Rebecca Graves

Background

Rebecca joined Dehns in 2018 after graduating from the University of Cambridge with a First-Class Master of Sciences degree in Physical Natural Sciences. During her degree, Rebecca studied a combination of materials science, earth sciences and physics. This allowed her study to include fields such as photovoltaics, nuclear materials, battery chemistry, geology and renewable energy resources, and semiconductor crystallography, and she developed a keen interest in energy harvesting and storage as a result.  Rebecca now has a proven track record of success in securing IP rights for her clients in the clean tech and renewable energy sector, and is fast becoming an expert in the area.

Rebecca qualified as a European Patent Attorney in 2022 and as a UK Patent Attorney in 2023 and is an Associate in the Dehns Technology, Software and Engineering Group.

Types of client and work

Rebecca particularly enjoys working closely with clients to build, secure and defend patent portfolios.  She handles prosecution of patent applications in the UK and Europe, as well as advising on world-wide prosecution strategies. In particular, Rebecca has considerable experience working with clients in Japan, Brazil, China and the US.

Expertise

Rebecca’s role allows her to work in a wide variety of areas throughout Materials Science and Engineering. She has handled patent applications in a wide variety of technology, software and engineering fields, including laboratory instruments and devices, metallurgy and materials processing, the automotive and aerospace sectors, laser physics, and biomaterials.

Rebecca is instrumental within Dehns’ Clean Tech Group and strives to support the work done by innovative companies in the pursuit of energy and climate solutions.

Qualification and Memberships

• Authorised Representative before the Unified Patent Court (UPC) 2023
• UK Chartered Patent Attorney, 2023
• European Patent Attorney, 2022
• Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys
• Member of the European Patent Institute
• Member of AIPPI (Junior)

Higher Education

• MA, MSci, University of Cambridge, Natural Sciences (Materials Science), 2018
• PGCert, Queen Mary University of London, Intellectual Property Law, 2020

Other

Rebecca speaks conversational Japanese, and in 2025 she passed the N5 Japanese Language Proficiency Test.