During his tenure at Nortel Networks Edward – who holds first and second degrees in laser physics and microwave physics respectively – was responsible for their European Wireless Networks intellectual property portfolio, working closely with North American based colleagues to enable Nortel – a relatively small telecommunications company – to refuse to accept licence proposals from larger telecommunications companies.  The importance of quality over quantity was quickly appreciated

Other significant intellectual property achievements include:

·         Acting for one American Injector Valve Company, Edward has ensured that European Patents have been upheld during hearings at the European Patent Office, on a number of occasions, despite  opposition from a leading German competitor;

·         Acting on behalf of an international leader in utility metering, in hearings before the European Patent Office in respect of  a number of cases, ensuring the grant of patents with a useful breadth of protection;

·         Acting as part of a due diligence team for several Siemens mergers and divestitures, where the importance of team work between professional groups has been shown to be significant; and

• Acting for an Oxford based medical imaging client, where effective pre-litigation analysis of alleged patent infringement enabled the client to dismiss a proposal that they should pay seven digit royalty payments and dismiss threats of patent infringement made by a top London Law Firm.

Edward presently works from his self-designed and self-built green-oak office premises and has developed a network of value-based intellectual property services with associates in the United Kingdom and many European Countries.