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Maucher Jenkins Offices
BROADMEDE HOUSE
FARNHAM BUSINESS PARK
FARNHAM, SURREY
GU9 8QT
England
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Reuben Jacob
Work Department
Patents | Life Sciences & MedTech
Position
Reuben is a Partner in the Patents team, Chartered Patent Attorney and European Patent Attorney.
Career
Reuben has built up a wealth of experience in advising clients operating in the fields of biotechnology, medtech, medical device patents and chemistry, including representing industrial clients, universities and research organisations. His special interest is in helping SMEs enhance their businesses by the creation of strategies for the acquisition, organisation and exploitation of their intellectual property rights. In terms of specialist technologies, Reuben has a particular interest in fungal genetics/technologies, medical device patents, medtech and laboratory instrumentation such as thermalcyclers and lab-on-a-chip devices.
Reuben has successfully completed the UPOV course “Introduction to the UPOV System of Plant Variety Protection under the UPOV Convention”.
Over the years Reuben has gained considerable experience in conducting oppositions and appeals before the European Patent Office, including appearing at oral proceedings before the Examining Division, Opposition Divisions and Appeal Boards. He is experienced in intellectual property litigation, both in a support role in the UK and in the co-ordination of Europe-wide litigation strategies including enforcement and litigation support in Germany.
Languages
English, French.
Memberships
FICPI; AIPPI; British Mycological Society; senior associate member of the Royal Society of Medicine.
Education
Alleyn’s School; Queen Mary College, University of London, (1988 BSc Hons Microbiology and Genetics); European Patent Attorney (1995); UK Patent Attorney (1996).
Leisure
In his spare time, Reuben enjoys shooting, fishing, skiing.
Lawyer Rankings
London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > PATMA: Patent attorneys
With offices situated in UK, Germany, Switzerland, and China, Anglo-German firm Maucher Jenkins is well positioned to assist clients with both national and European patent filings, infringement matters, and managing portfolios, in addition to providing representation in prosecutions before the UKIPO and EPO. Turning to the team members, London-based James Cross leads on matters regarding computing, software, AI, electronics, satellites and fintech, while Hugh Dunlop in Cambridge specialises in telecoms, green technology, and the Internet-of-Things. In Edinburgh, Reuben Jacob chairs the life sciences department, which boasts a client roster consisting of medtech, pharmaceutical, biotech, chemistry and agrochem companies. Holly Whitlock, also in Edinburgh, and Philip Treeby in London jointly spearhead the engineering, physics, and mathematics patenting team.