With over ten years' experience in private practice, Richard has represented a broad range of clients, primarily in the UK and US, ranging from lone inventors through SMEs to multinationals.
Richard's work includes patent drafting and prosecution, as well as preparation, filing and prosecution of registered design applications in Europe and around the world.
He has dealt with a variety of mechanical technologies, such as oral care devices, packaging, printers, electromechanical generators, cash handling machines, operating tables, snack food manufacture, automotive engineering and medical devices.
Education and qualifications
- UK Chartered Patent Attorney (CPA)
- European Patent Attorney (EPA)
- European Design Attorney
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2005 — 2006
Certificate in Intellectual Property Law, Queen Mary College, University of London -
1999 — 2003
MEng (Hons), Mechanical Engineering, University of Birmingham
Career history
- 2014 — present
Partner, EIP - 2013 — 2014
Partner, Page White & Farrer - 2007 — 2013
Patent Attorney, Page White & Farrer - 2004 — 2007
Patent Assistant, Mewburn Ellis LLP
Speaking engagements
- 25 November 2015
Niche Vehicle Network Annual Members' Forum, Protecting Innovation - 12 March 2015
EIP Seminar, Effective Innovation Planning
Additional information
- Associate Member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE).
- Contributor to the Community Designs Handbook, 2015.