Hugh C Dunlop

Practice Areas

Patents, design protection, and IP strategy.

Hugh has significant experience in the IT, mobile communications and software sectors. Along with patent filing and prosecution work, he has extensive licensing expertise, particularly in the field of standards of the European Telecommunications Standards Institute.

He is registered representative on the EPO register for over 5000 European patent applications.

Hugh was previously an elected member of the EPI Council and is the author of the book "European Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court" published by the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA).

Career

Hugh has over 30 years of experience in the patent profession, including 13 years with Motorola, the US mobile radio and semiconductor manufacturer. While in the United States he passed the US Patent and Trademarks Office examination to be recognized to practice before that office. He attended the John Marshall Law School in Chicago where he was awarded a Fred Herzog scholarship and an LLM in Intellectual Property Law.

Hugh has been recognised as a leading patent attorney by Chambers and Partners UK from 2020 to 2025. His work with a range of telecommunications clients earned him a Band 1 ranking.

Publications

'European Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court'. CIPA, 4th Edition 2022.

'Countdown to the UPC'. CIPA, March 2022.

'IoT Lights Up’, H. Dunlop and J. Davies, Intellectual Property Magazine 2 March 2020

'Harmonisation is not the issue'. CIPA, February 2016.

'No switching between inventions - Not a mere Guideline, but a new Rule?', CIPA, September 2012.

'New EPO Guideline and the criteria for refusing discretion for entering of amendments', CIPA, July 2012.