Meet the IP Professional
Meet the IP Professional: Robert Wulff – 37 Years of Change, Curiosity and Innovation
Robert Wulff is a Principal and patent attorney at Griffith Hack in Sydney, Australia. Over a 37-year career with the firm, he has worked across patents and designs in industries ...
Meet the IP Professional:Maille Lyons – Seeing Patents from the Other Side
Maille (pronounced “molly”) Lyons never planned a career in intellectual property. A scientist, researcher and educator, she knew little about patents when a move to Washington DC led a friend ...
Meet the IP Professional: Michelle Catto – Helping MedTech innovators align IP with business goals
Michelle Catto is a Senior Associate at FB Rice in Australia, specialising in medical technology and engineering. With a background in medical device development, she brings an engineer’s perspective to ...
Meet the IP Professional: Paul Renwick – Building an International Perspective in IP
Paul Renwick is a Patent Attorney at Marks & Clerk Singapore whose career has taken him from engineering in the UK to patent practice in New Zealand and Singapore. Qualified ...
Meet the IP Professional: Claire Gregg – Bringing a Global Perspective to Australian IP
From pharmaceutical patents to international policy, Claire Gregg has built a career that combines scientific expertise, legal insight and professional leadership. As a Principal at Davies Collison Cave in Australia, ...
Meet the IP Professional: Charlotte Duly – Championing Brands Through Expertise
Charlotte Duly is a Partner in the Trade Mark Group at D Young & Co, where she advises clients on protecting and managing global trade mark portfolios. Combining legal expertise ...
Meet the IP Professional: Jason Boakes – Keeping the Fundamentals at the Heart of Patent Practice
Ask Jason Boakes what has changed most during his career and his answer might surprise you. While technologies, industries and client expectations continue to evolve, he believes the qualities that ...
Meet the IP Professional: Tom Gaunt – Helping businesses unlock the strategic value of IP
For Tom Gaunt, Head of Intellectual Property at Lewis Silkin, intellectual property is about far more than filing patents. Drawing on international experience and a commercial mindset, he works with ...
Meet the IP Professional: Alex Brown & Alex Bone – Supporting MedTech Innovation from Startup to Scale
Alex Brown and Alex Bone are Partners and Patent Attorneys at Venner Shipley, specialising in mechanical engineering inventions and MedTech innovation. Drawing on decades of combined experience, they help businesses ...
Meet the IP Professional: Daniel March – Building Brands Through Trusted Advice
Daniel March is a Chartered Trade Mark Attorney and consultant at Two IP. Having worked across private practice, major law firms and global brand portfolios, he brings a practical and ...
Meet the IP Professional: Saiful Khan – Championing Talent, Perspective and Purpose in IP
Saiful Khan is an Owner at Potter Clarkson with more than 25 years of experience in intellectual property. Working across a diverse range of technologies and international markets, he combines ...
Meet the IP Professional: Phil Sanger – Engineering insight for ambitious startups
Phil Sanger is the founder of Grey Wolf IP, where he advises startups and SMEs on patents with the benefit of a technical background in mechanical engineering. He talks about ...
Meet the IP Professional: William Doherty – Turning complexity into clear patent advice
William Doherty is a Patent Attorney and Director at Albright IP in Cheltenham, where he helps businesses turn complex ideas into clear, commercially useful patent strategies. With a background in ...
Meet the IP Professional: Peri Jones – Making STEM and IP More Accessible
Peri Jones is a Chartered UK and European Patent Attorney at Abel + Imray, where she works across physics, engineering, and technology patents. Alongside her IP career, she has built ...
Meet the IP Professional: Matt Dixon – Leading IP Strategy Through Growth and Change
Matt Dixon is Executive Chair at Beck Greener LLP and a former President of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA). With more than three decades in the IP profession, ...
Meet the IP Professional: John-Paul Rooney – Building IP Expertise Through Culture and Connection
John-Paul Rooney is a partner at Withers & Rogers LLP, based in Sheffield. With a background that began with an engineering apprenticeship, he has built a career in patent law ...
Meet the IP Professional: Ana Vesperinas – A scientific journey shaping a client-focused IP career
Ana Vesperinas is an associate and European Patent Attorney at Barker Brettell, specialising in chemistry and materials innovation. With a career spanning academia, industry, and private practice, she brings a ...
Meet the IP Professional: Mewburn Ellis – A collaborative approach to IP insight
As the IP landscape becomes increasingly complex, the ability to interpret patent information and translate it into meaningful, commercial advice is more important than ever. At Mewburn Ellis, this is ...
Meet the IP Professional: Pamela Bryer – Exploring Innovation at the Intersection of Technology and Design
Pamela Bryer is a Partner and Patent Attorney at Marks & Clerk, based in Edinburgh. With a background in physics and photonics, she specialises in supporting innovation across emerging technologies, ...
Meet the IP Professional: Gerard Byrne – Bringing a Strategic Lens to Patent Practice
Gerard Byrne is a part-qualified patent attorney at Knights, with a background spanning patent examination, searching, and in-house analysis. His experience across the IP lifecycle gives him a distinctive perspective, ...