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 (UPC). 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

+ 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 (UPC) representative
Admitted to the German Patentanwaltskammer as Patent Attorney (Vereinigtes Königreich)

curriculum vitae.

Since 2023

Senior Counsel at df-mp

2021-2022

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

1997-2020

Employment at Frohwitter Patent- und Rechtsanwälte, Munich

1992-1997

Senior Patent Officer, UK Ministry of Defence

1991-1992

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

1986-1991

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

1983-1986

BA, Natural Science, University of Cambridge, England

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