Martin Shaw

Martin Shaw

Patent Attorney

Martin Shaw is a qualified European and UK Chartered Patent Attorney who works within our mechanical team, however Martin’s primary specialism lies in the field of electronics, software-based inventions and advanced lithographic apparatuses which are used to create the most advanced microchips in the world.

Martin was a PhD student at the University of Strathclyde, with his research focused on the characterisation of semiconductor alloys which have potential uses in water-splitting devices and other solar energy absorption applications. prior to this Martin also completed an integrated Master’s degree in Physics from the University of Strathclyde, which included a project focussing on the simulation of microwave devices for generating plasma, used in various applications including in fusion energy from tokamak fusion reactors.

Martin entered the profession in 2016, having previously worked for another large private practice firm, with his work focussed on telecommunications and other electronic devices, such a mobile devices.

Martin is based in our York office

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Sector expertise

  • Semiconductors
  • Physics
  • Electronics
  • Graphical user interfaces
  • Telecommunications
  • Mobile devices
  • Computer-implemented inventions (CIIs)
  • Software
  • Mechanical

Thank you very much for your appreciated support. The amendment claims submitted in response to US office have been very well prepared. I would like to thank you very much for your excellent work.

Innovation & Intellectual Property Manager, Germany

Key contributor to our Mechanical Engineering Team awarded Gold by the Financial Times

Financial Times European Leading Patent Law Firms - 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023 & 2024

You have done a first-class job translating my ambition into a practical invention. Brilliant!

Financial Services Company

Grafica con testo che mostra il titolo "Europa's leading patent law firms" dal 2019 al 2025, con i loghi di FT, Financial Times e statista.
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