West of England Meeting 2023

Audience

All

Programme & Speakers

Thursday 14 September 2023

• 12:30 - 13:30 - Registration & Networking Lunch
• 13:30 - 13:40 - Introduction from the Chair

  Speakers

  

  Andrew Flaxman, Haseltine Lake Kempner

  Andrew Flaxman, Haseltine Lake Kempner

  Andrew is a partner at Haseltine Lake Kempner (HLK) in Bristol, and has over 15 years’ experience working in private practice. With a physics background, Andrew advises clients a wide range of clients, from start-ups to multinational organizations, on patent and design issues.

  Andrew is an IP Advisor in Residence at SETsquared Bristol, where he offers advice to its members through IP clinics and workshops.

• 13:40 - 14:25 - Strategising Your Wellbeing

  Speakers

  

  Clare Davis, Nova Associates

  Clare Davis, Nova Associates

  Clare Davis is a mental health trainer, coach, author, and facilitator who works with law firms to leverage their focus so they can unleash the untapped potential of everyone on the team. Using real-world examples, Clare sheds light on how the invaluable talent each person brings to your practice can positively impact your mission.

  With over 20 years of training experience, a knack for making meaningful connections with audiences, and an insatiable appetite for helping others usher in a culture of wellbeing, Clare knows how to simultaneously rock a platform and deliver strategies for practical application of her content.

  Clare’s down-to-earth humour compels audiences to laugh while they learn. She engages groups from the moment she steps in front of them, and then leaves them with ninja-like tools and motivated mindsets that they will use long after everyone has drifted home. Clare is passionate about people, emotional fitness, and successful teams. She is especially inspired to help people take their practice – and themselves – to unprecedented levels.

  When Clare isn’t speaking or training, you can find her sponsoring charity events to benefit Brain Tumour Support and JDRF, in addition to playing games, sweating through body balance classes, baking, walking, and of course, having a quiet cuppa.

• 14:25 - 15:10 - How In-house IP Teams Make Decisions

  Speakers

  

  Andrew Flaxman, Haseltine Lake Kempner

  Andrew Flaxman, Haseltine Lake Kempner

  Andrew is a partner at Haseltine Lake Kempner (HLK) in Bristol, and has over 15 years’ experience working in private practice. With a physics background, Andrew advises clients a wide range of clients, from start-ups to multinational organizations, on patent and design issues.

  Andrew is an IP Advisor in Residence at SETsquared Bristol, where he offers advice to its members through IP clinics and workshops.

  

  Victoria Yeomans, IQE

  Victoria Yeomans, IQE

  Victoria is Head of IP at IQE plc, the foremost compound semiconductor manufacturer in the UK. IQE began manufacturing compound semiconductor materials in Cardiff in 1988 and now has operations across the UK, US and Taiwan which supply to the global semiconductor industry. Victoria has been a patent attorney for over 15 years, at IQE since 2021 and before that at Rolls-Royce. She is responsible for IQE’s IP strategy covering innovation capture, filing, risk management and litigation. She also inputs on partnership and collaboration agreements to ensure IQE realises the IP value in its contracts and technology partnerships.

  

  Andrew Wilson, University of Bristol

  Andrew Wilson, University of Bristol

  Andrew is Head of Commercialisation at the University of Bristol and leads the team responsible for the commercialisation of the University’s research outputs. Until recently he was Head of Health and Life Science Commercialisation at the University where he worked with academic colleagues to facilitate the translation and commercialisation of a broad range of technologies and healthcare interventions, via licensing and new venture creation.

  Andrew has 20 years’ experience in Technology Transfer roles and is an experienced non-executive director who currently serves on the board of a number of therapeutic, medical device and public health focused spin-out companies.

  

  Tim Allsop, Ministry of Defence

  Tim Allsop, Ministry of Defence

  Patent Officer at the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), where he manages a large number of attorneys advising on all aspects of intellectual property underpinning the MOD’s annual £21bn+ spend with industry.

  Tim is best known as the author of the CIPA FD3 Study Guide, and as the former Principal Examiner for FD2. Tim is a tutor for various commercial organisations for the UK and European exams.

• 15:10 - 15:40 - Refreshment Break
• 15:40 - 16:25 - Extensions of Time and Alternative Remedies Available at the IPO

  Speakers

  

  Andrew Bushell, IPO

  Andrew Bushell, IPO

  Andrew currently manages an examination group and our patents practice team within the new Secure Patents directorate. He previously spent four years in Patents Legal Section where he provided legal assistance on both PCT matters and the Office’s digital transformation programme. Prior to this Andy spent three years in Legal Section advising on patent formalities matters, including extensions of time, assignments, and litigation queries. Throughout the majority of his 27 year career in the IPO Andy has worked exclusively in patents administration, managing various formalities sections and the Office’s litigation section before joining Patents Legal. Andy has spoken at the CIPA Paralegal Conference on numerous occasions.

• 16:25 - 17:10 - Business Development - Question Time!

  Speakers

  

  Michael Evans, BDforIP

  Michael Evans, BDforIP

  Michael works together with attorneys, intellectual property firms and departments around the world to help them realize their business development goals. He has specialized in delivering business opportunities in the IP legal field with both clients and associates around the world since 2003, establishing BDforIP in 2015. He has a proven track record in international sales, account management, and business development, as well as strong client-facing skills, experience at dealing at all levels of an organisation and identifying business opportunities.  Specialties: Business Development Mentorship / Client Retention / Client Growth / Soft Skills Training / Business Networking

• 17:10 - 17:20 - Closing Remarks from the Chair

  Speakers

  

  Andrew Flaxman, Haseltine Lake Kempner

  Andrew Flaxman, Haseltine Lake Kempner

  Andrew is a partner at Haseltine Lake Kempner (HLK) in Bristol, and has over 15 years’ experience working in private practice. With a physics background, Andrew advises clients a wide range of clients, from start-ups to multinational organizations, on patent and design issues.

  Andrew is an IP Advisor in Residence at SETsquared Bristol, where he offers advice to its members through IP clinics and workshops.

• 17:20 - 19:00 - Drinks reception with canapes