Adrian Samuels is a UK and European Patent Attorney with an MA in Physics from Oxford University. He handles patent work in various fields of physics and engineering.
Adrian joined Dehns in 1995 and became a Partner in 2003. Adrian became the firm’s Managing Partner in 2022.
Adrian has extensive experience of drafting original patent applications for direct clients, from start-ups to larger established companies; in particular he helps them take a commercially-focused strategic approach to building an IP portfolio which maximises company value. He also has indepth experience in contentious matters including European oppositions and UK and US litigation.
He handles patent work in various engineering fields including ultrasonic interfaces, control systems for domestic appliances, fluid control valves and various areas of physics such as optics and optical sensors.
Adrian also has a significant practice in electronics both at systems level and component level; and in computer-implemented inventions, mainly for smaller companies in areas which have include telecommunications, short range radio data communication, mathematical modelling and microprocessor design. His telecommunications experience includes drafting applications in the LTE/5G space – particularly as they apply to IoT devices.
MA, Physics, University of Oxford, 1994
Adrian has been recognised as a “Global IP Star” in the Managing Intellectual Property IP Stars 2018 edition and as a “Patent star” in the 2019 edition, where he was also highlighted as a “notable experienced patent attorney”. He was once again recognised as a “Patent Star” in the 2020, 2021 and 2022 editions of Managing Intellectual Property’s IP Stars directory.
Adrian is attending the 2022 AIPPI World Congress in San Francisco from 10 September – 13 September 2022. If you would like to meet with Adrian, or have any questions, please email him by clicking here.
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