Meet the IP Professional
Meet the IP Professional: Daniel Chew – Championing Innovation, Connectivity and the Global IP Community
From mobile communications research to global IP diplomacy, Daniel Chew’s career has been shaped by curiosity, connection, and commercial instinct. Now a partner at HLK and Chair of CIPA’s International ...
Meet the IP Professional: Robin Bartle – Blending Argument, Invention, and Insight
Within the Bartle household, “being a patent attorney” has long been understood as a playful insult.“It means you’re being pedantic, analytical, contrarian and generally insufferable,” laughs Robin Bartle. “My family ...
Meet the IP Professional: Greg Corcoran – Strategic IP with a View to the Future/Investment
From Filing to Enforcement: Greg Corcoran’s Approach to Smart IP Management. Greg Corcoran founded his own practice, Greg Corcoran IP, recently in March 2025 to use his substantial commercial experience, ...
Meet the IP Professional: Geraint James – Where Science Meets Patent Searching
At PatWorld, our team of analysts are the engine behind the high-quality searches our clients rely on. This week, we’re spotlighting Geraint James, one of our Senior IP Managers, who ...
Meet the IP Professional: Nicholas Braddon – Advanced Engineering and IP Strategy at Barker Brettell
From metallurgy to patents Nicholas Braddon didn’t set out to become a patent attorney. It was during university, studying Natural Sciences and specialising in materials science and metallurgy, that he ...
Meet the IP Professional: Nathaniel Taylor – From EVs to Agri-Tech, How Nathaniel Helps Power Tomorrow’s Inventions
Nathaniel Taylor has built his IP career around solving complex challenges in fast-moving sectors. These include electric vehicles, smart agriculture, and renewable energy systems. As a Director at Keltie and ...
Meet the IP Professional: Lawrence Cullen – Navigating the Complex World of SPCs
When Lawrence Cullen discusses Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPCs[i]), he does so with the clarity and passion of someone who has spent decades at the heart of the system—and who still ...
Meet the IP Professional: Joeeta Murphy, – From Lab Bench to Legal IP Strategy
Some careers are forged by ambition. Others by curiosity. For Joeeta Murphy, it was both. A former research scientist turned top-tier patent attorney, Joeeta blends a deep love of science ...
Meet the IP Professional: Oliver Tidman – Brand Defender Helping Businesses Protect What Makes Them Unique
In the latest instalment of our Meet the IP Professional series, we spoke to Oliver Tidman, an Intellectual Property lawyer with a deep passion for brand protection and founder of ...
Meet the IP Professional: Eric McGill – Bringing Clarity to Patent Valuation with AI
When Eric McGill talks about patents, you hear both the scientist’s precision and the strategist’s passion. A seasoned technology transfer expert who has worked with NASA, the FDA, and the ...
Meet the IP Professional: Stephen Mohun – IP, Trust, and the Power of Good Advice
If you ask Stephen Mohun how he got into intellectual property, he’ll be the first to admit it wasn’t a lifelong calling. “I’m ashamed to say it was nothing more ...
Meet the IP Professional: Ross Cummings – Leading the Charge in Life Sciences Innovation
At the forefront of biotech patenting and innovation sits Ross Cummings, a partner at Gill Jennings & Every LLP (GJE), whose career has been shaped by scientific rigor, a deep ...
Meet the Industry Professional: Ann Ellis – Empowering Global Expansion Through Local Expertise
From Primary Classrooms to Global Business Leadership Before becoming the CEO of an international company supporting global workforce compliance, Ann Ellis led a very different kind of team—as a deputy ...
Meet the IP Professional: Sophie Topham, Senior Associate at Marks & Clerk
From diagnostics to cannabis-based therapeutics, Sophie Topham's career in biotech patent law has been anything but predictable. A Senior Associate in the biotechnology team at Marks & Clerk, Sophie’s calm, ...
Meet the IP Professional: Francis Tierney – Exclusivity in Pharma and Navigating the Life Sciences Patent Landscape
When it comes to securing exclusivity in the life sciences sector, few bring the depth of insight and strategic clarity that Francis Tierney offers. A qualified UK and European patent ...
Meet the IP Professional: Vikki Townsend
Senior Managing Attorney, Pure Ideas From Engineering to SME Success From defence to design, gas turbines to gadgets, Vikki Townsend’s three-decade journey through the world of intellectual property (IP) is ...
Meet IP Proffessional: Stephen Carter -Engineering Innovation into IP Success with The Intellectual Property Works
A Journey Rooted in Engineering Passion. Stephen Carter, a seasoned UK Patent Attorney and founder of The Intellectual Property Works, stumbled into the world of intellectual property (IP) almost by ...
Meet the IP Professional: Vicki Strachan – Empowering Innovation with Strachan IP
In the dynamic world of intellectual property (IP), protecting innovation requires a tailored approach that resonates with clients’ unique needs. PatWorld sat down with Vicki Strachan, UK and European patent ...
Meet the IP Professional: Lewis Mullholland – From R&D in China to the Cutting Edge of European IP Law
When you think of a patent attorney, you might picture someone firmly rooted in legal texts. But for Lewis Mullholland, the path into IP began thousands of miles from home—embedded ...
Meet the IP Professional: Dr Elliott Davies – Championing Innovation, Patents, Mentorship and the Future of IP
From ground-breaking materials research to CrossFit competitions, and from optoelectronics to intellectual property (IP) law, Dr Elliott Davies has carved a multifaceted career that bridges science, law, and leadership. In ...
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