Hugh is a Chartered Patent Attorney and European Patent Attorney.
Hugh has over 30 years of experience in the patent profession, including 13 years with Motorola, the US mobile radio and semiconductor manufacturer. While in the United States he passed the US Patent and Trademarks Office examination to be recognised to practice before that office. He attended the John Marshall Law School in Chicago where he was awarded a Fred Herzog scholarship and an LLM in Intellectual Property Law.
Hugh has significant experience in IT, mobile communications and software sectors. As well as patent filing and prosecution work, he also has extensive licensing experience, particularly in the field of standards of the European Telecommunications Standards Institute.
He is registered representative on the EPO register for over 5,000 European patent applications.
Hugh was previously an elected member of the EPI Council and is the author of the book "European Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court" published by the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA).
Network Memberships: AIPPI
