Edward is a European Patent Attorney and a corresponding member of the UK’s Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA). He is also a qualified European Trademark Attorney.

He holds a degree in laser physics from the University of

Essex and a master’s in microwave physics from the University of Portsmouth.

Edward began his career developing laser-welded semiconductor laser packages for local area networks and later worked as a laser applications engineer. IP became a significant focus when his company had to pay royalties for US sales due to submarine patents.*

He has extensive experience in the IP sector, having worked:

- In private practice at a medium-sized London firm

- In-house at Nortel Networks (responsible for Wireless IP in EMEA before the company folded in 2010 – its Wireless IP portfolio later sold for $4.5 billion in 2013)

- In-house at Siemens UK (covering water and gas metering systems, automotive fuel injection, and more)

- With Plessey Research and Oxford Magnet Technology

In 2004, Edward became the appointed attorney for a manufacturing company divested from Siemens, later acquired by KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co Inc.), forming the initial client base of HEIPS, now in its 21st year.

His technical focus spans: