Background
Lydia joined Dehns in September 2021 as a Trainee Patent Attorney in the Engineering team and qualified as a European Patent Attorney in 2025.
She graduated from the University of Oxford in 2019 with an MPhys Physics degree. During her final year, she specialised in condensed matter physics, lasers and quantum computing.
During her time at university, Lydia undertook research internships at the University of York, Centre for Health Economics, and the University of São Paulo, Institute of Energy and the Environment.
After completing her degree, Lydia spent two years working as a scientist at the STFC Rutherford Appleton laboratory where she developed x-ray detector systems for use in high energy spectroscopy applications.
Type of clients and client work
Lydia works to support several partners in all aspects of patent protection in the UK, Europe and a number of other territories around the world. She has experience drafting, filing and prosecuting patent applications. Lydia also has experience handling registered designs.
Lydia has worked with a variety of clients, ranging from individual inventors, technology transfers offices, SMEs and large multinational corporations.
Expertise
Lydia handles work in the fields of physics and engineering. She has particular experience in mechanical engineering and electronics, including medical devices, aerosol devices, construction, quantum computing, nuclear fusion and satellite technology.
Qualifications and Memberships
- European Patent Attorney 2025
- Postgraduate Certificate in Intellectual Property Law, Bournemouth University
- Student Member of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA)
- European Patent Institute
Higher Education
MPhys Physics, First Class, University of Oxford (2019)
Departments
mechanical engineering, physics