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EIP
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15 FULWOOD PLACE
LONDON
WC1V 6HU
England
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Work Department

EIP Digital, EIP Dynamics.

Position

Partner, UK and European Patent Attorney

Career

Introducing: The Patent Game-Changer

Jerome is EIP’s founder and head of the digital technology group. His unmatched foresight and strategic intuition makes him the ultimate partner for companies seeking to stake their claim in a fiercely competitive market.

Contact our patent game-changer today and let him support your vision.

  • 2000 — present
    Founder, EIP
  • 1995 — 2000
    Associate/Partner, RGC Jenkins & Co, London
  • 1992 — 1995
    Trainee, Bailey Walsh & Co, Leeds

Memberships

CIPA.

Education

  • European Patent Attorney
  • UK Chartered Patent Attorney (the youngest ever to pass the qualifying examinations)
  • 1993 — 1994
    Post-Graduate Certificate in Intellectual Property Law, Queen Mary, University of London
  • 1988 — 1991
    MA Physics , Oxford University
  • 1983 — 1988
    Ysgol Aberconwy, Conwy, North Wales
  • 1981 — 1983
    Hale School, Perth, Western Australia

Leisure

Cycling, skiing, golf.

Lawyer Rankings

London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > PATMA: Patent attorneys

EIP boasts a team of both patent attorneys and IP litigators who seamlessly cooperate to handle a range of domestic and cross-border litigation mandates for clients, having appeared before the High Court, Court of Appeal, and Supreme Court, as well as in EPO opposition and appeal hearings. The life sciences and medical technology industries are key areas of activity for the practice, and its offering also includes support with the development and enforcement of IP rights. The team is jointly led by London-based Jerome Spaargaren and Heather McCann, and Matt Lawman in Bath. Spaargaren also heads up the firm’s digital sector group, McCann divides her time between the UK and the US, and Lawman boasts expertise in electronics and software-related work. Other key members of the team include Monika Rai (London), a life sciences specialist who often handles contentious proceedings at the EPO, Ben Willows (Bath), who has substantial experience with consumer electronics, printers, and aerospace, and London-based AI and machine-learning expert Ben Maling.