PEB Qualifying Exams 2020

Julia Gwilt, Appleyard Lees

Julia Gwilt is a partner at Appleyard Lees and specialises in software inventions.

She has had a passion for training for over 15 years.  As one of the patent attorney members who established the Patent Examination Board (PEB), she oversaw the UK professional examinations for over six years until her term ended in 2020.  She is now chair of the epi Profession Education Committee which oversees training and other aspects of the EQE for trainee European patent attorneys.  Several members of the PEC have been heavily involved in the proposal for a new digital EQE.

Parminder Lally, Appleyard Lees

Parminder is a UK and European patent attorney and a Partner at Appleyard Lees. She joined the patent profession in 2011 and specialises in drafting and prosecuting patent applications for computer-implemented inventions, including AI.

Parminder is currently a member of CIPA Council, the Chair of CIPA’s Education Committee (EdCom) and on CIPA’s Computer Technology Committee. Parminder is particularly passionate about ensuring student members have access to training and learning opportunities, and support, wherever they work or are based. In her spare time, she writes her brAIn blog and tries to grow her own veg

Mike Williams, Marks & Clerk

Mike Williams is a patent attorney member of the PEB Governance Board. He is a partner at Marks & Clerk and oversees Marks & Clerk’s Training Academy.

Carolyn Palmer, Schlich

Carolyn Palmer is Honorary Secretary of the Informals. Carolyn is a part qualified UK and European patent attorney at Schlich. Carolyn primarily works for Biotech clients and focusses on patent prosecution and opposition matters.