 1990/1992
• Strode prize for patent agent practice in UK Patent Final Examinations, 1995
• Past lecturer, Strasbourg University course for intending European patent attorneys