Dr Michael Lord > Gill Jennings & Every LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Gill Jennings & Every LLP Offices
THE BROADGATE TOWER
20 PRIMROSE STREET
LONDON
EC2A 2ES
England
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Dr Michael Lord
Work Department
IT & Engineering
Position
Partner
Career
Michael has developed expertise in a number of fields, including helping clients weaponise their intellectual property against competitors and defend against the aggressive actions taken by others. Michael has advised on multiple contentious patent matters, including both EPO oppositions and issues of infringement. In a notable recent case, Michael successfully defended a client against an opposition by their major competitor which has secured and strengthened our client’s patent, now considered to be worth multiple millions.
Michael has advised on over 150 patent applications for the US corporate Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) in the field of oil and gas reservoir surveying. He has also achieved particular expertise in the high-tech field of cryogenics, having worked on over 40 recent patent applications for Oxford Instruments and regularly advised on high value strategic matters.
Michael also has extensive experience relating to designs, having filed over 190 registered design applications. His largest client in this field is Limited Brands (owner of the high street brands Victoria’s Secret and Bath & Body Works); however Michael also assists a number of UK start-ups in this regard. He also regularly advising on matters of design infringement and for instance has instigated around 100 takedown notices for infringing sports equipment products worldwide. Such actions have helped his clients to secure and maintain commercial agreements with their distributors in the face of disruptive efforts undertaken by third parties.
Education
University of Cambridge, MA, PhD Natural Sciences; Advanced Physics & Materials Science 1992-1998
Lawyer Rankings
London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > PATMA: Patent attorneys
The team members at Gill Jennings & Every LLP are praised for having ‘excellent general chemistry and technology knowledge’, and with offices in London and Munich, the practice’s offering is broad ranging and covers the IT, engineering, and chemical and life sciences industries. It is well-placed to handle opposition and appeal proceedings before the EPO. The team is co-chaired by managing partner Stephen Haley, who acts for academic institutions, and large, multi-national corporations in prosecuting and managing their large patent portfolios, and Michael Lord. Peter Arrowsmith is another notable name in computer implemented inventions, and Heather Scott regularly drafts and prosecutes in the physics, engineering, and material science fields. Senior associate Rebecca Matheson is also active in appeal and opposition proceedings.