* UK and European patent attorney, IP strategist and APAC expert. * Australian Global Talent visa holder.* Expertise and interest in AI.* Technical expertise in Physics and advanced Engineering/materials.* Technical expertise in photonics, optoelectronics, mass spectrometry, oil drilling and exploration, nanotechnology, holography, lasers, optical devices, printers, smartphones, optical communication systems, immunoassays, imaging apparatus, medical endoscopes, Tobacco Heating Products (“THP”), AI.* Recognised by IAM as one of the world's leading 300 IP strategists 2018-2024.* PhD in holographic information processing, BSc (First Class) Physics, >20 academic publications/citations resulting from PhD research.* Has worked for major corporations for > 30 years.* Regularly provides detailed patentability, infringement, validity, due diligence and other strategic advice and analysis to both large corporations as well as mSMEs. * Patent drafting, patent prosecution, registered designs and trade secrets expert with a very high UK, EPO and US patent allowance rate. * Phil enjoys helping companies manage IP assets to help create and extract value and to adopt a more open model of innovation including licensing-in technologies from others and licensing-out technologies to others.* Phil is recognised as being particularly experienced in IP strategy and enjoys helping start-ups and mSMEs develop and execute an IP strategy which seeks to increase VC investability. Phil also helps start-ups and mSMEs with VC funding rounds and advises companies during secondary buyouts.* Phil has particular interest in listed IP companies and listed IP holding companies and can advise IP holding companies on strategy which is most likely to be successful in terms of increasing share price.* Extensive UK, EPO and USPTO drafting and patent prosecution experience.* >30 years experience of UK revocation and post-grant proceedings, EPO Opposition and Appeal hearings and USPTO hearings. * Regular visitor to China, Japan, Europe and US.* Sub 4-hour marathon runner, London marathon 3:52 (2019).