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Mr
Jason
Lessard

Partner & Patent Attorney

Birmingham Office London Office Rennes Office

Engineering

Telephone. +44(0) 121 265 7930
Mobile. +44(0) 791 400 9820
Email. [email protected]
UPC Representative
Our team of specialist European patent litigators, oppositions specialists and patent attorneys bring together an extensive depth of legal and technical knowledge and are qualified to represent you in the UPC.

Experience

Jason is an intellectual property professional who focuses on helping clients develop and extract value from their IP portfolios.

Jason has a unique mix of skills and experience, from running an $8 million sales portfolio before entering the patent profession to developing a successful private practice and from successfully completing the USPTO Patent Bar exam to qualifying as a pilot (EASA Part-FCL IMC/IRR).

Jason is a bilingual (French and English) European and Chartered UK Patent Attorney and has Limited Recognition before the US Patent and Trade Mark Office. He was a European Trade Mark and Design Attorney before the UK left the EU.

The majority of Jason's work is in advising SMEs and multinationals on their IP strategy, drafting, filing and prosecuting patent and design applications throughout the world and conducting freedom-to-operate projects.

His knowledge of both European and US patent systems, together with his commercial and sales experience gives Jason a unique advantage when advising both US and European clients.

Qualifications

Patent Attorney

Chartered (UK)
Europe
USA (Limited Recognition)


BSC

BASc (Mech Eng), Hons

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