• IT & Engineering

Martyn Molyneaux – CPA, RPA (Rtd), EPA, ETMA, Chartered Engineer, FIEE, European Engineer
Patent Attorney

Martyn’s experience is in the field of electronics, but his work also includes drafting and the worldwide patenting of downhole retrieval equipment, interactive TV, intelligent robotic equipment and automobile electronics. He was involved in character merchandising actions for film studios, and was responsible for obtaining the “Polo” logo trademark in the UK for Ralph Lauren.

John Badger – B.Sc. (Hons), CPA, EPA, RTMA, ETMA
Patent and Trademark Attorney

Before entering the patent profession John read Mechanical Engineering at Manchester University and then spent several years undertaking development work with a major aviation electronics company. He qualified as a Chartered Patent Attorney in 1975, and as a European Patent Attorney in 1978. For much of his professional career he worked in-house with two major international companies and has gained a considerable breadth of experience in the patent procedures of numerous overseas countries as well as prosecution, opposition and appeal work before the European Patent Office.

Michael Berkson – BCL, MA (Oxon), CPA, EPA, RTMA, ETMA
Patent and Trademark Attorney

After graduating with an Oxford law degree in 1966, Michael trained and qualified as a Chartered Patent Attorney at ICI Corporate Laboratory. Michael is a member of the CIPA/ITMA Joint Examination Board and is a lecturer and examiner for the CIPA Patent Administrators Certificate course.

John Grant – CPA, EPA, ETMA, MITMA
Patent and Trademark Attorney

Although John’s principal discipline is mechanical engineering, he became knowledgeable in material science in relation to polymer coatings, pigments, glass beads, road making materials, road marking paints and cement compositions for concrete products, during his 30 years working for Redland PLC both as an employee, 1974 to 1998, and as a consultant, 1998 to 2005. John began his journey in IP in the last year of his apprenticeship with the British United Shoe Machinery Co. Ltd. when he joined its patent department.

Paul Harman – BSc, ARCS, CPA, EPA, ETMA
Patent Attorney

After obtaining a degree in Physics at Imperial College London, Paul joined the profession in 1993 working in private practice, including the patent commercialisation and licensing company QED, and the head of patents at the London office of a private practice.

Vivien Irish – Bsc, CPA, EPA, FIET, CEng
Patent Attorney

Vivien spent five years with a firm of London solicitors, and became an expert in IP agreements, such as R&D agreements and IP aspects of mergers and acquisitions, and in worldwide IP Licences. Vivien was involved in negotiations with licensees in many countries, and has also dealt with many software licences.

Derek Jackson – MSc, BSc Tech, CPA, EPA, ETMA
Patent and Trademark Attorney

Derek has represented clients of all sizes before both the UK Intellectual Property Office and the European Patent Office and has considerable experience of securing protection for clients around the world. Derek’s background as a chemical engineer has allowed him to work in a wide range of technical fields including mechanical, electro-mechanical and computer-related inventions in addition to chemical processes.

Peter Lambert – CPA, EPA, RTMA
Patent and Trademark Attorney

Peter qualified in 1982, following nine years service in the Patent Department of Dunlop Limited, where he worked primarily for the Aerospace Division on such matters as carbon fibre braking systems for aircraft. He was also involved in the “Denovo” run-flat tire project.

Frederick Lupton – CPA, EPA, MSc, MIEEE
Patent Attorney

Fred graduated with a MSc. in solid-state physics from the University of Birmingham. Following this, he joined the patent profession, working with a large firm of patent attorneys and qualifying in 1974. Fred has also spent some time in Australia, qualifying as an Australian patent attorney in 1982. He has considerable experience in proceedings before the European Patent Office, including oppositions.

Tony Miller – Bsc, Ceng, MRAeS, CPA, EPA
Patent Attorney

Tony served an Engineer Apprenticeship with Handley Page Aircraft Company, gaining his degree in Aeronautical Engineering at City University. He then joined the MoD IPR Directorate prosecuting chemical engineering patent application and investigating Crown Use claims, for example in the filed of flight simulators and moving map displays before serving 13 years at RAE Farnborough involved in the prosecution of various aeronautical, flight safety and metallurgical patent applications among others.

Frederick Pate – BSc(Chem), CPA, EPA
Patent Attorney

Having obtained a degree in Chemistry from London University, Fred joined the Patents profession working firstly for a multinational chemical company for 14 years and then for a multinational food company for 22 years.

Clifford Sturt – BSc, ARCS, CPA, EPA, RTMA, ETMA, MITMA, MinstP
Patent and Trademark Attorney

Having obtained a BSc in Physics from Imperial College, University of London, Clifford joined one of the largest Patent Firms in 1977 before qualifying as a Chartered Patent Agent in 1981. Clifford became one of the managing partners before leaving in 1991 to become a sole practitioner and subsequently establish a new partnership. In 2004 established a new Consultancy partnership.

David Warrilow – MSc(Chem), MSc(IP), CPA, EPA, RTMA, ETMA
Coordinating Patent & Trademark Attorney

David graduated from Birmingham University with a Masters degree in chemistry before obtaining a further Masters degree in Management of Intellectual Property from Queen Mary University, London. When qualifying as a UK trademark attorney David was awarded the Payne/Bennett Memorial prize by the Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys for the highest mark that year in the trademark search paper. David joined the profession in 2001, and worked with major firms of patent and trademark attorneys before founding London IP in 2009.

Contact us by telephone +44 (0) 208 158 5960 or email info@londonip.co.uk