About

In-House Experience

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Prior to launching Bitwise IP, I spent over 6 years as an in-house patent attorney at BT.  Whilst at BT, I managed a substantial portion of approximately 12% of the company's patent portfolio.  I was also the lead attorney responsible for providing patent support to a number of BT's research groups, including their Future Cyber Defence, Future Smart Technologies and Big Data Insights & Analytics teams. 

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During my time at BT, I handled inventions in a wide range of digital technologies, including: computer and network security, network fault detection, network routing, Quality of Service (QoS) mechanisms, network transmission technologies such as G.Fast and optical transmitters, fraud prevention, artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML), blockchain, digital twins, Internet of Things (IoT), drones, and spatial computing (i.e. virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR).  

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​​​​​​​​​Top-Tier Private Practice Experience

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Before joining BT, I spent over 7 years working in private practice, training in the High-Tech group of a well-regarded top-tier patent firm.  During that time, I advised technology companies of all sizes, from start-ups to well-known multi-national corporations on protecting their inventions and managing their patent portfolios in fields such as digital rights management, white-box cryptography, content watermarking, computer and network security, satellite navigation, search technologies, computer games, solid state storage, cloud computing, computer processors and mobile communications.  ​

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Early Engineering Career & Education​​​​​​​​​

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Earlier in my career, I also held several technical engineering roles in software development, cybersecurity, and electromechanical control systems at various high-profile institutions operating in the financial and defence sectors - including as a Cyber Scientist at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) at Porton Down and as a Technical Analyst (Software Developer) at Morgan Stanley. 

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I hold a first-class Master's degree (MEng) in Electronic Engineering with Computer Systems Engineering from the University of Warwick, where I studied topics such as digital electronics, computer systems, high-integrity systems, intelligent systems, automation, robotics, and biomedical engineering.

 

The Bitwise Origin Story

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My​​ interest in digital technologies was sparked at a young age through my fascination with chess.  I was introduced to chess through the Battle Chess program on my family's first computer - an i386 that ran MS-DOS and required programs to be individually loaded from 5.25" floppy disks - a machine that captured my imagination.  This introduction to chess led to a successful junior chess career, winning various national and regional titles and being selected for the national team - and no doubt was also useful for developing my strategic thinking.  However, it was the arrival of IBM's Deep Blue supercomputer, which famously defeated the then world champion Garry Kasparov, that really piqued my interest in computers and intelligent systems.  This interest drove me to learn to program and to explore and understand the inner workings of the computer systems and the digital electronics upon which they are built.

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That same curiosity persists to this day and I thoroughly enjoy working with innovations and innovators at the forefront of digital technology, especially those relating to software, AI/ML, cybersecurity and autonomous systems.  I decided to name my firm Bitwise IP to reflect this underlying technical interest and specialism.​​​​​

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I help clients across the UK to navigate the patent system and protect their digital innovations.  Being based in the Cotswolds, I am well-placed to meet regularly in-person with those located in the nearby technology hubs of Cheltenham, Oxford and Swindon, but can meet virtually with those further afield, or where this is preferred.