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Joshua McFarlane

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London

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Memberships
  • CIPA
  • EPI
  • IET
Qualifications
  • Registered UPC Representative
  • European Patent Attorney
  • Chartered Patent Attorney
  • Certificate in Intellectual Property Law, Queen Mary University of London
  • MEng (Hons) Engineering Science, University of Oxford

After completing my engineering Masters degree, I worked as a Software Engineer in the telecoms sector for two years. Having gained much experience in the industry, I sought a new challenge and retrained as a Patent Attorney.

I appreciate the variety of technology in different scientific fields that my role affords. On a daily basis, I am required to get up to speed with new developments in different sectors. I also need to keep up with the relevant law, which is an area that is constantly evolving. All this means that I have to be adept at picking up new concepts very quickly and, as a result, I never tire of the work that I do.

As a Patent Attorney, I am responsible for the preparation, filing and prosecution of patent and registered design applications at the UK, European and World Intellectual Property Offices. I also regularly represent clients at Oral Proceedings before the Examining Division and Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office. I have also developed key skills in advising on infringement, validity and freedom to operate issues.

Thanks to my academic and industry background, I have experience across a range of products and technologies, including network management systems, provisioning solutions and software applications. My prior experience in industry means I am well placed to advise clients operating in software and telecommunications sectors on the commercial considerations associated with new products.

Recent experience

Assisting a client with strategic commercial issues, patentability and clearance searching, managing its large and growing patent portfolio, managing a recent acquisition and takeover of a significant number of patents and applications in the fields of event space management, virtual queuing and ticketing.

Representing a semiconductor device manufacturer in patent Appeal Oral Proceedings at the EPO.

Acting for a client in building a global portfolio of patents and registered designs relating to electronic audio-visual devices.

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  • https://www.theiet.org/
  • https://www.ieee.org/
  • https://www.theitp.org/
  • https://ori.ox.ac.uk/
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“I appreciate the variety of technology in different scientific fields that my role affords. I am adept at picking up new concepts very quickly and I never tire of the work that I do.”
Sector Experience
Aerospace
  • Commercial aviation
  • Defence and security
  • Space and satellites
  • Unmanned aerial vehicles
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Automotive
  • Electric vehicles
  • Engines
Communications and Networks
  • Cloud computing
  • Internet of things (IOT)
  • Wired and wireless networks
Computing and Software
  • Artificial intelligence and machine learning
  • Bioinformatics
  • Blockchain and distributed ledgers
  • Communications and networks
  • Computer games
  • Data and software security, cryptography and digital rights management (DRM)
  • Data management and storage, databases and data compression
  • Digital assistants, virtual assistants and software agents
  • Fintech and adtech
  • Machine vision
  • Metaverse, virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR)
  • Multimedia, audio/video processing and animation
  • Natural language processing
  • Quantum computing
  • Robotic process automation
  • Search engines
  • Signal processing
  • Software applications and systems, mobile applications, user interfaces
Consumer Goods and Retail
  • Anti-counterfeit devices
  • Household goods
  • Moda
Electronics and Electrical Devices
  • Computer and IT architecture and system design
  • Medical devices
  • Optics
  • Robotics
  • Scientific instruments
  • Semiconductor devices
  • Testing systems, control systems, signal processing
  • Wearable tech and human interfaces
Energy and Green Technologies
  • Fuel cells and battery technology
  • Renewables and recycling
  • Water, oil and gas, nuclear, fusion, fission
Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • Devices
  • Diagnostic instruments
  • Digital health
  • In vitro diagnostics

After completing my engineering Masters degree, I worked as a Software Engineer in the telecoms sector for two years. Having gained much experience in the industry, I sought a new challenge and retrained as a Patent Attorney.

I appreciate the variety of technology in different scientific fields that my role affords. On a daily basis, I am required to get up to speed with new developments in different sectors. I also need to keep up with the relevant law, which is an area that is constantly evolving. All this means that I have to be adept at picking up new concepts very quickly and, as a result, I never tire of the work that I do.

As a Patent Attorney, I am responsible for the preparation, filing and prosecution of patent and registered design applications at the UK, European and World Intellectual Property Offices. I also regularly represent clients at Oral Proceedings before the Examining Division and Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office. I have also developed key skills in advising on infringement, validity and freedom to operate issues.

Thanks to my academic and industry background, I have experience across a range of products and technologies, including network management systems, provisioning solutions and software applications. My prior experience in industry means I am well placed to advise clients operating in software and telecommunications sectors on the commercial considerations associated with new products.

Recent experience

Assisting a client with strategic commercial issues, patentability and clearance searching, managing its large and growing patent portfolio, managing a recent acquisition and takeover of a significant number of patents and applications in the fields of event space management, virtual queuing and ticketing.

Representing a semiconductor device manufacturer in patent Appeal Oral Proceedings at the EPO.

Acting for a client in building a global portfolio of patents and registered designs relating to electronic audio-visual devices.

Publications
Relevant Search Terms
Recommended Sites
  • https://www.theiet.org/
  • https://www.ieee.org/
  • https://www.theitp.org/
  • https://ori.ox.ac.uk/
Suggested Media
  • As mentioned
Recognitions
Additional Info

Insights

Assessing patentability in artificial intelligence patent applications at the EPO

As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to advance and transform various industries, the protection of AI-related inventions through patents becomes increasingly important. Artificial

Brazil one step closer to joining Hague system for International Designs.

Registered design protection is an effective way of protecting a product’s market share from similar looking competing products and obtaining registered designs can significantly improve a company’s position in case a dispute arises.

China to join Hague system for International Designs.

Registered design protection is an effective way of protecting a product’s market share from similar looking competing products and obtaining registered designs

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