Martin Hedges
Consulting Attorney
Martin Hedges is a UK Chartered and European Patent Attorney in the Engineering, Physics and Mechanical devices patent department. Martin has specialist expertise in vehicle mechanics, including engines and transmission systems and electro-mechanical wireless pressure and torque sensors.
"Well done Martin! Thanks so much for your good work on this case, and for your efforts in attending the oral proceedings and obtaining a very good outcome!"
Senior Shareholder, US Intellectual Property Law Firm
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Legal 500
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Legal 500
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Legal 500
- Patents
- Design Rights
- Automotive & Aerospace
- Oil, Gas & Petrochemicals
- Specialist expertise in automotive, electro-mechanical and mechanical engineering
- Conducting and fighting off oppositions to European patents, including presentation of arguments at oral proceedings
- Providing opinions on infringement and validity
- Infringement searches, including advice on search strategy and analysis of results
- Appointing and instructing Counsel to obtain opinions on particular aspects of law
- Defending and filing infringement actions through the UK courts, through to appeal level
- Seeking revocation of UK Patents through the UK Patent Office revocation procedure and onwards to Appeal to the High Court
- Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA)
- Martin joined the London office of A.A. Thornton & Co. after graduating in 1993
- He became a partner in 2002
- Martin became a consultant for the firm in 2016
- BA Hons Engineering, Oxford University
- Qualified as a UK chartered patent attorney
- Qualified as a European patent attorney
