Profile
Heather entered the profession in 2015, following undergraduate and postgraduate studies in Mechanical Engineering at the Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen. Heather also has experience of working in the oil and gas industry for a leading international service provider. Heather is based in our Aberdeen office providing patent drafting and prosecution support to our clients, and increasingly advising clients on IP strategy and management. Heather qualified as a UK Patent Attorney in 2021.
Professional qualifications and affiliations
- Registered Patent Attorney (UK)
Education
MEng Mechanical Engineering (Distinction)
The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen
Specialisms
Sectors
- Energy and offshore technologies
- Downhole, drilling and completion technologies
- Subsea equipment and intervention technologies
- Mechanical and electrical engineering
- Non-destructive testing and failure analysis
- Thermodynamics
- Materials
- Control and instrumentation
Services
- Drafting patent specifications
- UK and European patent prosecution
- IP audits
- Patent searching
- Patentability assessments
- Registered designs
Experience
2012 – 2015
Mechanical discipline engineer working between projects and operations
2015 to present
Private practice
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