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Alexander Ford

Senior Associate

UK and European Patent Attorney | UPC Representative

Location
Bristol (UK)

About Alexander

Alexander is a Patent Attorney with experience operating in a wide range of engineering fields. Starting from his broad engineering degree, he has worked in private practice since 2014, practicing across the automotive, robotics and aerospace sectors, with work spread across control systems, electric motor architectures and aerodynamics.

Since qualifying as a UK and European Patent attorney in 2018, his clients have ranged from multinationals companies to start ups and universities, and he is particularly adept at providing pragmatic strategic advice to optimise protection taking into account the different commercial aims of clients.

Alexander’s work ranges from drafting initial patent applications, through prosecution at the EPO and UKIPO, to post grant oppositions and appeals procedures. He also enjoys helping clients to prosecute applications spanning the Atlantic – guiding US clients through the intricacies of European patent law and vice versa.

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Qualifications

MEng (University of Cambridge)
UK Patent Attorney
European Patent Attorney
UPC Representative

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