Joshua McFarlane

Senior Associate

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.

“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.”