Professional memberships
Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys

A senior member of the UK Profession with over fifty years experience in private and industrial practice, Alan joined the Profession in 1958. His first position was with Power Jets Limited, a company set up to develop and exploit patents directed to gas turbines for aircraft and industrial use, jump jet technology and hovercrafts. In 1966 he entered private practice with an established Firm of Attorneys before joining the British Steel Corporation (now Corus) Patent Department. In 1982 he left Corus with a colleague to set up his own Firm in Surrey which quickly grew to a medium ranking Firm of Patent Attorneys employing a significant number of qualified and part qualified patent attorneys.

Alan has now retired from day-to-day business but his vast experience in patent, design and trade mark prosecution, including litigation before the High Court, the Patents Court and in several overseas territories including USA, Italy, France, Holland and Germany continues to prove invaluable to Agile IP.