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Lucie Jones, EIP Europe LLP

Lucie Jones is the Head of Client Services at EIP and current chair of the CIPA Paralegal Committee. With over 20 years of experience in intellectual property, Lucie has worked in France, Japan, and New Zealand before relocating to the UK in 2012. In her current role, she focuses on client services, overseeing the onboarding of new clients and managing key relationships to ensure a seamless IP protection process. Lucie passed the EPAC in 2022 and the APPC in 2025.

Annemarie Parsons, Murgitroyd

Annemarie is a highly skilled paralegal with over 25 years of experience, her responsibilities including the preparation and delivery of training and training materials for paralegals, the standardisation of work and the career development and continuing professional development for paralegals.  Annemarie also manages a large portfolio of patents and designs, liaising closely with attorneys, outside counsel and clients.

Annemarie is currently the Chair of CIPA’s IP Paralegal Committee, as well as a Lead Course Tutor and Examiner for the official paralegal qualification of the UK registered patent profession.  Annemarie gained the European Patent Administration Certification in 2022 and is also currently involved in the preparation of course materials for the CIPA advanced paralegal qualification.

Debbie Slater, Granta IP Services Ltd & Chair of CIPA Education Committee

Debbie is a Senior Patent Attorney at Granta IP Services Ltd. She is a member of Council and Chair of the Education Committee. She is a Co-Editor of the Patents Training Manual and currently working on the development and delivery of the Advanced Patent Paralegal Course.

Dora Mate, CIPA

Dora is the Learning & Development Manager and joined The Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys in May 2022. Her responsibilities include supporting committees focused on education and professional development (the Education Committee and the IP Paralegal Committee); providing full administrative support for, and overseeing the delivery and development of the Introductory Patent Paralegal Course (IPPC) and the Advanced Patent Paralegal Course (APPC); planning and delivering CIPA events, and assisting the Membership team as required.

She is also leading the implementation of PebblePad, a new online learning platform for CIPA members. Prior to joining CIPA, Dora worked in the property sector. She has over 14 years’ experience as a volunteer event coordinator for a range of organisations and charities. Dora holds a Master of Arts in Archaeology from Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary.

Vicky Maynard, D Young & Co LLP

Vicky is a proven IP specialist with a wealth of experience, working within various aspects of Intellectual Property. She has been working for D Young & Co since January 2024 as IP Practices Manager.

Vicky works very closely with the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys as a member of the Education Committee. She is the Chair of the sub-committee responsible for the development of the Advanced Patent Administrators’ Course. Vicky is also the only IP specialist in the UK working with the EPO to deliver a structured and comprehensive certification for patent paralegals who work with, or for the EPO – the European Patent Administrator’s Certificate. Vicky passed the CIPA Certificate in Patent Administration qualification in 2007. She became a Fellow of the Institute of Paralegals in 2011 and a qualified teacher in 2015. She passed the Post Graduate Certificate in Intellectual Property at Bournemouth University in 2018.