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With more than 20 years in the intellectual property profession, Michael heads up the team at Downing-IP. His enthusiasm is infectious and inspired by his clients and their challenges. Michael assimilates the most subtle concepts and complex details quickly and thoroughly. He has mastered the art of writing short, sharply focused patent applications that can be launched without running up unnecessary professional fees.
An expert in writing patent applications and in exploring the boundaries of patentability, Michael works on behalf of new start-ups, growing SMEs and internationally trading plcs. The companies he works for may have little in common but they all share one need – to have their ideas robustly protected.
Michael also enjoys defending people against flawed threats of intellectual property infringement proceedings. Where defence is justified and appropriate he takes aggressive, pre-emptive action in order to secure the initiative.
Michael is committed to securing a fair outcome for those who are entitled to protect their original ideas. Experience has taught him that a thoroughly prepared, incisive and rigorous service is the best protection against protracted debate.
Martin is a European Patent Attorney with an Engineering degree from Cambridge University. Martin has wide experience of providing patent, trade mark, copyright and trade mark support to industrial clients. In addition to patent drafting and patent, design and trade mark prosecution, he is experienced in assessing third party intellectual property rights and providing freedom to operate advice.
Martin has expertise in providing IP commercial support, such as advising on IP in-and- out-licensing and on the IP elements of general commercial and Defence contracts; the sub-contracting of IP services; on confidentiality and copyright, and was a Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA) and Freedom of Information Act (UK and USA) subject matter expert and a Performing Rights Society (PRS) advisor.
Following training and qualifying with a firm of patent attorneys, Martin had IP management roles in corporate IP departments at BOC Group and then BAE Systems, latterly as Senior IP Counsel when he was responsible for providing a full range of IP support to BAE Systems’ military aircraft business.
Prior to entering the IP field Martin was as an Army Officer, in the Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers. After training at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst he served in Germany and the UK.
Stephanie began her professional career as a design engineer, primarily in the aerospace industry, designing systems and components in hydraulics and gas turbines. Her passion for technology led to a shift into IP via further academic and professional training to qualify as a European Patent Attorney.
Stephanie is experienced in providing patent, trade mark, and design right support to a range of large and small industrial clients and sole inventors. In addition to patent prosecution, she is experienced in advising on freedom to operate, patent portfolio management, domain ownership disputes, licensing and contractual matters. She focuses on defence of IP rights before the UKIPO and EPO, and in the UK courts, and is a registered representative before the Unified Patent Court dedicated to European patent litigation and dispute resolution.
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Hazel is a Registered Trade Mark Attorney who helps clients identify, manage, and protect their trade marks in the UK and overseas. Hazel enjoys advising clients so they may make fully informed decisions regarding their intellectual property. She is also experienced in the protection of designs and in handling disputes relating to trade marks, copyright and designs.
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As an intellectual property administrator, Lisa uses her extensive experience to maintain the records needed to care for the patent, trade mark and design cases that our clients entrust to us. It’s a role that demands clinical efficiency as Lisa monitors the incoming communications from Patent Offices around the world and notes the deadlines, ensuring that the attorneys deal with them in time.
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