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Neil Thomson
Partner
Neil is a Chartered Patent Attorney, European Patent Attorney and European Design Attorney in the Engineering and Designs Group.
Neil advises on the complete range of patent matters in the mechanical and civil engineering fields. He has extensive experience in the filing and prosecution of national, regional and international patent applications before the UK and European Patent Offices. Neil has particular experience in drafting of original applications and advising clients on freedom-to-operate issues relating to new product development. He also has extensive experience of design registrations, and in particular community design registrations.
Neil has an MEng and an MA from the University of Cambridge.
Engineering and Designs
Tessa Bucks
Head of Practice Group
Tony Pluckrose
Sarah Le Mesurier
Henning Erb
Jemma Jacobs
Nicholas Widdowson
Robert Waddingham
James Short
Jonathan Pratt
Matthew Ridley
Alexander Kimber
Frances Baxter
Sarah Merrifield
Martyn Draper
Paul Hicks
Contact me
My location
CPC4 Capital Park
Cambridge Road
Cambridge
CB21 5XE
Sectors
- Agricultural automotive engineering
- Construction and mining
- Food technology
- Medical devices
- Packaging
- Renewable energy generation
Practice areas
- Beverage dispensing systems
- Dosage counters
- Earth-moving equipment
- Emissions control systems
- Farm machinery
- Office products
- Oral/nasal inhalers
- Point-of-sale packaging
- Single-serve beverage capsules
- Wind turbines
- AMIMechE
- CIPA
- EPI
- Chartered UK Patent Attorney
- European Design Attorney
- European Patent Attorney
- MA (Cantab) Engineering, University of Cambridge
- MEng Engineering, University of Cambridge
Who's Who Legal - Patents 2020: World's leading patent experts
Who's Who Legal, Recognised in Patents 2018
Who's Who Legal- Patents 2019: World's leading patent expert
“I probably see Neil [Thomson] as a bit more than just a business associate; I see him … as a friend to me as well… he looks after my own interests and he does add more than just that service.” (Client comment, client satisfaction survey)
“Neil... always gives me a little bit more than I ask for, particularly if he thinks I might walk into a trap.” (Client comment, client satisfaction survey)