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Mr
Christian
Sil

Trainee Patent Attorney

London Office

Technology & Engineering

Telephone. +44 (0)207 776 5100
Email. csil@hgf.com
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Experience

Christian has a strong background in both physics and IT. Whilst completing his master's degree in physics at the University of Warwick, he had a particular focus on condensed matter physics and completed a research project on unconventional superconductors.

Christian also has three years part-time experience working as an IT consultant for a niche sales and marketing organisation servicing customers in software consultancy and the cloud service space. This role involved taking responsibility for the maintenance and expansion of IT resources and infrastructure within the business.

This experience has made Christian adaptable to a wide range of technologies and technical areas.

Specialisms

Services

Qualifications

Trainee

MPHYS

MPhys in Physics

Conferences: 2022

11-10-2022

HGF CPD Conference

Attended

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