About Us

  A highly regarded patent attorney with over 35 years of experience in the field of Intellectual Property (IP) in both private practice and in industry. In addition to the primary qualifications as a UK and a European Patent Attorney, George Whitten is one of a handful of patent attorneys in the UK with the triple qualification of Patent Attorney, Patent Attorney Litigator, and Patent Attorney Advocate.

His work ranges from developing and executing sophisticated prosecution and management strategies and IP licensing, to post-grant opposition procedures and high value patent infringement litigation. He regularly engages with patent offices, government departments and lawmakers in relation to laws, policy and processes at both national and European level. He is in demand to speak at public conferences on these and related matters.

George's work in IP ranges from developing and executing sophisticated prosecution and management strategies and IP licensing, to post-grant opposition procedures and high value patent infringement litigation. George has detailed knowledge of international laws and treaties that are relevant to international patent filing programs (PCT, EPC, Paris Convention, TRIPS, etc.) and a broad and deep understanding of UK High Court practice and the expected behaviour of players in court.

His ability to work across different jurisdictions and to provide a bridge between lawyers in different countries has enabled him to work with teams spread out across the world from California and other parts of the United States, through the UK and Europe, to Asia and as far as New Zealand.