How I can help your business

• Guide you through the patent process, providing valuable advice on strategy and procedure.
• Represent you before the patent offices, presenting complex technical arguments clearly and persuasively.
• Provide practical, commercially focused advice to support your business objectives.

Overview & Expertise

Annabel is a Senior Associate based in Manchester, working within the firm’s Mechanical Engineering team.

Annabel has over ten years’ experience advising on patent matters across engineering, physics, computing and electronic technologies. Her work includes patent searching, drafting and prosecution, oppositions, and advising on validity and infringement, with a key focus on practice before the UK and European patent offices. She has developed particularly strong experience in the prosecution of European patent applications before the European Patent Office, enabling her to provide clear, strategic guidance through this process.

Annabel holds an MPhys in Physics from the University of Manchester and is qualified as a European Patent Attorney, Chartered Patent Attorney (UK), and UPC Representative. Her technical expertise includes medical devices, power tools and semiconductor technologies, with additional experience in areas such as 3D printing.

She focuses on understanding each client’s commercial objectives, providing practical advice aligned with their wider business needs.