Dan is a European and UK Patent Attorney and UPC Representative covering all manner of inventions in the high-tech sector.
He has over 19 years' experience in the research, design, implementation and patenting of optical and photonic technologies. Dan's own inventions led him to become a client of Kilburn & Strode in 2013 and he now works in the firm's Tech & Engineering group co-ordinating the group’s substantial optics & photonics practice. His varied experience as inventor, physics lecturer, knowledge exchange executive, R&D engineer and published scientist make him uniquely positioned to champion his clients' innovations before the patent offices.
Dan is well known for going the extra mile for his clients in drafting and prosecution to maximise both the scope of protection and the chances of success at the patent offices and before the courts. He has a passion for working with people and he thrives on building close working relationships with inventors, C-suite executives, in-house counsel and patent examiners alike. Dan also specialises in infringement risk assessments, including advising boardroom executives on strategic response to risk. He is also an expert in the interface between optical innovation and patent law in areas such as functional claiming and so-called 'result to be achieved' inventions.
His optics practice covers microscopy, lasers, LCD and OLED displays, photovoltaics, fiber optics, and optical computing and data transport. Outside of this field, Dan has a wealth of experience patenting innovations in medical technology, electronics, electric aviation, automated storage, and manufacturing equipment. His working life before joining the profession gave him a detailed working knowledge of laser materials processing, optical beam shaping, additive manufacturing, and testing and inspection equipment.
Dan's industry and legal experience is backed up by solid academics, having achieved a first class honours degree in physics followed by a PhD in applied physics from a Russell Group university.