John Hull

Practice Areas

Partner and patent specialist John Hull has over 20 years’ experience and has worked with many leading multinationals, particularly those operating in the global chemicals sector. He also enjoys providing pragmatic, commercial advice to small and medium-sized UK companies.

John’s practice focuses on the specialist areas of polymers, catalysts, medical devices and scientific instrumentation. He has also advised extensively on pharmaceuticals, chemical engineering, packaging and mechanical devices.

As well as prosecuting cases at the European and UK Patent Offices for a variety of multinational corporations, John has comprehensive experience of handling oppositions and appeals at the European Patent Office, with a high success rate. Qualified to conduct IP litigation before the UK courts, he has also run litigation before the IPEC.

John enjoys working closely with his clients from early stage development right through to product launch, gaining in the process an outstanding grasp of their products and business drivers. This involves assessing the patent landscape, providing freedom to operate opinions, giving robust commercial advice, and drafting and prosecuting new patent applications.

Career

John qualified as a Chartered Patent Attorney in 2005, a European Patent Attorney in 2005 and a Higher Courts Litigator in 2013.

Representative before the Unified Patent Court 2024.

Professional Memberships

Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA)

Education