Edward Tomlinson

Senior Counsel

MA, PhD Natural Science, University of Cambridge

Edward Tomlinson is a British and European Patent Attorney and is also a European Patent Litigator before the European Unified Patent Court. With a career spanning more than 30 years working in intellectual property, he has experience both as in-house counsel and as an attorney in private practice. He joined df-mp as senior counsel in 2023

+ 49 89 210 296 0
edward.tomlinson@df-mp.com

Edward Tomlinson

Senior Counsel

MA, PhD Natural Science, University of Cambridge

Edward Tomlinson is a British and European Patent Attorney and is also a European Patent Litigator before the European Unified Patent Court. With a career spanning more than 30 years working in intellectual property, he has experience both as in-house counsel and as an attorney in private practice. He joined df-mp as senior counsel in 2023

+ 49 89 210 296 0
edward.tomlinson@df-mp.com

practice areas.

Edward Tomlinson's work is focused on electronics related technologies, ranging from mobile communications to semiconductor processing. Medical technology, including MRI and surgical devices, is also an area where he is actively involved. His work involves both patent prosecution before the EPO and opposition proceedings.

admissions.

  • European Patent Office
  • UK Patent Attorney
  • Unified Patent Court
  • Admitted to the German Patentanwaltskammer as Patent Attorney (Vereinigtes Königreich)

curriculum vitae.

Since 2023
Since 2023

Seni­or Coun­sel at df-mp

2021-2022
2021-2022

Head Glo­bal IP and Liti­ga­ti­on, IPCom GmbH & Co. KG, Munich

1997-2020
1997-2020

Employ­ment at Froh­wit­ter Patent- und Rechts­an­wäl­te, Munich

1992-1997
1992-1997

Seni­or Patent Offi­cer, UK Minis­try of Defence

1991-1992
1991-1992

Post-doc­­to­ral Rese­arch Assistant, Super­con­duc­ti­vi­ty Cent­re of Excel­lence, Uni­ver­si­ty of Cam­bridge, Eng­land

1986-1991
1986-1991

PhD, Mate­ri­als Sci­ence, (The­sis: “The depo­si­ti­on and cha­rac­te­riza­ti­on of YBa­CuO thin films”), Uni­ver­si­ty of Cam­bridge, Eng­land

1983-1986
1983-1986

BA, Natu­ral Sci­ence, Uni­ver­si­ty of Cam­bridge, Eng­land