Nick South
Partner
Nick South is a Partner and a UK Chartered and European Patent Attorney in the Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Telecoms & IT patents department. Nick deals with patent issues across a wide range of areas, including electromagnetic sensors, semiconductor technology, electric motors, overhead power cables and medical instruments.
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- Patents
- Automotive & Aerospace
- Electronics & Electrical Engineering
- IT & Communications
- Medical Devices
- Oil, Gas & Petrochemicals
- Cleantech (Clean Technology)
- Dealing with large and small clients, mainly obtaining patent protection and design registrations
- Advising on related issues such as infringement and validity questions, and handling European opposition proceedings
- Member of the management committee
- Member of the IT and IP systems committee
- Lectures on the CIPA Patent Administrators course
- Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA)
- Member of the European Patent Institute (EPI)
- He joined A.A. Thornton & Co. in 1997
- He became a Senior Associate in 2006
- Nick was promoted to Partner in September 2018
- MA & M Eng Engineering, Trinity College, Cambridge University
- Advanced Course in Design, Manufacture & Management (Post-graduate certificate), Cambridge University
- Certificate in Intellectual Property Law, Queen Mary, University of London
- Qualified as a UK chartered and European patent attorney in 2001
- Qualified as a European design attorney
- German
