Meet The Russell IP Team
Iain Russell
Patent Attorney, Director
BSc, CPA, EPA, FRSA
A UK and European patent attorney with almost 20 years’ experience, specialising in computer-implemented inventions (CIIs) and music technology.
Iain is an inventor on 25+ patents ranging from drones to dishwasher spray arms. He built and sold a patent portfolio of his own drone technology inventions, giving him first-hand experience of the inventor journey, patent portfolio due diligence, patent portfolio development strategy, and patent monetisation.
As an entrepreneurial patent attorney who has set up several small businesses, Iain understands complexities and pressures of running and building a small business. He has also successfully exited one of the companies he co-founded, selling his shares to the other co-founder who continues to run that business.
Iain is the author of two books on patents; one on passing the UK patent drafting exam and one on music technology patents. Iain has helped well over 1,000 candidate patent attorneys pass their qualifying exams to become UK and European patent attorneys.
Ben Hoyle
Patent Attorney (Consultant)
M. Eng, MA, CPA, EPA
A UK and European Patent Attorney with almost 20 years’ experience, specialising in artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and information technology (IT).
Jeff Sweetman
Patent Attorney (Consultant)
BSc, LLB, CPA, EPA
Jeff spent his first few years in the patent profession training within the mechanical engineering team of a large firm of patent attorneys in Sydney, Australia. He gradually expanded his practice to include electronics, telecommunications, signal processing, and software.
Simon Davies
Patent Attorney (Consultant)
BSc, LLB, CPA, EPA
An experienced Patent Attorney, Dr Simon Davies’ IP career started in-house at IBM before joining a private practice where he was a Partner for many years. He has a physics degree from Oxford University, a PhD in High Energy Astronomy from the University of Southampton, and a postgraduate certificate in IP Law from Queen Mary and Westfield University.
Throughout his career, Simon has drafted and prosecuted patent applications for high technology inventions, and has worked with start-ups, multinationals, and global technology companies.
Simon is Chair of the Computer Technology Committee of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA) and is a member of CIPA’s AI Committee.
Wide range of experience in computing and electronics, including for a major consumer electronics firm. Worked on imaging devices, data communications and networks, video games, data compression, optical storage devices, video and data conferencing, satellite navigation, medical imaging including virtual reality, memristors, smart cards, virtual machines, artificial intelligence (primarily at application level).
Ben Charig
Patent Operations, Research and Business Support (Consultant)
BSc, CPA, EPA
A UK and European patent attorney with over 10 years’ experience, providing patent operations, research and business support.
Ben is a Maths and Physics graduate. As part of his degree, he spent a year studying abroad at a German university. Ben then trained as a UK and European Patent Attorney, gaining experience working in several private-practice firms of varying sizes.
After qualifying as a European Patent Attorney, Ben spent 3 years working in house for a FTSE-listed technology and retail company. There he focussed on providing IP support to his technical colleagues, and on drafting and prosecuting patent applications directed to automated storage and retrieval system robotics and associated infrastructure. He also helped manage growing portfolios of registered designs and trade marks, and worked with the Legal Operations team to implement a new e-billing and matter management tool.
Ben has 3 years’ experience providing patent operations, research, formalities, billing, copywriting and other business support services. Ben enjoys designing processes and workflows to help make businesses run smoothly.