I have been in the intellectual property profession since 2006 and qualified as a Chartered Patent Attorney and a European Patent Attorney in 2010. I specialise in actively managing growing patent portfolios, steering the course of each one to ensure it provides exclusivity for each client’s core technology. I aim to protect the space surrounding my clients’ technology to avoid third parties side-stepping their IP rights. I also look to bolster my clients’ IP portfolios by securing patents that have industry-wide applicability, which can be key leverage should litigation ensue. I feed my experience helping UK-based clients defend against US patent assertions back into my drafting and prosecution practice, thereby generating patents ready to stand up to the scrutiny of litigation.Investors are increasingly patent savvy, and I have extensive experience of supporting clients through funding rounds by demonstrating the value of their existing IP and addressing the threats posed by competitors’ IP.Technology areas in which I have particular experience include robotics, biometrics, medical devices, telecoms networks, and electronics areas such as IC chip and SoC design.In 2020, I won Lexology’s Client Choice Award for Patents in the UK.