Paul Higgin

European Patent Attorney, Director @Swindell & Pearson

Derby, GB
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WORK HISTORY

Jan 2002 — Present

European Patent Attorney, Director @Swindell & Pearson

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Team Leader of the High Technology Group which has been commended, in the Legal 500, for its activities in automotive, electronics, mechanics, medical engineering, telecoms and semiconductor sectors.While at Swindell and Pearson, Paul has significantly expanded the firm’s high-tech portfolio. He has found that clients value the consistency of his team with respect to high quality, prompt delivery and competitive prices. There is a very strong focus within the team on pro-actively providing creative, relevant and understandable intellectual property services. Paul lives in Belper, Derbyshire, with his wife and family2020 Legal 500:\"Paul Higgin is a fantastic patent attorney. He is simply beyond thorough\".2019 Legal 500:\"Provides honest advice and constantly strives to maintain his technical expertise up to date\".2018 Legal 500:\"Practice head Paul Higgin brings sanity and a path forward to a sometimes chaotic and constantly changing landscape\".2017 Legal 500:\"Paul Higgin excels at contentious matters such as EPO oppositions\".2016 Legal 500:\"Paul Higgin excels at contentious matters such as EPO oppositions\".

EDUCATION

1992 — 1993

Imperial College London

MSc, Electronics

1989 — 1992

University of Cambridge

MA, Physics

SKILLS

OppositionProsecutionPatent Portfolio ManagementPatent StrategySoftware PatentsPatentabilityPatent DraftingInventionTelecommunicationsDrafting Patent ApplicationsEssential PatentsIntellectual PropertyMaximising Patent ValuePatent LitigationPatentsNanotechnologyElectronicsPatent ProsecutionPatent ApplicationsLicensingPatent Opposition

ABOUT PAUL HIGGIN

An experienced UK and European Patent Attorney with a strong commercial focus. Highly recommended in recent editions of ‘The Legal 500’ which notes that \"the excellent\"\"Paul Higgin is a fantastic patent attorney.simply beyond thorough\",\"provides honest advice and constantly strives to maintain his technical expertise up to date\",\"brings sanity and a path forward to a sometimes chaotic and constantly changing landscape\" and \"excels at contentious matters such as EPO oppositions\". Specialties: Patents in the fields of: electronics, software, physics, engineering, medical devices, nanotechnology, semiconductors, telecommunications, engineering, machine learning.

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