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Richard Jackson

Senior Patent Attorney

Richard Jackson joined Murgitroyd in September 2020 and is based in our Southampton Office. Richard is part of the electronics team.

The main focus of Richard’s day-to-day work is UK, US and European patent drafting and prosecution, helping clients identify and protect their inventions. Richard is well versed in a variety of technologies, mainly in electronics, control systems, telecommunications and computer science. Before joining Murgitroyd Richard has spent almost 12 years working as an in-house patent attorney providing a practical, commercially-focussed approach to intellectual property matters.

Richard is skilled in many aspects of Intellectual Property including patent drafting, patent prosecution, infringement, product clearance, portfolio management and opinion work.

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Sector Expertise

  • Electronics
  • Control systems
  • Wind turbines
  • Telecoms
  • Computer science
  • Sensors
  • Renewable energy

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