Aline Heyerick
Associate
Europe
Manchester
Europe
Glasgow
Aline is a Registered UK and European patent attorney specializing in electronics and software, with a particular focus on semiconductors and AI.
Aline joined Marks & Clerk in 2016 as a trainee patent attorney in the Birmingham office, before transferring to the Glasgow and Manchester teams in 2022. She has experience drafting and prosecuting patent applications for computer-implemented inventions and electronics, including artificial intelligence, codec, integrated electronics, and semiconductors.
Aline holds a BSc in Electronics Engineering from Ghent University, and an MSc in Photonics and MPhil in Physics from the University of St Andrews. Her research focused on nanoplasmonics and metamaterials with the Synthetic Optics Group.
In her free time, Aline enjoys rowing and cycling. Next to English, Aline also speaks Dutch and French.
Languages
- Français (French)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
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Qualifications
BSc from Ghent University
MSc and MPhil from the University of St Andrews
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