How I can help your business

• Guide you through the drafting and prosecution of patent applications across physics, mechanical engineering and software‑related technologies.
• Advise on patent protection for core artificial intelligence innovations and applied AI systems across a range of technical fields.
• Provide broader commercial IP advice, including freedom‑to‑operate assessments, portfolio strategy and representation in EPO opposition proceedings.

Overview & Expertise

Martin is a Principal and Chartered (UK) and European Patent Attorney based in the Oxford office. His practice focuses on drafting and prosecuting patent applications in physics, mechanical engineering and software‑related technologies for clients ranging from start‑ups to multinational organisations. He is also a registered representative before the Unified Patent Court.

He has particular expertise in artificial intelligence and computer‑implemented inventions, advising on both core AI innovations and practical applications across a variety of technical fields, including protein folding and computational drug discovery. His work covers areas such as machine learning architectures, generative models, multimodal systems, reinforcement learning, and speech and image processing.

Martin also drafts and prosecutes patent applications relating to quantum technologies, superconductivity, and nuclear fusion.

Martin also provides broader commercial IP advice, including freedom‑to‑operate assessments, IP audits, and portfolio strategy. He has experience managing large patent portfolios and representing clients in contentious proceedings, including oppositions before the European Patent Office.

Before entering the patent profession, Martin developed a strong academic and technical foundation, holding a first‑class master’s degree in Chemistry and a DPhil in Chemical Physics from the University of Oxford. He also gained industry experience as a software engineer and through an in‑house secondment at a major AI research laboratory.

Client Work & Case Experience

• Artificial intelligence research sector - in‑house secondment at a major AI research laboratory, supporting internal IP strategy and patent development.