John Hardwick

 

EPA       CPA     OHIM (EU) registered          Patent Trademark & Design Attorney

 

John has been in the Intellectual property field since 1978, when he changed from a practicing mass production senior electronics design engineer with Burroughs Corporation in the computer magnetic memory field. Starting as a Patent Engineer, he eventually became Senior European Patent Counsel for Unisys Corporation dealing with US and European/UK patents and being responsible for trademark co-ordination and filing throughout the world.

 

He has experience in all aspects of patents for electrical, electronic, IT, IP and mechanical apparatus; telecommunications, oil wells; computers; optical, Internet, radio and satellite communications; photocopiers; printers; precision and micro precision positioning and velocity control; medical diagnostic methods and medical apparatus; image and character analysis; and magnetic materials, to name but a few. He has experience with licenses and assignments.  He has also been involved with computer software copyright in the EU, being a founder signatory for ECIS.

 

Since 1996 he has worked for ICO, a satellite communications company, and in private practice. He has strong experience in Japanese origin Patents before the EPO. He also has strength in UK and European Trademark and Design Registration.