Our people

Stuart has a Mechatronics engineering background and heads up the firm’s Robotics & Autonomous Systems sector group.  He is also a prominent member of our Oil & Gas sector group.

Stuart’s experience extends to patent drafting and prosecution, invention harvesting, competitor intelligence and advising on patent and design infringement matters.  He has experience of dealing with inventions across a broad range of technologies, ranging from high-tech electronics and telecommunications inventions to complex electromechanical and mechanical devices.  In particular, Stuart has expertise in the fields of aircraft landing gear, downhole oil & gas technologies, haptic feedback devices, mobile robotics and plasma processing and curing systems.

He works with a variety of multinational companies in the aerospace, oil & gas, computing, home appliance and packaging industries.  He also works with SMEs, individuals and major UK universities.

Stuart has successfully defended a number of European Patents during EPO opposition and appeal proceedings, including the maintenance of a patent without change in a case where the EPO continued with an opposition of its own motion.

In March 2023, he was registered as a representative before the new Unified Patent Court, one of the first European patent attorneys to be entered on the list of UPC representatives.

Stuart has also been awarded the IAM Strategy 300 accolade, which names the top 300 patent attorneys worldwide that have been highlighted for their patent strategy work.

On a personal note...

Stu is a keen footballer and cyclist. He enjoys cooking, his specialities being from-scratch curries and anything he can barbecue. His visits to Finland have led to a love for sauna and Löyly, to the extent that he recently designed and built a wood burning sauna and ice bath in his garden.