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Gavin Cullen

Senior Associate

Europe
Edinburgh

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+44 131 221 7000 gcullen@marks-clerk.com
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Gavin is a Chartered (UK) and European Patent attorney and works in the fields of electronics, physics, engineering and computer-related inventions.
 
Gavin has experience on a range of patent matters, including patent drafting and patent prosecution. He works closely with clients in both industry and academia.
 
Gavin has worked across a number of different technology sectors and has particular experience in computer-related inventions, medical devices, photonics, energy, networking and communication technologies, video games and AI-based technologies.
 
Gavin also has substantial experience advising SMEs as part of the UKIPO IP Audit scheme.  
 
Gavin joined Marks and Clerk as a trainee patent attorney and qualified as a European and UK Patent attorney in 2018.
 
Gavin graduated with a Masters in Mathematical Physics and then went on to complete a PhD in particle physics theory, both at the University of Edinburgh. Gavin then worked as a scientific researcher at DESY, Zeuthen and his work there included implementing complex mathematical techniques in software to make theoretical predictions for elementary particle physics at the Large Hadron Collider. He is the author on a number of academic papers.
 
Qualifications:

  • MPhys Mathematical Physics (University of Edinburgh)
  • PhD Particle Physics Theory (University of Edinburgh)
  • Chartered Patent Attorney
  • European Patent Attorney

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  • Patents
  • Medical technologies

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MPhys, PhD

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- 11 August 2022

Cook v Boston – practicalities relating to the Shorter Trial Scheme and costs budgeting

The Shorter Trial Scheme (STS) was set up with the purpose of providing parties with an avenue to achieve earlier, shorter trials for reasonably sized litigation at a proportionate cost. The judgment in proceedings between Cook and Boston contains a few practical points on the STS and other case management issues.
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News
- 10 August 2022

Marks & Clerk’s trade mark team also celebrates exam success!

In addition to our excellent patent team results in July, we are also thrilled to announce that several members of the Marks & Clerk Trade Mark team are enjoying exam success.
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Blockchain/cryptocurrency concept: 3D cubes
Article
- 05 August 2022

Patenting DLT innovations in Europe

In Europe, inventions that utilise distributed ledger technology will generally fall under the heading of “computer-implemented inventions (CIIs).”
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