Jessie Harrison

Jessie is a Technical Assistant for Mathys & Squire’s IT & Engineering team. She has experience in UK and European patent drafting, prosecution, and opposition preparation across a host of technology areas.

Jessie takes particular interest in engaging with the UK’s startup and scaleup community. She has been involved in providing intellectual property (IP) strategy advice and support for a number of startup accelerators and incubators, discussing all aspects of IP including registered designs, agreements and licencing, as well as patents.

Jessie holds a first class degree in MEng materials science and engineering from Imperial College London. Her studies equipped her with an in-depth knowledge of a wide range of materials, including metals and alloys, ceramics and glasses, polymers, composites, semiconductors, and biomaterials. During her master’s project, she applied her materials knowledge to research the degradation of oil paints, in collaboration with Tate galleries.