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Dr Jonathan Palmer

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  • CIPA
  • EPA
Qualifications
  • Registered UPC Representative
  • European Patent Attorney
  • Chartered Patent Attorney
  • PhD Physics, University of Southampton
  • BSc (Hons) Physics with Computing, University of Southampton

I was first involved with artificial intelligence as a university undergraduate and then developing speech recognition software at a British telecoms company in the late 1980’s, and have maintained an active interest ever since. When I joined Boult some years later, the patenting of software was just becoming a major issue and one which I enthusiastically took a lead on, although at that time financial algorithms were more commonly seen on our desks than neural networks.

We now have a whole team of AI experts here with deep knowledge and expertise across a wide area of fields. Most of my current AI patent work involves the use of machine learning (ML) within the context of scientific instrumentation and systems design, but I have enjoyed working with some neural network hardware implementations AI for both city and data traffic monitoring and management, and in various other areas.

Our Boult AI team works with a wide spectrum of clients. The future will present new opportunities and challenges in the AI and ML space, but I sincerely believe that we at Boult are well-positioned to support clients on even the most complex of AI patent requirements.

Recent experience
Testimonials and recognitions
  • Recommended individual, IAM 1000, 2025,  2023, 2021
  • Recommended individual, Lexology (Who’s Who Legal), 2025, 2024
  • Recognised as notable practitioner, MIP awards, 2024
  • Global Leader, IAM Strategy 300, 2023
  • Named as a key attorney, Legal 500, 2023
  • World Leading Patent Professional, IAM Patent 1000, 2022
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“Being involved in the engineering and the science is what I especially enjoy in my work, and nowhere is this more evident than in advising AI and ML clients.”
Sector experience
Aerospace
  • Space and satellites
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Automotive
  • Electric vehicles
Biotechnology
  • Bioinformatics
  • Next generation sequencing
Communications and Networks
  • Cloud computing
  • Internet of things (IOT)
  • Oceanography, marine
  • Wired and wireless networks
Computing and Software
  • Artificial intelligence and machine learning
  • Bioinformatics
  • Data management and storage, databases and data compression
  • Machine vision
  • Metaverse, virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR)
  • Multimedia, audio/video processing and animation
  • Natural language processing
  • Quantum computing
  • Robotic process automation
  • Signal processing
  • Software applications and systems, mobile applications, user interfaces
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
  • Renewables and recycling
  • Water, oil and gas, nuclear, fusion, fission
Industrial Manufacturing and Processing
  • Additive manufacturing
Materials
  • Nanotechnology
Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • Devices
  • Diagnostic instruments
  • Medtech

I was first involved with artificial intelligence as a university undergraduate and then developing speech recognition software at a British telecoms company in the late 1980’s, and have maintained an active interest ever since. When I joined Boult some years later, the patenting of software was just becoming a major issue and one which I enthusiastically took a lead on, although at that time financial algorithms were more commonly seen on our desks than neural networks.

We now have a whole team of AI experts here with deep knowledge and expertise across a wide area of fields. Most of my current AI patent work involves the use of machine learning (ML) within the context of scientific instrumentation and systems design, but I have enjoyed working with some neural network hardware implementations AI for both city and data traffic monitoring and management, and in various other areas.

Our Boult AI team works with a wide spectrum of clients. The future will present new opportunities and challenges in the AI and ML space, but I sincerely believe that we at Boult are well-positioned to support clients on even the most complex of AI patent requirements.

Recent experience
Testimonials and recognitions
  • Recommended individual, IAM 1000, 2025,  2023, 2021
  • Recommended individual, Lexology (Who’s Who Legal), 2025, 2024
  • Recognised as notable practitioner, MIP awards, 2024
  • Global Leader, IAM Strategy 300, 2023
  • Named as a key attorney, Legal 500, 2023
  • World Leading Patent Professional, IAM Patent 1000, 2022
Publications
Relevant Search Terms
Recommended Sites
Suggested Media
Recognitions
Additional Info

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The EPO’s guidelines and machine learning.

The EPO has published its Guidelines to provide guidance on various proceedings before the EPO, such as for the search and examination

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