Jon Gowshall

UK Chartered Patent Attorney, European Patent Attorney

My background is biochemistry, and so my primary technical fields are biotechnology, pharmaceuticals and medical devices. I work in patents and have wide experience in this area, including UK litigation and freedom to operate opinions. My core area of expertise is law and practice at the EPO, where I have considerable experience, including in opposition and appeal procedures.

I qualified as both a UK and European Patent Attorney in 1989, and became a partner in 1993. I have been based in our Piccadilly office since it opened in 2003, although I spend several weeks a year in the Forrester and Boehmert office, in Munich, in connection with my work before the European Patent Office.

I am a member of the epi Council and am still a member of the CIPA Council.

I am married with two daughters - so have plenty of practice of arguing my case in the face of overwhelming odds – and live in North London. We spend as much time as we can meeting and laughing with friends. I am an avid music fan and regular concert-goer - the more obscure the better. I am also no stranger to disappointment, being a life-long supporter of Watford FC.