Alexander Korenberg - Our people

About

“Alexander is the go-to expert in the UK for any AI-related matters. He offers the complete package – total technical prowess, business savviness and legal artistry, which instils the utmost confidence in his clientele. He ensures the steady growth of portfolios through making clever strategic moves that consider the short and long term, and has showcased his outstanding oral advocacy skill, too.” (IAM Patent 1000, 2024)

Described as “Tech maestro with a solid grip on the legal aspects of patent prosecution and extremely technically savvy” (IAM Patent 1000, 2020), I “build futureproofed patent strategies in cutting-edge areas such as AI” (IAM Patent 1000, 2021). I am listed as one of the world's leading IP Strategists in Intellectual Asset Management's IAM Strategy 300 for the last nine years and am consistently recognised as leading individual for computer technology by the Juve Patent UK rankings. I lead the firm's AI practice and publish a monthly newsletter on the latest trends in patenting AI. Based on years of experience advising clients on how to make strategic choices in the wider business context, I have also published a book on IP Strategy for the boardroom.

I have an MSci in Physics from Imperial College and a PhD in Computational Neuroscience from University College London. My particular technical expertise is in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML), having worked at the Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit, a centre of excellence for computational and theoretical neuroscience and statistical machine learning. With interdisciplinary research work not only in neuroscience but also in protein crystallography and molecular modelling, I am also the ideal partner for bioinformatics work. My practice focuses on helping clients protect the application of novel machine learning techniques to big data problems in health care and TechBio.

Accolades

“Alexander is the go-to expert in the UK for any AI-related matters. He offers the complete package – total technical prowess, business savviness and legal artistry, which instils the utmost confidence in his clientele. He ensures the steady growth of portfolios through making clever strategic moves that consider the short and long term, and has showcased his outstanding oral advocacy skill, too.” (IAM Patent 1000, 2024)

IAM Strategy 300: The World’s Leading IP Strategists has recognised Alexander Korenberg in the 2024 rankings for the 8^th year running.

"Korenberg’s technical prowess extends from AI through life science devices, and he regularly works at the intersection of these areas. For instance, he has supported work for Sensyne Health Group, a UK-based clinical artificial intelligence company that uses data for the purposes of medical research. " - IAM Patent 1000, 2023

AI expert Korenberg is highly valued by his US patrons: “He is responsible for our European prosecution and provides insightful advice on effectively moving cases forward in Europe. Even given the time difference, Alexander always makes time for us when it comes to advising on patent strategy in Europe. He is a valuable asset to our team.” - IAM Patent 1000, 2022

"He is responsible for our European prosecution and provides insightful advice on effectively moving cases forward in Europe. Even given the time difference, Alexander always makes time for us when it comes to advising on patent strategy in Europe. He is a valuable asset to our team." - IAM Patent 1000, 2022

Alexander was listed as a 'IAM Global Leader ' in IAM Patent 1000, 2022

Alexander was listed as a 'Leading individual' in Juve 2022.

Alexander was 'recommended' in the Juve 2022 edition for Medical Technology/Electronics.

'Recommended' in IAM Patent 1000 2021 edition.

Alexander Korenberg, a tech maestro who has “a solid grip on the legal aspects of patent prosecution and is extremely technically savvy”. - IAM Patent 1000, 2020

"Alexander Korenberg specialises in implementing truly transformative patent strategies across a range of fields, from artificial intelligence to cloud services." - IAM Patent 1000, 2019

IAM Patent 1000, 2018: “a star choice”, “whip-smart”

IAM Patent 1000, 2017: "The perfect partner for clients seeking pan-European protection".

MIP IP Stars, 2017 says Alexander provides "excellent business-oriented advice that is tailored to the size and strategy of the business".

IAM Patent 1000, 2016: "in-depth understanding of clients’ portfolios and true technical expertise".

Chambers and Partners, 2014: "exceptional attorney who we trust to handle our IP matters".

Chambers and Partners, 2013: recognises as a top-ranked attorney who counsels clients "on the full range of contentious and non-contentious patent issues" and is "particularly well versed in electromagnetics, drive systems, medical instrumentation and wireless communication".

"Very competent and easy to deal with." - MIP Handbook, 2012

Credentials

Qualifications

European Patent Attorney
Chartered UK Patent Attorney
IP Litigator - Patent
Representative before the Unified Patent Court (UPC) (2023)
PhD (Computational Neuroscience) - University College London (2002)
Msci (Physics) - Imperial College London (1998)

Memberships

Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA)
The Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office (EPI)
Intellectual Property Owners Association – AI and Emerging Tech Committee

Publications

AI in Healthcare: how AI is revolutionising the field of medical imaging (2023)

Introducing our AI in Healthcare series (2023)

When tech met bio: collaborations in AI drug discovery (2023)

AI technology and patenting in the life sciences part 1: Is AI-based life science innovation patentable? (2022)

AI technology and patenting in the life sciences part 2: When should AI-based life science innovation be patented? (2022)

AI technology and patenting in the life sciences part 3: Innovations made using AI (2022)

AI is technology (or so you would think) (2022)

Neural networks are obvious … (2022)

AI case law catch-up: (T0872/19) (2022)

Destined for the digital scrap heap? (2022)

AI patentability & case law review 2021 (2021)

AI inventors in 2021 (2021)

Analog neural network chips and real brains (2021)

AI inventions, yet again – the UKIPO’s consultation on AI created copyright works and inventions devised by AI. (2021)

EPO case law – when the context of a technical application is not enough (2021)

'Patenting AI-devised inventions: a look at the approach being taken in the UK and globally', LexisPS (2021)

'AI claim-drafting strategies', Kilburn & Strode (2021)

'Specifically ignoring efficiencies in AI?' Kilburn & Strode (2021)

'Me, myself & AI – an interview with Professor Ryan Abbott', Kilburn & Strode (2021)

'The new edition of the EPO's Guidelines for Examination comes into effect today', Kilburn & Strode (2018)

'EPO Draft Guidelines on patenting AI published – level playing field?', Kilburn & Strode (2018)

'AI Meets IP: The patent challenge', Kilburn & Strode (2018)

‘A Practical Guide to IP Management’, Intellectual Property Strategy, Globe Law and Business (2017)

'ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law', International IP Legal Updates, Volume 2, Issue 1 (2016)

'C.I.P.A. Patents Training Manual', Contributing Editor

‘The unitary patent and the Unified Patent Court - an update’, Intellectual Property Magazine (2015)

‘Is the UPC all hot air?’, Intellectual Property Magazine (2014)