Richard Abel Email and Phone Number

I am experienced in preparing and prosecuting UK, European and overseas patent applications for a wide range of clients. Since joining Barker Brettell in 2011, I have gained experience prosecuting patents in a variety of fields from mechanical devices to more high-tech inventions, including gas turbine engines, mobile devices, computer implemented inventions and medical devices. This includes work for large international clients in the telecoms and aerospace sectors, but also with universities, SMEs and individuals. I graduated from the University of Durham in 2007 with a first class Masters degree in Theoretical Physics. Following this I stayed at Durham to study for a PhD in Experimental Atomic Physics. During my PhD I carried out research in the field of ultracold Rydberg physics and published several papers. I qualified as both a UK patent attorney and a European patent attorney in 2015.