Our People 

Dr Daniel Bates, B.Sc (Hons), M.Sc, EngD, CPA, EPA

Dan is a Chartered Patent Attorney, a European Patent Attorney, a UK Trade Mark Attorney and a UK Design Attorney. Dan is also a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys, and a member of the Institute of Physics. Dan has a Doctorate of Engineering, a Masters degree in Engineering Business Management, and an Honours degree in Physics. He is also the inventor for three patent families on new non-destructive testing procedures which resulted from his Doctorate studies. Dan also has comprehensive experience of lasers, semiconductors, macro-molecular physics, particle physics, acoustics, atmospheric dynamics, mechanical engineering devices, and advanced composite materials. Read More .......

Francesca Nwaegbe, B.A. (Hons) Law, LL.M, RTMA, MCITMA

Francesca is a UK Registered Trade Mark Attorney (RTMA), and a Member of the Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (MCITMA). She brings a wealth of experience as a successful trade mark attorney with a proven track record spanning more than thirty five years advising on & handling UK, EU & worldwide brand/trade mark & domain name matters for major industries including e.g. the Shell Group &, in more recent years: the former BT owned Yell Limited (formerly Yellow Pages) & O2 Limited (formerly BT Cellnet Limited); BT Group & lines of business (i.e. BT Wholesale, BT Retail, BT Global Services, BT Operate, BT Innovate & Design); & Openreach (BT Group business). Read More .......

Matthew Allen, B.Sc, M.Sc, EPA

Matthew obtained a Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering from Queen Mary College, University of London, and a Masters degree in Management of Intellectual Property Law, before joining one of the top UK firms of patent and trademark attorneys. Matthew is a registered European Patent Attorney, a UK Design and Trademark Attorney, and Member of the UK Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA), and runs his own practice as well as acting as a consultant to Ogive Intellectual Property Ltd. Read More .......

James Peel, MA, CPA, EPA

James Peel is a Chartered Patent Attorney, a European Patent Attorney, and a UK designs attorney. James holds a Certificate in Intellectual Property Law from Queen Mary and Westfield College. James is a consultant to Ogive Intellectual Property Ltd and also runs his own practice J. P. Peel & Co Ltd.Having a degree in chemistry and experience in the pharmaceutical industry, James is able to work with chemical, biotech and pharmaceutical technologies. For example, he has experience of inventions concerning new chemical entities, polymers, dyes, pharmaceutical compositions, catalysts, agrochemicals, antibodies, grouts such as cements and resins. Read More .......

Dr Michael Ellis, B.Sc (Hons), MBA, PhD, CPA, EPA

Michael Ellis is a Chartered Patent Attorney, a European Patent Attorney, and a UK Design and Trademark Attorney, and was recently awarded an MBA (distinction) from Imperial College London. Prior to becoming a patent attorney, Michael gained a PhD from the University of Nottingham through his research in the field of medicinal chemistry in the synthesis of potential anti-tumour drugs within the Cancer Research Campaign Laboratories, headed by Professor Malcolm Stevens. He obtained a first class honours degree in Chemistry from the University of Edinburgh. Read More .......