How I can help your business

• Guide you through the protection of artificial intelligence and computing inventions across multiple jurisdictions.
• Advise established organisations, start‑ups and university spin‑outs on patent strategy aligned to commercial objectives.
• Provide experienced support on drafting and prosecution of patent applications, particularly for AI, physics-related and computer technology in the UK, Europe and internationally.

Overview & Expertise

Tim is a Partner, Chartered (UK) and European Patent Attorney and UPC Representative based in the Oxford office. He advises on patent matters in the electronics, artificial intelligence, computing, bioinformatics and internet sectors, supporting clients with the drafting and prosecution of patents across highly technical and evolving fields.

He has practiced in the patent profession since 1993 and has extensive international experience. His career includes working in Japan within corporate patent departments and a patent law firm, followed by more than a decade in Singapore where he became a partner before the firm merged into Marks & Clerk. He returned to the UK in 2015 and continues to advise clients globally from Oxford.

In addition to patent drafting and prosecution, Tim has acted as an expert witness in litigation matters. He holds a first‑class honours degree in Physics from the University of Cambridge and a doctorate in Neural Networks from the University of Oxford, and previously held a research fellowship at Cambridge University.

Tim’s work has been consistently recognised in independent legal directories, including IAM Patent 1000 and Managing Intellectual Property, reflecting his long‑standing experience in electrical engineering and AI‑related patent practice

Client Work & Case Experience

• Artificial intelligence sector - extensive experience drafting AI patent specifications suitable for prosecution in both Europe and the United States.
• Japanese electronics industry - leadership of a team handling European patent matters for a major Japanese electronics company.
• Singapore patent profession - contribution to the early development of the IP profession, including training of local patent attorneys.