Consultant

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Richard joined the partnership in 1970 and became a consultant in October 2007.

Richard's area of expertise is patent and trade mark advice (contentious and non-contentious). He has extensive experience in patent work in the electrical and electronic fields, including software and communications. He has acted for a wide range of trade mark clients in many fields of industry and commerce, including UK and OHIM oppositions and appeals. He has experience as a patent attorney of complex patent infringement and validity litigation before the London High Court and the Patents County Court.

In his capacity as Senior Partner and consultant, Richard has travelled to many other jurisdictions visiting clients and attorneys throughout the globe. His interests include rambling, choral singing, gardening and church bell-ringing.

Memberships

• Fellow, Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys, (CIPA)
• Fellow, Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (President 1992-1994; Council member, 1984-2004, ITMA)
• Member of Honour - The International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI), (President UK Group 1995-2001)
• Non-executive member 2000-2007, United Kingdom Patent Office Steering Board
• Member, UNION
• Member, Computer Law Association (US)
• Member, Society for Computers & Law (Past Chairman East Anglian Group)
• Member, International Bar Association
• Professional representative before the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM)

Qualifications

• Degree in physics, Cambridge University
• Chartered Patent Attorney, 1970
• European Patent Attorney, 1977
  
• Registered Trade Mark Attorney, 1984
• Certificated Litigator
• CEDR accredited mediator

Other activities & achievements

• Appointed as an Expert Witness in the High Court and Patents County Court
• Recommended in The Legal 500: UK patent attorney
• Co-author: UK Trade Marks Act (September 1994)
• Joint-general editor: The Community Trade Mark Handbook (Sweet & Maxwell)
• Past Co-chairman of AIPPI International Committee on Harmonisation of Substantive Provisions of Trade Mark Law (Q92E) and International Standing Committee on difficulties in the acquisition and exercise of patent and trade mark rights (Q121)
• Invited to present many papers on patent and trade mark protection to professional delegations throughout the globe
• Patent World Editorial Board member, 2007

Published

" Cause for careful planning ". Patent World. 2007, (197) November, pp25-27.