Fellow of Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA),
Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office (EPI) Member

With a background in quantum communication, Adrian is well-versed in the topics of telecommunication, optics, high frequency electronics and signal processing, as well as solid-state and semiconductor physics. His specialization allows him to weigh in on emerging technologies such as quantum computing, quantum cryptography and quantum metrology applications.

Adrian has completed his undergrad studies at Ludwig-Maximilian-University (LMU) and Stockholm University (SU) and received his degree from the former in 2017. During his doctoral studies, he investigated quantum memories at the University of Geneva, where he was awarded his degree in 2022. He then returned to Germany where he performed research activities at Technical University Munich (TUM) and the Max Planck Institute for Quantum Optics (MPQ).

Emma is a UK Chartered Trade Mark Attorney based in our Manchester office, qualified since 2022. Her primary practice areas include trade mark clearance, prosecution, contentious matters, and portfolio management. Before joining the profession, Emma obtained a Law degree and a first-class Masters in Intellectual Property Law from the University of Manchester. She also gained valuable experience working in Amsterdam for a well-known fashion brand. Emma assists clients of different sizes and across various industries, from SMEs to multinational corporations, with their intellectual property needs. While her specialty lies in trade mark rights—helping clients identify, protect, enforce, and manage these assets—she also advises on designs, copyright, and online monitoring, including takedowns on e-commerce platforms such as Alibaba and Taobao.

Emma has a Law degree and a first-class masters in Intellectual Property Law from the University of Manchester. She qualified as a Trade Mark Attorney in 2022.

Emma’s qualifications also include:

• The Professional Certificate in Trade Mark Practice (PCTMP) – Nottingham Law School
• Trade Mark Law & Practice PGCert – Queen Mary University of London

Emma is a member of the Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (CITMA)

Daniyal has experience in the prosecution and drafting of patent applications in the UK, Europe and beyond. He has worked alongside a diverse range of clients spanning a breadth of technologies, including computer-implemented (software) inventions, artificial intelligence (AI), Memory Systems, Semiconductors, Medical Imaging and General Engineering.

Before starting his career as a patent attorney, Daniyal worked for nearly 5 years as a software engineer in Travel Tech startups in the US and the UK.

Daniyal has an undergraduate degree in Engineering from Brown University, USA, where he studied a broad-based course, eventually specializing in Materials Science and Computing. Daniyal also obtained an MSc. in Advanced Computing from Imperial College London, where his dissertation focused on Machine Learning (ML) methods for 3D reconstruction in laproscopic surgery.

Daniyal is a student member of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA).

Greg has extensive experience drafting and prosecuting UK and European patent applications. He has also advised clients on matters relating to their freedom to operate (FtO), including infringement and validity analysis in from both offensive and defensive perspectives. Greg is also experienced with registered designs, including obtaining design registration in the UK, EU, USA and via the Hague system and providing FtO opinions on registered designs in the UK and EU.

Greg has worked with a broad range of clients from individual inventors to multinational corporations. Greg is has experience spanning various sectors, chiefly including the mechanical, engineering, automotive and telecoms.

Greg graduated from the University of Manchester in 2018 with a master’s degree in Maths and Physics. In his final year projects, Greg investigated methods for extracting renewable energy from ocean waves and also worked on spintronics, a developing area within the field solid state physics.

Greg is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA) and a member of the European Patent Institute (EPI).

Ashley has a legal background with experience in other areas of law, with her academic background holding a focus on Intellectual property law, with a keen interest in trademarks.

Ashley graduated LLB Laws with a First Class Honours from University of Manchester in 2022. She completed a Masters degree with an LLM in Intellectual Property Law from UCL in 2023. Dissertation examined Trademarks in the fashion industry: ‘To Protect or Not to Protect?: Non-Traditional Trademarks in the Luxury Fashion Industry’

Sophie studied a wide range of areas in Material Science and Chemistry, with a focus on organic synthesis and polymers in her final two years.

Sophie studied Natural Sciences at the University of Cambridge, graduating with a master’s degree in 2024. Over the duration of the course, she studied Earth Science, Material Science and Chemistry. She conducted her Master’s research project in new types of radical polymers for photovoltaic applications. She successfully synthesised two novel light-absorbing polymers, achieving a first class dissertation, and looks forward to the group publishing the results in the near future.  

Student member of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA).

With a strong background in the pharmaceutical industry, Danielle has a comprehensive understanding of the entire spectrum of drug development—from early-stage R&D through to late-stage commercialisation. She delivers wide-ranging IP services, including patent drafting and prosecution, global patent portfolio management, development of IP strategy, European patent opposition, freedom to operate analysis, patentability assessment, market exclusivity evaluation, and competitor landscape analysis.

Additionally, Danielle provides flexible on-demand in-house counsel services, providing clients with direct access to her expertise as needed.

Danielle’s academic research explored the influence of stress hormones on brain development, cognition, and behaviour. Her multidisciplinary approach incorporated advanced techniques in molecular biology, electrophysiology, preclinical models, drug screening, and pharmacology, providing a strong scientific foundation for her current work in the life sciences sector.

Craig has a broad scientific background in molecular biology, biochemistry, immunology and microbiology, built through extensive academic research and postdoctoral experience. His work has spanned multiple disciplines, from structural biology and protein complex mapping to the study of sensory arrays and viral mechanisms.

Craig holds a BSc in Biochemistry from the University of Birmingham and a PhD in Molecular and Structural Biology which focused on mapping the distribution of light-harvesting protein complexes in photosynthetic membranes. Craig went on to postdoctoral positions, where he researched a diverse range of areas in cellular and molecular biology including; biosensors, chemotaxis sensory arrays, HIV capsid degradation and cryo-tomography of cellular systems.

Craig is a member of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA).