Matt Dixon

Background

Matt joined Dehns in 2020 as a Technical Assistant in the Engineering department shortly after graduating from the University of Southampton with a First-Class Honours MEng Mechanical Engineering degree. In the second half of his degree, Matt specialised in Biomedical Engineering, with his master’s project focusing on developing a medical device aimed at protecting the elderly from falls.

Type of clients and client work

Matt works for a diverse range of clients, ranging from individual inventors and SMEs to large multinational corporations.

In addition to his extensive experience of prosecuting patent applications in Europe, Matt has extensive experience handling contentious post-grant matters, including those involving co-pending litigation.  He is highly active in opposition and appeal proceedings before the European Patent Office, and frequently advises on infringement and invalidity opinions.

Expertise

Matt handles patent work across a wide variety of subject matter in the engineering sector, with a particular focus on aerospace engineering, consumer devices, and medical devices.

As a member of the firm’s Medical Devices & MedTech sector group, Matt has specific expertise working with health technology and medical equipment, including implants, therapeutic devices, and health monitoring systems.

Qualifications and Memberships

• UK Chartered Patent Attorney, 2024
• European Patent Attorney, 2024
• Certificate in Intellectual Property Law, Queen Mary University of London, 2021
• Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys

Higher Education

MEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering / Biomedical Engineering, University of Southampton, 2020