Matthew is a UK and European Patent Attorney with a strong focus on patent enforcement strategy. Leveraging an academic background in computational physics, Matt specialises in providing strategic advice to a wide range of high-tech clients operating in the fields of mechanical engineering, medical physics, and software.  
 
Matt has particular expertise in infringement risk assessment, including competitor analysis, evidence gathering, and identifying infringement positions across extensive patent portfolios. Matt regularly collaborates with in-house teams and international counsel to coordinate patent enforcement strategies in the UPC and Europe, the US, and Asia.
 
Matt also enjoys helping his clients to maximise the strategic value of their portfolios, ensuring that an effective patent enforcement strategy tangibly leads to overall business success. This has led to him devising prosecution strategies across global patent portfolios to target copycats, and working with in-house teams to optimise filing strategies in view of product development pipelines.

Qualifications

European Patent Attorney
Chartered UK Patent Attorney
Certificate in Intellectual Property Law – Queen Mary University
IP litigation certificate
MPhys Physics (Hons) – The University of Bath (2017)

 

Memberships

Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA)
The Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office (EPI)