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Suzanne is a UK and European patent attorney at Wynne-Jones IP in Cardiff. Before joining Wynne-Jones IP in 2019, Suzanne worked as a Senior Patent Examiner at the UK Intellectual Property Office (UK IPO), where she developed extensive knowledge of UK patent search and examination practice and expertise in mechanical, medical and chemical subject matter, as well as specialising in patent applications related to business methods, including computer-implemented inventions. While at the UK IPO, she also worked on IP policy for universities and research institutions and on UK and international copyright policy, and was seconded to European Commission’s Industrial Property Unit in Brussels as a national expert. Suzanne also worked for a pharmaceutical company.

Philipp Römer studied law in Austria and Belgium. He works as a lawyer at the European Patent Office in Directorate Patent Law and Processes since 2015. He regularly acts as legal member in examining and opposition divisions.

Simeon is Communications Lead for the One IPO Transformation Programme. He has worked in public sector communications for 15 years, having previously worked in a variety of comms roles at the Office for National Statistics and UK Statistics Authority. Simeon joined the IPO in 2020 and acts as a key link between IPO developers and customers. In his spare time, Simeon is an avid gamer and a Tae Kwon-do instructor.

Martin Brassell is an expert in the use of intellectual property (IP) in business finance, and the asset identification, scoring and valuation processes needed to facilitate this emerging market. He

is co-founder of Inngot Limited (www.inngot.com), which provides the innovative online platform needed to help businesses and lenders like NatWest and HSBC UK find and leverage IP value.

Martin has written influential publications on IP identification and financing for a range of organisations including national IP offices (UK IPO and IPOS), industry bodies (ACCA) and leading international organisations (OECD and WIPO). Most recently, he authored the UK’s Journey report on IP finance for the World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO, 2023).

Alex is a UK and European patent attorney specialising in electronics, engineering, and design. He has worked in the patent profession for 9 years but, before that, he was a Mechanical Engineer working on high strain rate mechanical testing. In his practice, Alex works with some big name clients protecting various aspects of software innovations including registered designs and CII patents. His combined background in mechanical testing and validation, as well as protecting software IP makes him well placed to talk and engage on simulation inventions.

Suzanne is a UK and European patent attorney at Wynne-Jones IP in Cardiff. Before joining Wynne-Jones IP in 2019, Suzanne worked as a Senior Patent Examiner at the UK Intellectual Property Office (UK IPO), where she developed extensive knowledge of UK patent search and examination practice and expertise in mechanical, medical and chemical subject matter, as well as specialising in patent applications related to business methods, including computer-implemented inventions. While at the UK IPO, she also worked on IP policy for universities and research institutions and on UK and international copyright policy, and was seconded to European Commission’s Industrial Property Unit in Brussels as a national expert. Suzanne also worked for a pharmaceutical company.