Richard Jaszek

In addition to the drafting, filing and prosecuting of patent applications in various jurisdictions, Richard is involved in more strategic work, including: identifying patenting opportunities and patent landscaping; resolving matters of intellectual property (IP) ownership, licensing and other agreements; building and managing patent portfolios; analysing competitors via patenting and commercial activity; assessing patent infringement risk; writing due diligence reports; and defending and asserting clients’ IP rights – as well as challenging those of competitors.

Richard has a PhD in physics from Imperial College London, where he worked at the Interdisciplinary Research Centre for Semiconductor Materials, and two degrees from the University of Cambridge – in natural sciences (physics) and an MPhil in technology policy from the Judge Business School – as well as several years spent as an IT professional.