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European Patent Attorney
Chartered Patent Attorney
Registered Representative before the Unified Patent Court (UPC)
Intellectual Property Litigation Certificate
M.Phys. (Oxford), Physics
Martyn studied physics at Oxford, with major options in particle physics and astrophysics for his master's degree, before joining Page White Farrer in 2004.
He has drafted patents and handled patent disputes in a wide variety of scientific fields. He works with companies to audit their intellectual property portfolio, and he works with engineers in a business to help them to identify and capture inventions where there is the potential for patents.
Over the years, he has helped companies to build up a valuable portfolio of patents and is responsive to his client’s needs.
Martyn’s clients come from a range of technical industries such as audio and video coding, computer architecture, signal processing, visible light communications, network protocols, and user interfaces. The technical areas he covers include:
Martyn is an affiliate member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA). He has also conducted training workshops on intellectual property awareness for engineers.
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Thu 28th Jul 2022
Blockchain leader nChain forges ahead in patent rankingsGlobal blockchain technology company nChain has leapfrogged over the likes of tech giant IBM and Alipay (Alibaba’s mobile payment platform) to take fifth place in the league table of companies ranked worldwide for blockchain patent applications in 2021 with the help of Page White Farrer*.
Wed 16th Jan 2019
Brexit 'No Deal' - Your IP rightsAs you will be aware, the UK faces continued uncertainty over its relationship with the EU following Parliament's vote to reject the withdrawal deal. Nonetheless, whatever happens, your European intellectual property is safe with us.
Tue 1st May 2018
Sleepless in Seattle? Martyn Townsend to attend AIPLA 2018 Spring Meeting in the Emerald CityEuropean patent attorney Martyn Townsend will be attending the AIPLA 2018 Spring Meeting in Seattle, taking place between 15-17 May.
Wed 22nd Nov 2017
Patentability of user interfacesFollowing the revised guidance which makes changes to all eight parts of the previous European Patent Office guidelines on 1 November 2017, Martyn Townsend, patent attorney at Page White and Farrer takes a closer look at the patentability of user interfaces.
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